Athletic training student primer a foundation for success - Winterstein, Andrew P. 1962- (Thorofare, NJ SLACK Inc., 2003)
Athletic training: an allied health profession -- Professional practice and work environments -- Historical perspectives -- Getting started: educational requirements for athletic training -- Clinical experience and fieldwork in athletic training -- Resources for the athletic training student -- Understanding athletic injury: terminology and classification -- Skin wounds, blood-borne pathogens, and universal precautions -- Emergency planning, evaluation, and initial care -- Environmental concerns -- Common injuries to the lower extremity -- Common injuries to the upper extremity -- Common injuries to the head, face, and spine -- General medical conditions and common injuries to the abdomen and thorax -- Looking ahead -- Advice and wisdom for the athletic training student.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Physical education and training -- United States; Athletic trainers -- Training of -- United States; Sports injuries -- Treatment; Athletic Injuries -- therapy; Allied Health Personnel -- education; Emergency Treatment; Sports Medicine