Description
Part I Introduction to Sport First Aid Chapter 1 Your Role on the Athletic Health Care Team Chapter 2 Sport First Aid Game Plan Part II Basic Sport First Aid Skills Chapter 3 Anatomy and Sport Injury Terminology Chapter 4 Emergency Action Steps Chapter 5 Physical Assessment and First Aid Techniques Chapter 6 Moving Injured or Sick Athletes Part III Sport First Aid for Specific Injuries Chapter 7 Respiratory Emergencies and Illnesses Chapter 8 Head, Spine, and Nerve Injuries Chapter 9 Internal Organ Injuries Chapter 10 Sudden Illnesses Chapter 11 Weather-Related Problems Chapter 12 Upper Body Musculoskeletal Injuries Chapter 13 Lower Body Musculoskeletal Injuries Chapter 14 Facial and Scalp Injuries Chapter 15 Skin Problems
Melinda J. Flegel has 27 years of experience as a certified athletic trainer. For 13 years, she was head athletic trainer at the University of Illinois SportWell Center, where she oversaw sports medicine care and injury prevention education for the university's recreational and club sport athletes. As coordinator of outreach services at the Great Plains Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Center in Peoria, Illinois, Flegel provided athletic training services to athletes at more than 15 high schools and regularly consulted with their coaches about sport first aid. As the center's educational program coordinator and an American Red Cross CPR instructor, Flegel gained valuable firsthand experience in helping coaches become proficient first responders. Flegel has taught a sports injury course at the University of Illinois. She holds master's and bachelor's degrees from the University of Illinois, is a member of the National Athletic Trainers' Association and the National Strength and Conditioning Association, and has been a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist since 1987. In addition to writing Sport First Aid, Flegel has written several book chapters, including Injury Prevention and First Aid for the Health on Demand textbook.