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Winter Sports Medicine Handbook
Contributor(s): Moeller, James (Author), Rifat, Sami (Author)
ISBN: 0071412093     ISBN-13: 9780071412094
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing
OUR PRICE:   $53.15  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: April 2004
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BISAC Categories:
- Medical | Sports Medicine
- Sports & Recreation | Training
Dewey: 617.102
LCCN: 2003065132
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.49" W x 8.74" (1.46 lbs) 411 pages
Themes:
- Seasonal - Winter
 
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Publisher Description:

For anyone concerned with the prevention and treatment of cold-weather athletic injuries and medical problems, the Winter Sports Medicine Handbook is the ideal quick reference. Covering the full range of ice and snow sports, this portable guide is handy, authoritative, and perfect for on-the-spot treatment advice for nearly every possible situation-from frostbite, sprains, and strains--to fractures and other traumatic injuries. Look inside for--

  • A unique, sport-specific table to assist diagnosis and treatment, and point you to expanded information within the text
  • Comprehensive chapters on snow sports such as alpine, telemark, cross-country, and freestyle skiing; snowboarding; and biathlon
  • Complete coverage of ice sports-everything from curling, figure skating, and speed skating, to hockey, bobsledding, and luge
  • Practical advice for management of medical conditions including skin conditions, hypothermia, frostbite, and more
  • Physiology, biomechanics, and history of each sport
  • Performance enhancement in winter sports
  • Special coverage of cold-weather cardiopulmonary physiology

An invaluable resource for anyone involved in winter sports--whether as medical professional, coach, trainer, or athlete--Winter Sports Medicine Handbook should be an integral part of your "tool kit."