Emergencies in Sports Medicine

Part of the bestselling Emergencies in ... series, Emergencies in Sports Medicine is the ideal book for any doctor to keep in their kitbag or locker. This essential easy-to-use guide provides guidance on the immediate care for patients with sporting injuries. The portable format, practical approach and easy-reference layout mean that information can be rapidly found in emergency situations. Covering every type of sporting emergency from head injuries to altitude sickness, this crucial volume appeals to a wide audience, from the doctor involved directly in sports medicine to the doctor who occasionally watches their children play sport and is concerned that they will occasionally be called upon to give medical advice. It will also appeal to allied health professionals involved in any aspect of sport. The book will also help organizers to plan in advance for larger sporting events. * Covers all aspects of sports medicine, from event planning, and communication to common sports-related emergency situations * Key chapters are devoted to the different parts of the body that are commonly affected in sporting events * Ideal for doctors working at sporting events * Written by an expert team of authors and editors, including the doctor for Chelsea Football Club Academy and the Team Doctor for the Scottish FA Julian Redhead , Honorary Senior Lecturer and Chief of Emergency Services, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Consultant in Accident and Emergency Medicine, St Mary's Hospital, London, UK; also Chelsea FC Academy Doctor, and Jonathan Gordon , Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow, UK, Team doctor, Scottish FA, and Consultant to Union des Associations Européennes de Football CONTENTS 1: Planning and preparation 2: General approach to the injured or unwell athlete 3: Cardio respiratory arrest 4: Athletes with pre-existing medical conditions 5: Exercise-associated collapse 6: Altitude sickness 7: Sudden cardiac death in sport 8: General medical emergencies 9: Head injuries 10: Airway injuries 11: Maxillo-facial injuries and infection in sports medicine 12: Spinal injuries 13: Thorax 14: Abdomen 15: Pelvic trauma 16: Upper limb injury 17: Lower limb injury 18: Paediatrics 19: Athletes with a disability 20: Communication and ethics in sport 1: the patient 21: Communication and ethics in sport 2: external factors