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Overview
- National Athletic Trainers’ Association Position_Acute Management of the Cervical Spine Injured Athlete
- Appropriate care of the spine injured athlete_NATA updated from 1998 Position Statement
- Cervical Spine Functional Anatomy and the Biomechanics of Injury Due to Compressive Loading
- Catastrophic Cervical Spine Injuries in the Collision Sports Athlete
- High Dose Steroids for Acute Spinal Cord Injury in Emergency Medical Services
Emergency Action Planning
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- Triangles of Critical Care Strategy®.ed5
This article is a detailed discussion about how to organize and choreograph your emergency action plan. - National Athletic Trainers Association Position Statement_Emergency Planning in Athletics
- Physician Medical Direction in EMS
Repositioning
Assessment
- Validity of a set of clinical criteria to rule out injury to the cervical spine in patients with blunt trauma
- Sports Medicine Concepts’ Progressive C-Spine Assessment Algorithm®
This is a flow chart schematic of the clinical criteria based on-field assessment that was covered during our training. - Differential Diagnosis_Using SMCs DDTR
This is some food for thought regarding a potential mechanism for analyzing vital signs to help differentiate concussion from head trauma that requires immediate transport. - Differential Dx Report: This is SMC’s recording form referenced in the above brief.
- CNN Assessment: SMC’s cranial nerve assessment form referenced in the above brief.
Transfer
- Eliminating log rolling as a spine trauma order
- Motion in the Unstable Cervical Spine When Transferring
- The 6-Plus–Person Lift Transfer Technique Compared With Other Methods of Spine Boearding
- Comparison of the Ferno Scoop Stretcher with the Long Backboard for Spinal ImmobilizationA Comparison of Spine-Board Transfer Techniques and the Effect of Training on Performance
Immobilization
- Head Position and Football Equipment Influence Cervical Spinal-Cord Space During Immobilization
- Motion Within the Unstable Cervical Spine During Patient Maneuvering_The Neck Pivot Shift Phonomenon
High Quality CPR
Cardiac
- Emergency cardiac care in the athletic setting_from schools to the Olympics
- Inter-Association Task Force Recommendations on Emergency Preparedness and Management of Sudden Cardiac Arrest in HS and College Athletic Programs
- Defibrillation_AHA article_Pt VI
- Defibrillation_AHA article
- Preparing for sudden cardiac arrest_the essential role of AEDs in athletic medicine_a critical review
- Outcomes from sudden cardiac arrest in US high schools_ a 2yr Prospective Study From the National Registry for AED Use in Sports
- National Athletic Trainers Association Position Statement_Emergency Planning in Athletics
- Checking the carotid pulse check: diagnostic accuracy of first responders in patients with and without a pulse
Airway
- Airway Management in Athletics Wearing LAX equipment
- Laryngeal Trauma in Sport
- Diagnostic Pitfalls in Sports Related Laryngeal Injury
- Impairment of carotid artery blood flow by supraglottic airway use in a swine model of cardiac arrest
- Educating the Educator_Teaching Airway Adjunct Techniques in Athletic Training
- Drug Assisted Intubation in the Prehospital Setting_Position Statement of the National Association of Emergency Physicians
- Comparison of 3 airway access techniques during suspected spine injury management in American football_Abstract
- Aleternate airways in the Out-Of_hospital Setting_Position Statement of the National Association of EMS Physicians
- Verification of Endotracheal Tube Placement Following Intubation
- The Assessment of Airway Maneuvers and Interventions in University Canadian Football, Ice Hockey, and Soccer Players
Ventilation
Sports Specific Concerns
Other
SMC Red Kit Contents
Here is a itemized schematic of the Red Kit used during our training sessions.
Where to buy the Pro-Strap Head Immobilizer