LibGuides: Athletic Training: Injury Care

Online Resources

The links below are to various sites related to managing sports injuries.

National Center for Catastrophic Sport Injury Research
NCCSIR tracks "catastrophic injuries and illnesses related to participation in organized sports in the United States at the collegiate, high school, and youth levels of play." The goal is to understand, manage, and prevent these occurrences.
Kinesio Taping
An alternative taping method to cause physiological effects on certain body systems.
MedlinePlus: Injuries and Wounds list
A list of injuries from the National Library of Medicine, with information on diagnosis, treatment, and more.
MedlinePlus: Rehabilitation
Information from the National Library of Medicine about rehabilitation, including clinical trials, journal articles, and additional resources.
Sports Injury Clinic - Sports Taping
Videos of strapping and taping techniques.
University of Minnesota- SPATA
Student Practical Assessment Teaching Aid (SPATA)- contains textual descriptions of injury assessments along with videos of the techniques
UPMC: Patient Education Rehabilitation
Includes descriptions of how to use crutches, and how to transfer from siting to standing, etc
NCAA Sports Science Institute
"The mission of the NCAA Sport Science Institute is to promote and develop safety, excellence and wellness in college student-athletes, and to foster lifelong physical and mental development."

Selected Books at Gumberg

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CPR Certification

The following are potential places for CPR certification in Pittsburgh.

Drugs in Sport

These resources and organizations confront drug abuse and addiction.

Drug Information Resources

Pillbox
Users can quickly identify unknown drugs by color, shape, size, imprint, and scoring
Drug Information Portal
Portal to drug information provided by the NLM and other US government agencies, such as the FDA and CDC
DailyMed
Drug information portal that includes FDA drug labels
TOXNET
Portal search of a collection of databases (LactMed, ChemIDplus, TOXLINE, DART, HSDB) on hazardous chemicals, toxic releases, and environmental health
International Pharmaceutical Abstracts
Produced by ASHP.
Lexi-Comp Online (Clinical Reference Library)
Drug and other health care information
The Medical Letter
Includes the Medical Letter, Treatment Guidelines, Adverse Drug Interactions, Antimicrobial Therapy, and more.
Meyler's Side Effects of Drugs
International encyclopedia of adverse drug reactions and interactions
Micromedex Healthcare Series
Clinical information about drugs and diseases; also available as PDA and mobile browser-optimized version. The Neofax database currently works only when using Internet Explorer.