This book is written for advanced courses in first aid. The content of the book is the combined work of contributing authors including health educators, an emergency medical technician, nurses, physicians, a lawyer, a community organizer, a social worker, and a sociologist. There are five major sections: (1) parameters for administering first aid…

GRADES OR AGES: 1 through 12. SUBJECT MATTER: Safety education. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The spiral-bound guide is divided into sections for grades 1-3, 4-6, 7-8, 9, and 10-12. Sections on first aid for elementary students and for high school students are included. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES: Objectives are stated for each section in…

In 1952 the American Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (AAHPER) recommended that interschool competition be disapproved for children below the ninth grade; recent AAHPER surveys, however, indicate that highly organized athletic competition exists for today's elementary youth. Although no studies have been made on the…

To assist in the continuing efforts to improve the safety of the motorist on the nation's highways and roads, this student guide provides a standardized approach for first responders to traffic accidents to learn emergency medical care. Training is provided in all aspects of emergency medical care required at the scene of a traffic accident.…

This report reviews and analyzes court cases to determine the types of injuries to teachers and other school personnel that might be compensable under workmen's compensation laws. The author identifies certain injuries suffered by public school personnel "arising out of or in the course of employment." Other types of cases that deal with…

The modern history of sports medicine is chronicled in a discussion of the first writings in English on sports medicine. What may have been the first writing in English is a section on first aid in the ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPORT, published in England in 1898. It describes injuries commonly sustained in angling, boxing, cricket, cycling, football,…

This report by the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports examines the effects of various forms of physical exercise on the knee joint which, because of its vulnerability, is especially subject to injury. Discussion centers around the physical characteristics of the joint, commonly used measurements for determining knee stability,…

Bumping, bruising, bleeding, spraining are all relieved by first-aid training. With preparation and practice, children can learn a vital survival skill. (Editor)

Physical therapy following a sports injury is discussed in this article with examples of exercises for rehabilitating the ankle and knee. (JD)

The Neuro-Cognitive Education Project (NEP), a cognitive reeducation program for the head-injured child, was evaluated. Results indicated differential increases on certain measures of adaptive functioning among the intervention group but little improvement in cognitive functioning. (DB)

Redefinition of placement to include not only competitive employment but sheltered and volunteer employment as well as training on the job setting can increase the probability of success for head-injured adults. Preplacement preparation and placement selectivity can increase the chances for placement success as illustrated in two case histories.…

This article describes the history and structure of a sports medicine facility, the patient care services it offers, and the types of injuries treated at the center. Opportunities and potentials for physicians who wish to enter the field of sports medicine on a full-time basis are described, as are steps to take to prepare to do so. (Author/JL)

This article considers the validity of the widely-held notion that exercising for physical fitness also reduces stress. The ways in which researchers define "stress" and "fitness" are described. Several researchers comment on the subject and various research projects are discussed. (JL)