Heavily revised and updated with the latest data from the field, the Seventh Edition of Concepts of Athletic Training focuses on the care and management of sport and activity related injuries while presenting key concepts in a comprehensive, logically sequential manner that will assist future professionals in making the correct decisions when confronted with an activity-related injury or illness in their scope of practice. New to the Seventh Edition: - An extensively revised and rewritten Chapter 3, The Law of Sports Injury, includes new material on the ethics of sports-injury care and the role of the athletic trainer in risk assessment and liability - Chapter 4, Sports-Injury Prevention, provides new material on training benefits of anaerobic fitness - Chapter 7, Emergency Plan and Initial Injury Evaluation, includes an expanded section on the assessment of the injured athlete's physical exam that urges coaches to collect as much information about the injury, as well as the health history of the athlete. - Chapter 13, Injuries to the Thorax and Abdomen, contains new sections on muscle strains and cardiac defects Key Features include: - New and revised What if? scenarios encourage students to work on critical decsion-making skills, alone or in a group setting with role-playing activities - Time Out boxes provide additional information related to the text, such as NATA Athletic Helmet Removal Guidelines, how to recognize the signs of concusiion, and first aid for epilepsy - Athletic Trainers Speak Out boxes feature a different athletic trainer in every chapter who discusses an element of athlete care and injury prevention - Anatomy Reviews introduce body parts to students unfamiliar with human anatomy and acts as a refresher for those students with some anatomy background
Concepts Of Athletic Training, Fifth Edition, Represents Over A Decade Of Evolution And Revision Of The Previous Editions In An Effort To Better Serve Students Considering A Career As Athletic Trainers, K-12 Physical Educators, Or Coaches. This Outstanding Introductory Text Presents Key Concepts Pertaining To The Field Of Athletic Training In A Comprehensive, Logically Sequential Manner That Will Assist Future Professionals In Making The Correct Decisions When Confronted With An Activity-Related Injury Or Illness In Their Scope Of Practice.
Here's the information students need to know about how drugs work and how they can affect athletic performance. Through "real life" scenarios, students gain insights into the application of pharmacology in their clinical practice—from assisting an athlete who is taking a new medication to recognizing drug-related side effects when a negative reaction is occurring to handling instances of drug abuse. Beginning with an overview of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, the text presents prescription and over-the-counter medications in relation to the injuries or health conditions athletic trainers commonly encounter. Frequently abused substances such as amphetamines, herbals, and anabolic steroids are also addressed. Legal and ethical issues of drug use are presented, such as HIPAA–mandated privacy issues, drug testing, and which drugs are deemed as acceptable or banned according to NCAA and US Olympic standard.
Here's the information students need to know about how drugs work and how they can affect athletic performance. Through "real life" scenarios, students gain insights into the application of pharmacology in their clinical practice—from assisting an athlete who is taking a new medication to recognizing drug-related side effects when a negative reaction is occurring to handling instances of drug abuse. Beginning with an overview of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, the text presents prescription and over-the-counter medications in relation to the injuries or health conditions athletic trainers commonly encounter. Frequently abused substances such as amphetamines, herbals, and anabolic steroids are also addressed. Legal and ethical issues of drug use are presented, such as HIPAA–mandated privacy issues, drug testing, and which drugs are deemed as acceptable or banned according to NCAA and US Olympic standard.
Every NEW text now includes a 4-color insert with MyPyramid, the 2005 Dietary Guidelines, and the latest DRIs.Concepts of Athletic Training, Fourth Edition-Hardcover, is ideal for high school students. This text represents over a decade of evolution and revision of the previous editions in an effort to better serve students considering a career in athletic training, or for those going on to careers as K-12 physical educators or coaches. This outstanding introductory text presents key concepts pertaining to the field of athletic training in a comprehensive, logically sequential manner that will assist future professionals in making the correct decisions when confronted with an activity-related injury or illness in their scope of practice.To see what's new with this edition, click on the "additional information" button below.To view sample chapters from the new edition, click on the "additional resources" button to the left. These updated chapters have been provided so you can have an inside look at what has been updated in the new edition.New to the Fourth EditionAs with previous editions, a number of changes have been made in order to present the student with the most current information available. These include:- Updated material on incidence of sports injuries in the pediatric age group (Chapter 1).- New information on the etiology of overuse injuries (Chapter 1).- Updated material describing current recommendations regarding the "athletic health care team" as well as new material from the ACSM's Team Physician Consensus Statement (Chapter 2).- An introduction to the recently passed Federal regulations known as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) as they relate to sports injuries (Chapter 3).- Updated information on state regulation of Athletic Training (Chapter 3).- Recently completed research on the psychological impact of sports injuries on adolescents, as well as, updated material on eating disorders in athletes (Chapter 5).- Chapter 6 has received a new section on supplements as many athletes turn to ergogenic aids in an effort to improve their performance.- Extensive material has been added regarding the development and implementation of the "Emergency Plan" (Chapter 7).- Updated information on the epidemiology of head injury along with a new "Evidence-Based" classification system for cerebral concussion (Chapter 9).- New information regarding the incidence of catastrophic injuries (Chapter 9).- Updated information on exertional heat illnesses (EHI) in Chapter 18.- NATA Position Statement on Exertional Heat Illnesses (Appendix 3).
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