Citation

Hanson JR, Carlin B. Br. J. Sports Med. 2012; 46(16): 1097-1101.

Affiliation

Emergency department, Dr Mackinnon Memorial Hospital, NHS Highland, Isle of Skye, Scotland.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1136/bjsports-2012-091800

PMID

23080314

Abstract

The prehospital management of serious injury is a key skill required of pitch-side medical staff. Previously, specific training in sports prehospital-immediate care was lacking or not of a comparable standard to other aspects of emergency care. Many principles have been drawn from general prehospital care or in-hospital training courses. This article discusses sports prehospital-immediate care as a niche of general prehospital care, using spinal injury management as an illustration of the major differences. It highlights the need to develop the sport-specific prehospital evidence base, rather than relying exclusively on considerations relevant to prolonged immobilisation of multiply injured casualties from motor vehicle accidents, falls from height or burns.

Language: en