Sports Emergency Care

One of the most critical components of being a certified athletic trainer is the ability to provide appropriate care to a suddenly injured or ill athlete. The first of its kind, Sports Emergency Care: A Team Approach is an innovative text that addresses the specific educational needs of students and athletic trainers who are preparing to handle emergency medical situations in the sports arena.

Until now, many athletic training educators have had to rely on general first aid materials that do not adequately address the needs of their programs. Dr. Robb Rehberg has stepped up to fulfill the growing need for a dynamic text that focuses on providing immediate medical care in sports. Sports Emergency Care: A Team Approach is tailored specifically to athletic trainers and athletic training students, focusing on the skills, knowledge, and preparation needed to handle real sports emergencies.

Some topics covered include: • Assessment • Emergency planning • Interaction with emergency medical services • Etiology, signs, and symptoms • Common medical emergencies in sports

Sports Emergency Care: A Team Approach is a groundbreaking text that will familiarize students and athletic trainers with the emergency situations they will inevitably face throughout their careers. At last, educators, students, and athletic trainers have access to the essential resource they need to address sports emergencies.

Robb S. Rehberg, PhD, ATC, CSCS, NREMT is an Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Athletic Training Clinical Education at William Paterson University in Wayne, NJ. He also serves as the Director of Emergency Services at Montclair State University in Montclair, NJ. Prior to teaching at William Paterson, Dr. Rehberg spent 13 years as the head athletic trainer at Westwood Regional High School in Westwood, NJ. Dr. Rehberg earned his PhD in Health Science from Touro University International in 2003, a Master’s of Sport Science degree from the United States Sports Academy in 1999, and a Bachelor’s of Science in Athletic Training from West Chester University in 1991.

Dr. Rehberg has spent his career working in both the athletic training and emergency services fields and has published and spoken frequently at state and national meetings on sports emergency care. Dr. Rehberg served as a member of the medical staff for athletics (track and field) at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Ga. He has been active on the state and national level, having served on the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) Inter-Association Task Force for the Appropriate Care of the Spine-Injured Athlete, the Task Force on Appropriate Medical Coverage for the Secondary School-Aged Athlete, and the NATA Hall of Fame Subcommittee. Dr. Rehberg currently serves as President of the Athletic Trainers’ Society of New Jersey. He has also served as the Chair of the National Safety Council Emergency Care Advisory Committee since 1992 and was a member of the American Heart Association Task Force that developed the first-ever international guidelines for first aid in 2000. He is a charter member of the New Jersey Disaster Medical Assistance Team.