Course Duration : 2 Days
• Why train the coach?
• Sports First Aid and the law
• Sports First Aid Kit
• Special considerations – Training and conditioning the youth athlete
• Repetitive stress
• Hydration
• Concussion
• Gender differences
• Spinal injury
• Drug and alcohol use and abuse in athletes
• Recognizing a sick or injured athlete
• Caring for sport related illnesses
• Caring for sport related injuries
• The injury prevention model
• Preventing sport related injuries and illnesses (swimming, basketball, soccer, wrestling, lacrosse, gymnastics, alpine)
• Bleeding
• Bandaging technique
• Shock
• Fainting
• Diabetes
• Seizures
• Head and spinal injuries
• Fractures (broken bones)
• Sprains and bruises
• Heat and cold emergencies
• Near drowning