Sport First Aid (Updated) - Softcover

Melinda J. Flegel

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9780880115568: Sport First Aid (Updated)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0880115564 ISBN 13: 9780880115568

Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers, 2004

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America's most practical first aid guide written specifically for coaches has been updated! It contains straightforward guidelines and procedures that will help you become a competent and confident first responder to athletic injuries.

Sport First Aid (Updated Edition) shows you how to

� develop a basic knowledge of sport injuries,

� recognize common sport injuries, and

� administer appropriate sport first aid for nearly 100 injuries.

You’ll find the book easy to use, too, with definitions, causes, symptoms, and step-by-step procedures for all the injuries covered. Accompanying the information are more than 175 detailed illustrations. Plus, it provides the latest guidelines for handling blood-borne pathogens, the American Red Cross’s “Check—Call—Care” response guidelines, and current nutritional recommendations.

Sport First Aid (Updated Edition) is used by the American Sport Education Program (ASEP) and the National Federation Interscholastic Coaches Education Program (NFICEP) as a text for their Sport First Aid courses. ASEP provides courses that develop coaches’ expertise in sport science, sports medicine, and drug education. NFICEP is a special version of the ASEP Leader Level SportCoach Program developed for the National Federation Interscholastic Coaches Association.

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From the Publisher:

"An excellent reference for coaches looking for appropriate first response information. The text is well organized and up-to-date, presenting material in a user-friendly format."

Jack Redgren, ATC, PT Director of Sports Medicine Columbia Centennial Medical Center

"A clear, concise guidebook for sports first aid. I strongly recommend it to every youth sports coach as both a text and reference."

Lyle J. Micheli, MD Director of Sports Medicine Boston Children’s Hospital

"Should be required in all coaching education curricula. Applies first aid principles and techniques to sport, and does so in a nonthreatening manner."

Ren� Revis Shingles, MS, ATC Assistant Professor Central Michigan University

About the Author:

Providing first aid for injured athletes is a daily activity for Melinda Flegel. She is head athletic trainer at the University of Illinois SportWell Center, where her responsibilities include overseeing sports medicine care for the university's recreational and club sport athletes as well as providing them with educational and preventive programs.

As coordinator of outreach services at the Great Plains Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Center in Peoria, Illinois, Flegel annually assisted coaches at some 15 schools in providing first aid for their athletes. Her roles as the center's educational program coordinator and American Red Cross CPR instructor gave her firsthand experience in helping coaches become proficient first responders.

Flegel, a certified athletic trainer, received a master's degree in physical education from the University of Illinois in 1982. A member of the National Athletic Trainers Association, she has been a reviewer for the association's journal, Athletic Training, and a member of the Illinois Athletic Trainers Association Clinic and Industrial Trainers Committee. She is also a certified strength and conditioning specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. In her leisure time, Flegel plays volleyball, squash, and softball and enjoys photography and drawing.

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