Table
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Chapter 1 |
Background Information |
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Why Train the Coach? |
2 |
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What is Sports First
Aid? |
3 |
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Sports First Aid and
the Law |
3 |
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Sports First-Aid Kit |
4 |
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General Principles
of Sports First Aid |
4 |
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RICE |
4 |
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Heat and Cold |
7 |
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Special
Considerations |
7 |
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Training and
Conditioning for Youth Athletes |
7 |
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Repetitive
Stress/Overuse Injuries in Youth Athletes |
8 |
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Hydration |
8 |
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Concussion |
8 |
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Gender Differences |
9 |
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Spinal Injury |
9 |
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Drug and Alcohol Use
and Abuse in Athletes |
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Chapter 2 |
Recognizing a Sick or Injured Athlete |
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Introduction |
10 |
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Approaching the Sick
or Injured Athlete |
11 |
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Victim Assessment:
Finding the Problem |
12 |
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Initial Check |
12 |
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Head-to-Toe Survey |
12 |
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SAMPLE History |
19 |
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Modifying the
Assessment for Athletes |
19 |
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Getting Help |
20 |
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The Decision to
Return to Play |
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Chapter 3 |
Caring for Sports-Related Illnesses |
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Introduction |
23 |
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Allergic Reactions |
23 |
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Choking |
25 |
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Diabetic Emergencies |
25 |
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Drug Overdose and
Poisoning |
25 |
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Environmental
Emergencies |
26 |
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Cold-Related
Emergencies |
26 |
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Heat-Related
Emergencies |
27 |
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Fainting |
27 |
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Heart (Cardiac)
Problems |
28 |
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Hyperventilation
Syndrome |
28 |
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Motionless Athlete |
28 |
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Seizures |
29 |
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Shortness of Breath
(Asthma and Other Breathing Problems) |
29 |
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Unresponsiveness |
30 |
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Vomiting |
30 |
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Chapter 4 |
Caring for Sports-Related Injuries |
31 |
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Bites and Stings |
31 |
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Bleeding and Wounds |
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Wounds that Need
Suturing |
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Blisters |
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Burns |
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Contusions |
36 |
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Dislocations |
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Drowning |
36 |
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Fractures |
37 |
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Applying a Splint |
37 |
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Sprains |
38 |
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Strains |
39 |
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Common Injuries by
Region |
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Head and Face
Injuries |
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Spine Injuries |
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Chest Injuries |
44 |
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Upper Extremity
Injuries |
45 |
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Lower Extremity
Injuries |
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Chapter 5 |
Phases of Injury the Injury
Prevention Model |
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Introduction |
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The Preinjury Phase |
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The Athlete |
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The Environment |
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The Rules of the Game |
61 |
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The Officials and
Coaches |
61 |
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The Medical Team |
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Emergency Action Plan |
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The injury Phase |
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The Postinjury Phase |
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Immediately
Following an Injury |
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Between the Injury
and Release |
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Before Return to Play |
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Summary of the
Injury Prevention Model |
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Chapter 6 |
Preventing Sports-Related Injuries
and Illnesses |
65 |
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Introduction |
65 |
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Contact/Collision
Sports |
67 |
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Basketball |
67 |
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Football |
68 |
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Ice Hockey |
69 |
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Lacrosse |
70 |
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Martial Arts |
71 |
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Roller Hockey |
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Soccer |
72 |
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Wrestling |
73 |
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Limited Contact
Sports |
74 |
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Baseball/Softball |
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Cheerleading |
75 |
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Field Events |
76 |
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Gymnastics |
77 |
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Skiing (Alpine) |
78 |
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Volleyball |
78 |
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Noncontact Sports |
79 |
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Swimming |
79 |
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Tennis |
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Track |
81 |
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Weight Lifting and
Weight Training |
81 |
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Heart Attack and
Cardiac Arrest |
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Chain of Survival |
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How the Heart Works |
86 |
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When |
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Care for Cardiac
Arrest |
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Performing CPR |
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Check for
Responsiveness |
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Open the Airway and
Check for Breathing |
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Rescue Breaths |
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Chest Compressions |
88 |
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Airway Obstruction |
92 |
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Recognizing Airway
Obstruction |
92 |
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Caring for a Person
with an Airway Obstruction |
92 |
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Public Access
Defibrillation |
94 |
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About AEDs |
94 |
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Common Elements of AEDs |
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Using an AED |
96 |
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Special
Considerations |
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Water |
98 |
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Children |
98 |
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Medication Patches |
98 |
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Implanted Devices |
99 |
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AED Maintenance |
99 |
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Summary |
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Appendix A |
Emergency Action Plan |
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Index |
101 |
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Image Credits |
110 |
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