National athletic trainers' association position statement: Preventing sudden death in sports

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 96-118

  Casa, Douglas J ^a   Guskiewicz, Kevin M ^b   Anderson, Scott A ^c   Courson, Ronald W ^d   Heck, Jonathan F ^e   Jimenez, Carolyn C ^f   McDermott, Brendon P ^g   Miller, Michael G ^h   Stearns, Rebecca L ^a   Swartz, Erik E ⁱ   Walsh, Katie M ^j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^e RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^f WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA   (United States)

^h WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^j EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

Asthma; Cardiac conditions; Diabetes; Exertional heat stroke; Exertional hyponatremia; Exertional sickling; Head injuries; Lightning safety; Neck injuries

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEAD INJURY; HEART ARREST; HEAT STROKE; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; MORTALITY; SPINE INJURY; SPORT; SPORT INJURY; SUDDEN DEATH;

ATHLETES; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; DEATH, SUDDEN; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEART ARREST; HEAT STROKE; HUMANS; HYPONATREMIA; SPINAL INJURIES; SPORTS;

EID: 84859241657     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4085/1062-6050-47.1.96     Document Type: Review

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