Sports First Aid and Injury Prevention

Pfeiffer, Ronald P.; Thygerson, Alton; Palmieri, Nicholas F.; Gulli, Benjamin, M.D.; Ossman, Eric W., M.D.

ISBN 10: 0763755567 / ISBN 13: 9780763755560

Published by Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2008

About this Item

The book is in good condition with all pages and cover intact, including the dust jacket if originally issued. The spine may show light wear. Pages may contain some notes or highlighting, and there might be a "From the library of" label. Boxed set packaging, shrink wrap, or included media like CDs may be missing.

Seller Inventory # BSM.1B6X2

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sports First Aid and Injury Prevention
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0763755567
• ISBN 13: 9780763755560
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

About this title

Synopsis

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; and flowcharts posing a central question and organizing treatment options by injury or illness type.