When athletes become ill or injured during practice or competition, coaches need to know how to respond. Whether on the court, on the field, at the pool, or in the gym, coaches must be prepared to handle the common injuries they will likely encounter while coaching their sport. Sports First Aid and Injury Prevention teaches coaches how to administer basic first aid to sick and injured athletes as well ways to prevent illnesses and injuries from occurring. The text includes: Lists of injuries and illnesses most common to each sport. Key information on sports injury prevention. A sample Emergency Action Plan. Skill drills providing step-by-step explanations and visual summaries of important first aid skills for coaches. Caution boxes emphasizing crucial actions that coaches should or should not take while administering first aid. Flowcharts posing a central question and organizing treatment options by injury or illness type.
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The youth sport coach commonly assumes sole responsibility for recognizing and managing sudden illness or injury during a practice or game situation. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
injury prevention guidelines, preinjury phase, injury prevention model, use mouth guards, current first aid, emergency care providers, unresponsive victim, local emergency number, seek immediate medical care, buddy taping, rigid splint, injured athlete, preseason conditioning, rescue breaths, including stretching, spinal stabilization, visible deformity, areas injured, tendon injuries Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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The youth sport coach commonly assumes sole responsibility for recognizing and managing sudden illness or injury during a practice or game situation. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
injury prevention guidelines, preinjury phase, injury prevention model, use mouth guards, current first aid, emergency care providers, unresponsive victim, local emergency number, seek immediate medical care, buddy taping, rigid splint, injured athlete, preseason conditioning, rescue breaths, including stretching, spinal stabilization, visible deformity, areas injured, tendon injuries Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Body Areas Injured, Common Injuries, Little League Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Surprise Me!
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