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ATC &
EMS Toolkit
**Special thanks and appreciation goes to Darren Lunow, MS, ATC for his work and
dedication to this project.
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Introductory Letter Template
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Review, Research, and Proposal
Presentation
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Foundational Information: 9 Key
Position Statements and Research Documents
Article 1: Head and Neck Injuries in
Athletes: The Sports Medicine Core Curriculum Lecture Series
Article 2: "Management of Cervical Spine Injuries in Athletes" Journal of
Athletic Training 2007;42(1):126134
Article 3: "Sideline and ringside evaluation for brain and spinal injuries"
Neurosurg Focus 21 (4):E8, 2006
Article 4: "Helmet and Shoulder Pad Removal From a Player With Suspected
Cervical Spine Injury: A Cadaveric Model" Spine 23(16) pp 1729-1732
Article 5: " EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF THE NECK AND
CERVICAL SPINE INJURIES" Frohna, WJ
Article 6: "From Sideline to Inline"
www.jems.com; July 2009
Article 7: "NATA Position Statement: Acute Management of the Cervical Spine
Injured Athlete" JAT 2009;44(3):306331
Article 8: "Prehospital Care of the Spine-Injured
Athlete" Inter-Association Task Force For Appropriate Care of the Spine-Injured
Athlete
Article 9: "Management of the Helmeted Athlete With
Suspected Cervical Spine Injury" Am J Sports Med 2004 32: 1331
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Research Supplemental:
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Additional Position Statements and
Publications
Article 1: "Knowing more than the score: providing sideline medical care
coverage for athletic competition" JAOA 101(9): 2001
Article 2: "Catastrophic Cervical Spine Injuries in the Collision Sport
Athlete, Part 2 : Principles of Emergency Care"Am J Sports Med 2004 32: 1760
Article 3: "Catastrophic Cervical Spine Injuries in the Collision Sport
Athlete, Part 1 : Epidemiology, Functional Anatomy and Diagnosis" Am J Sports
Med 2004 32: 1077
Article 4: "Cervical Spine Injuries in Football Players" J Am Acad Orthop
Surg 1999;7:338-347
Article 5: "Cervical spine injuries in pediatric athletes: mechanisms and
management" Neurosurg Focus 21 (4):E4, 2006
Article 6: "Cervical Spine Injury in Athletes" http://www.thecni.org/reviews/11-1-p03-wieder.htm
Article 7: "Descriptive Epidemiology of Collegiate Mens Football Injuries:
NCAA Injury Surveillance System, 19881989 Through 20032004" Journal of
Athletic Training 2007;42(2):221233
Article 8: "Management of Head and Neck Injuries by
the Sideline Physician" AAFP Volume 74 (8): 2006
Article 9: "Management Of The Critically Injured
Football Player" JAT Volume 28 (3): 1993
Article 10: "On-the-field evaluation of an athlete
with a head or neck injury" Clin Sports Med 22 (2003) 445465
Article 11: "The Effect of Protective Football
Equipment on Alignment of the Injured Cervical Spine Radiographic Analysis in a
Cadaveric Model" AJSM - Volume 24 (4): 1996
Article 12: "The Answer is On! A Response to The
Initial Lateral Cervical Spine Film for the Athlete with a Suspected Neck
Injury: Helmet and Shoulder Pads On or Off?" Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine
Issue: Volume 13(1), January 2003, pp 57-58
Article 13: "Protective Equipment in the
C-spine-injured Athlete" Trauma Rounds"
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Cervical Spine Movement During
Equipment Removal
Article 1 "Emergency Department Removal of Football Helmets from Athletes
With Suspected Cervical Spine Fractures: A Comparative Study of
Guideline-Recommended Techniques Using A Cadaveric Model" Annals of Emergency
Medicine Volume 52 (4): 2008
Article 2: "Cervical Spine Alignment in the Immobilized Ice Hockey Player :
A Computed Tomographic Analysis of the Effects of Helmet Removal" Am J
Sports Med 2000 28: 800
Article 3: "Helmet and Shoulder Pad Removal in Football Players With
Unstable Cervical Spine Injuries" Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 2009, 25,
119-132
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Cervical Spine Position and Stability
with Equipment On
Article 1: "An Evaluation of Head Movement in Backboard-Immobilized Helmeted
Football, Lacrosse, and Ice Hockey Players" Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine,
11:8286
Article 2: "Cervical Spine Alignment in the Youth Football Athlete :
Recommendations for Emergency Transportation" Am J Sports Med 2008 36: 1582
Article 3: "Cervical Spine Injuries in American Football" Sports Med 2009;
39 (9): 697-708
Article 4: "Head Position and Football Equipment Influence Cervical
Spinal-Cord Space During Immobilization" JAT 2002;37(2):185189
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Diagnostic Imaging with Equipment On
Article 1: "Protective Athletic Equipment and Cervical Spine Imaging"
ANNALS OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
JULY 2001 38:1
Article 2: "Computed Tomography is Diagnostic in the Cervical Imaging of
Helmeted Football Players With Shoulder Pads" JAT 2004;39(3):217222
Article 3: "Injuries Missed by Limited Computed Tomographic Imaging of
Patients With Cervical Spine Injuries" Annals of Emerg Med47 (2): 2006
Article 4: "The Acute and Chronic Management of Spinal Cord Injury" Spinal
Cord injury Vol. 190 (5): 2000
Article 5: "The Initial Lateral Cervical Spine Film for the Athlete with a
Suspected Neck Injury: Helmet and Shoulder Pads On or Off?" Clinical Journal of
Sport Medicine, 12:123126
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Facemask Removal Tools
Article 1: "Removal Tools are Faster and Produce Less Force and Torque on
the Helmet Than Cutting Tools During Face-Mask Retraction" JAT
2002;37(3):246251
Article 2: "Football Equipment Design Affects Face Mask Removal Efficiency"
Am J Sports Med 2005 33: 1210
Article 3: "The Combined Tool Approach for Face Mask Removal During On-Field
Conditions" 2008;43(1):1420
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Patient Transfer Techniques
Article 1 " PRE-HOSPITAL CERVICAL SPINAL IMMOBILIZATION FOLLOWING TRAUMA"
2001 The Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves of the American
Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.
Article 2: "Helmet and Shoulder Pad Removal in Football Players With
Unstable Cervical Spine Injuries" Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 2009, 25,
119-132
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