PART I: Organizing and Establishing an Effective Athletic Health Care System1: Fitness Professionals, Coaches, and the Sports Medicine Team: Defining Roles2: Organizing and Administering an Athletic Health Care Program3: Legal Liability and Insurance PART II: Preventing Injuries in an Athletic Health Care System4: Preventing Injuries Through Fitness Training5: Sports Nutrition and Supplements6: Selecting and Using Protective Sports Equipment7: Understanding the Potential Dangers of Adverse Environmental Conditions PART III: Techniques for Treating and Managing Sport-Related Injuries8: Handling Emergency Situations and Injury Assessment9: Bloodborne Pathogens, Universal Precautions, and Wound Care10: Wrapping and Taping Techniques11: Understanding the Basics of Injury Rehabilitation12: Helping the Injured Athlete Psychologically PART IV: Recognition and Management of Specific Injuries and Conditions13: Recognizing Different Sports Injuries14: The Foot and Toes15: The Ankle and Lower Leg16: The Knee and Related Structures17: The Thigh, Hip, Groin, and Pelvis18: The Shoulder Complex19: The Elbow, Forearm, Wrist, and Hand20: The Spine21: The Thorax and Abdomen22: The Head, Face, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat23: General Medical Conditions and Additional Health Concerns24: Substance Abuse25: Preventing and Managing Injuries in Young Athletes AppendixesAppendix A: Employment Settings for the Athletic TrainerAppendix B: Requirements for Certification as an Athletic TrainerAppendix C: Directional Movements for BodyJoints GlossaryIndex
