The 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.
- ISBN10 0880115564
- ISBN13 9780880115568
- Publish Date 1 September 1996
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Human Kinetics Publishers
- Edition 2nd Revised edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 200
- Language English