Evaluation and Management of Traumatic Conditions in the Athlete

Robert Warne Fitch; Jason Williams

doi:10.1016/j.csm.2019.06.004

Evaluation and Management of Traumatic Conditions in the Athlete

Clin Sports Med. 2019 Oct;38(4):513-535. doi: 10.1016/j.csm.2019.06.004. Epub 2019 Jul 29.

Authors

Robert Warne Fitch¹, Jason Williams²

Affiliations

¹ 1215 21st Avenue South STE 3200 MCE South Tower, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
² 1215 21st Avenue South STE 3200 MCE South Tower, Nashville, TN 37232, USA. Electronic address: jaswilly@hotmail.com.

PMID: 31472763
DOI: 10.1016/j.csm.2019.06.004

Abstract

The athletic training room is filled with a multitude of conditions encompassing many different specialties of medicine. When it comes to traumatic injuries in the training room, many of them are not musculoskeletal in nature. Ultrasound in the training room can help identify serious and subtle solid-organ injury and small pneumothoraces. The discussion of these conditions follows a simple outline that helps identify injury/conditions through a proper history and physical. Evidence-based treatment/management/return to play guidelines are discussed.

Keywords: Abdomen; Athletic; Chest; HEENT; Primary care; Room; Training; Trauma.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Abdominal Injuries / diagnosis*
Abdominal Injuries / etiology
Abdominal Injuries / therapy
Athletic Injuries / diagnosis*
Athletic Injuries / etiology
Athletic Injuries / therapy
Facial Injuries / diagnosis*
Facial Injuries / etiology
Facial Injuries / therapy
Humans
Mouth / injuries
Neck Injuries / diagnosis
Neck Injuries / etiology
Neck Injuries / therapy
Nose / injuries
Physical Examination
Return to Sport
Thoracic Injuries / diagnosis*
Thoracic Injuries / etiology
Thoracic Injuries / therapy