Sideline skin and wound care for acute injuries.

Abstract

The management of acute skin trauma in sports is reviewed from the perspective of the sideline medical provider.

Skin injuries covered in this article include abrasions, lacerations, blisters, chafing, and sunburn.

Sideline evaluations, treatment techniques, recommended equipment, and prevention are discussed. A well-equipped and prepared sideline provider can have a great impact on the proper care of acute sports skin injury and more rapid return to play.

Full Text

• EBSCO - full-text online (subscription/membership/fee required)
• Ovid Technologies, Inc. - full-text online (subscription/membership/fee required)
• Swets Information Services - full-text online (subscription/membership/fee required)

Subjects

• Acute Disease
• Administration, Topical
• Anesthetics, Local
• Athletic Injuries
• Emergency Treatment
• Equipment and Supplies
• Hemorrhage
• Hemostatics
• Humans
• Lacerations
• Physical Examination
• Skin
• Skin Care
• Sports Medicine
• Sunburn
• Sutures
• Tissue Adhesives
• Wound Healing

Similar articles

• Sideline management from head to toe of the skeletally immature athlete. (2013-05-14)
• Sideline preparedness for the team physician: consensus statement. (2001-04-27)
• Assessment and treatment of basketball injuries. (1993-05-28)
• Sideline evaluation and treatment of bone and joint injury. (2009-05-13)
• Sideline coverage of youth football. (2013-05-14)
• Sideline and event management in golf. (2011-05-30)
• Football: sideline management of injuries. (2004-05-04)
• Sideline assessment and return-to-play decision-making for an acute elbow ulnar collateral ligament sprain. (2013-04-17)
• Evaluation of blunt abdominal trauma. (2013-01-21)

Authors

• Ken A Honsik
• Mike W Romeo
• Chris J Hawley
• Sam J Romeo
• Joseph P Romeo

Publication date

2009-02-10

Journal

Language

Eng.

Copyright

Current sports medicine reports

Romeo Medical Clinic, 1801 Colorado Avenue, Suite 120, Turlock, CA 95382, USA. dr.ken [at] romeoclinic.com

Release reference

Curr Sports Med Rep. 2007 Jun;6(3):147-54

Related books

• Books of Acute Disease
• Books of Administration, Topical
• Books of Anesthetics, Local
• Books of Athletic Injuries
• Books of Emergency Treatment
• Books of Equipment and Supplies
• Books of Hemorrhage
• Books of Hemostatics
• Books of Lacerations
• Books of Physical Examination
• Books of Skin
• Books of Skin Care
• Books of Sports Medicine
• Books of Sunburn
• Books of Sutures
• Books of Tissue Adhesives
• Books of Wound Healing