Environmental issues for team physicians

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2226-2237

  DeFranco, Michael J ^a   Baker III, Champ L ^a   DaSilva, Jerome J ^a   Piasecki, Dana P ^a   Bach Jr , Bernard R ^a,b  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Division of Sports Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Altitude; Cold injury; Environment; Heat related illness; Lightning; Team physician; Ultraviolet light

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; DEXAMETHASONE; NARCOTIC AGENT; NIFEDIPINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; SUNSCREEN;

ALTITUDE; ALTITUDE DISEASE; COLD INJURY; COMATOSE PATIENT; DYSESTHESIA; EDEMA; ELECTRIC INJURY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEADACHE; HEAT CRAMP; HEAT EXHAUSTION; HEAT INJURY; HEAT RASH; HEAT STROKE; HEAT SYNCOPE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYDROTHERAPY; HYPOTHERMIA; HYPOXEMIA; LIGHTNING; PAIN; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SPORTS MEDICINE; TEMPERATURE; TRAINING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ALTITUDE SICKNESS; COLD TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENT; FROSTBITE; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HUMANS; LIGHTNING INJURIES; PHYSICIANS; SPORTS MEDICINE; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 55149110798     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546508325922     Document Type: Review

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