On-the-Field Emergencies, An Issue of Clinics in Sports Medicine
- 1st Edition, Volume 42-3 - May 23, 2023
- Latest edition
- Editors: Eric McCarty, Sourav Poddar, Alex Ebinger
- Language: English
In this issue of Clinics in Sports Medicine, guest editors Drs. Eric McCarty, Sourav Poddar, and Alex Ebinger bring their considerable expertise to the topic of On-the-Field… Read more
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In this issue of Clinics in Sports Medicine, guest editors Drs. Eric McCarty, Sourav Poddar, and Alex Ebinger bring their considerable expertise to the topic of On-the-Field Emergencies. On-the-field emergencies are common in sports. In this issue, top experts provide up-to-date information to healthcare practitioners who provide event coverage to athletes, helping them deliver excellent medical care efficiently to prevent further injury, reduce pain, and allow a safe return to athletic competition.
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Contains 14 practice-oriented topics including preparation and readiness for on-the-field sports emergencies; the collapsed athlete; cardiac emergency in the athlete; acute emergent airway issues in sports; chest/thorax injury in the athlete; acute hemorrhage on the playing field; emergency abdominopelvic injury; and more.
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Provides in-depth clinical reviews of on-the-field emergencies, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
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Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
Sports Medicine
On-Field Sports Emergencies: Preparation and Readiness
The Collapsed Athlete: General Principles
Cardiac Emergency in the Athlete
Acute Emergent Airway Issues in Sports
Chest and Thorax Injuries in Athletes
Acute Hemorrhage on the Playing Field
Emergency Abdominopelvic Injuries
General Medical Emergencies in Athletes
Heat, Cold, and Environmental Emergencies in Athletes
Emergency Facial Injuries in Athletics
Head Injuries and Emergencies in Sports
Acute and Emergent Spinal Injury Assessment and Treatment
Fractures and Dislocations on the Playing Field: Which Are Emergent and What to Do?
Acute Compartment Syndrome in the Athlete
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Volume: 42-3
- Published: May 23, 2023
- Language: English
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Eric McCarty
Eric C. McCarty, MD, is a board-certified and fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon with a longtime interest in sports medicine and athletics. He attended college at the University of Colorado, where he excelled and received numerous honors for his exploits in the classroom, as well as on the football field, where he was an All Big-Eight linebacker and also was an Academic All-American. After medical school at the University of Colorado, he completed his training in orthopaedic surgery at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. From there he completed an intensive year of fellowship training in sports medicine and shoulder surgery at the internationally renowned Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. He subsequently returned to Vanderbilt as a faculty member in the department of orthopaedics. In 2003, Dr. McCarty was recruited from Vanderbilt University to take over the sports medicine and shoulder program and to serve as the head team physician for the University of Colorado and University of Denver athletic programs. His specialized practice involves the care of these collegiate athletes, as well as recreational and highly competitive athletes from the community. In addition to his busy clinical practice, Dr. McCarty is very active in research, teaching, and writing articles in the field of sports medicine and knee and shoulder surgery. He has received grants for his research and frequently gives talks at both the national and international level. Since his playing days, Dr. McCarty continues to maintain a very active lifestyle with his family. He enjoys the activities he grew up with in Colorado, including hiking, cycling, climbing, and skiing. This carries over into his unbridled dedication to returning his patients to their desired activity/sport.
Affiliations and expertise
Chief, Sports Medicine & Shoulder Surgery, Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado; Director of Sports Medicine, Department of Athletics, University of Colorado, Boulder, ColoradoSP
Sourav Poddar
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Team Physician, University of ColoradoAE
Alex Ebinger
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, University of Colorado