Written by sports trained emergency physicians Sports Medicine for the Emergency Physician: A Practical Handbook is the only resource of its kind created specifically for the emergency medicine provider It is designed to be used as a reference tool and includes high yield physical exam skills and key management of sport injuries in the emergency department Each chapter is dedicated to a specific joint or joints and includes the basics of a high yield physical examination including inspection palpation range of motion special tests as well as neurovascular and skin exams Corresponding figures of essential anatomy pictures of physical exam maneuvers and clinical correlations are also featured Emergent and common musculoskeletal conditions for each joint s are discussed as well as the appropriate emergency department management for each condition Additional chapter topics include sports concussions sports cardiology heat illness and common splints used in the emergency department
