INJURY CARE

SPORTS INJURY HANDBOOK: What you REALLY need to know about how to handle on the field injuries.

CONCUSSIONS

HEAT AND DEHYDRATION INJURIES

MRSA PREVENTION GUIDE


INJURY PREVENTION

ACL INJURY PREVENTION GUIDE

ATHLETE'S GUIDE TO SPORTS DIET AND NUTRITION

BASEBALL INJURY PREVENTION GUIDE

FIELD HOCKEY INJURY PREVENTION GUIDE

LACROSSE INJURY PREVENTION GUIDE

SOCCER INJURY PREVENTION GUIDE

SOFTBALL INJURY PREVENTION GUIDE


STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING

STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE


RESOURCES

CPR LINKS:

CPR Tutorial - Great Review!

Pocket Masks and Key Chain Mouth Barriers

Maryland Good Samaritan Law - Statute § 5-309

Good Samaritan Law - Overview


DYNAMIC WARM-UP LINKS:

James Madison University - Dynamic Warm-up - Video

FIFA Soccer Dynamic Warm-up and Exercises - Video

University of West Florida - Video

Soccer Dynamic Warm-up - Pictures

Ice Hockey Dynamic Warm-ups - Pictures

Dynamic Warm-ups - Overview Article

USOC Dynamic Warm-ups - Overview Article


INJURY LINKS:

ACL Injury Prevention

ACL Injury Prevention - VIDEO

Sports Injuries Overview

ACC Sports Sciences

Competitive Athletes with Cardiac Abnormalities: Eligibililty Requirements - 36th Bethesda Conference

Determining Clearance During the Preparticipation Evaluation

A thorough yet efficient exam identifies most problems in school athletes

National Federation of State High School Associations Sports Medicine Page

National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury Research

The Athlete Project

Training and Conditioning Magazine

MRSA, Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus

SPORTS NUTRITION LINKS:

High School Coach and Athlete Nutrition Information

IOC Sports Nutrition

Soccer (FIFA) Sports Nutrition

Field Hockey - Nutritional Guidelines, WorldHockey.org


STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING LINKS:

Olympic E Coach Magazine

Strength and Conditioning Overview

Training and Conditioning Magazine

Speed Training For Performance

Speed Training Drills: A Skip


Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries Course Outline
From MPSSAA (Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association) Handbook

I. Legal Issues
· Emergency Plan
· Knowledge of Proper Skills, Techniques and Protective Equipment
· Medical Records and Documentation
· Safety

II. Introduction to Injury
· Mechanisms of Injury
· Tissue Response to Injury (mild/moderate/severe)
· Stages of Healing (Injury Cycle)
· Psychology of Injury and Sport

III. Prevention of Injuries
· Conditioning Concepts
· Alternate Training Concepts
· Nutrition
· Performance Enhancing issues

IV. First Aid/On Field Management of Injuries
· Primary/Secondary Survey
· Cuts, Blisters, Bruises
· Hyperventilation
· Care of Eye, Mouth, Nose Injuries
· Thermal Injuries
· Choking
· Hygiene and Sanitation (Facilities, Equipment, and Supplies)
· Hot and Cold Treatments (RICE / ICER treatment)
· Ambulatory Assistance
· Bloodborne Pathogens
· First Aid Kit
· Principles of Taping

V. Life Threatening Injuries
· Cardiac
· Head / Brain
· Spinal
· Respiratory
· Circulatory
· Thoracic/Internal Injuries

VI. Ankle Injuries
· Anatomy and Mechanisms of the Joint
· Physical Examination
· Common Injuries and Causes
· Rehabilitation
· Taping Techniques

VII. Knee Injuries
· Anatomy and Mechanisms of the Joint
· Physical Examination
· Common Injuries and Causes
· Rehabilitation

VII. Neck, Spine, and Pelvic Injuries
· Anatomy and Mechanisms of the Joint
· Physical Examination
· Common Injuries and Causes
· Rehabilitation

IX. Shoulder Injuries
· Anatomy and Mechanisms of the Joint
· Physical Examination
· Common Injuries and Causes
· Rehabilitation

X. Arm and hand Injuries
· Anatomy and Mechanisms of the Joint
· Physical Examination
· Common Injuries and Causes
· Rehabilitation

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