Preventing sudden death in sport and physical activity - Casa, Douglas J.; Stearns, Rebecca L.; American College of Sports Medicine (Burlington, MA Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2017)
Developing Safety Policies for Organized Sports -- Fatal and catastrophic injuries in athletics : epidemiologic data and challenging circumstances -- Prevention of sudden cardiac death in young athletes -- Prevention of sudden cardiac death in older athletes -- Prevention of sudden cardiac death : commotio cordis -- Exertional heat stroke -- Brain injuries -- Cervical spine injury -- Exertional sickling -- Traumatic injuries -- Lightning -- Asthma -- Exertional hyponatremia -- Environmental and immune-Mediated conditions -- Emergency action plans -- Strategies to reduce the risk of sudden death in mass participation sporting events -- Educational considerations for the prevention of sudden death in sport and physical activity -- Sports Law and Sudden Death -- Appendix A: Managing emergencies in mass participation events : medical triage and algorithms -- Appendix B: Handouts, postings, and review summary sheets.
Published in cooperation with the American College of Sports Medicine.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Death, Sudden, Cardiac -- prevention & control; Athletic Injuries -- prevention & control