First Aid & Emergencyintermediate
Sports and Athletic First Aid
Designed for coaches, athletic trainers' assistants, PE teachers and sports program staff, this course covers recognizing and managing common sports injuries, concussion protocols, heat illness and cardiac emergencies in athletes, emergency action planning for practices and events, and return-to-play decision-making. Knowledge-based training; it does not replace state-specific coaching certification requirements or a certified athletic trainer's clinical judgment.
9h13 lessonsCertificate included
$65.00
Enroll now- Rich lessons, games & a final exam
- Lifetime access to course content
- Verifiable certificate (valid 24 months)
What you'll learn
- Recognize and provide initial care for common sports injuries: sprains, strains, fractures and dislocations
- Apply concussion recognition and "when in doubt, sit them out" protocols
- Respond to exertional heat illness and sudden cardiac arrest in athletes
- Build and use a venue-specific emergency action plan
- Make informed, conservative return-to-play recommendations within a coach's scope
Syllabus
1. The Sports First Aid Responder's Role · 1 lessons
- Read: The Sports First Aid Responder's Role7 min
2. Recognizing and Managing Sprains, Strains and Joint Injuries · 1 lessons
- Read: Recognizing and Managing Sprains, Strains and Joint Injuries7 min
3. Fractures and Dislocations in Sports · 1 lessons
- Read: Fractures and Dislocations in Sports7 min
4. Concussion Recognition and Management · 1 lessons
- Read: Concussion Recognition and Management7 min
5. Exertional Heat Illness in Athletes · 1 lessons
- Read: Exertional Heat Illness in Athletes7 min
6. Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Athletes · 1 lessons
- Read: Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Athletes7 min
7. Building a Venue-Specific Emergency Action Plan · 1 lessons
- Read: Building a Venue-Specific Emergency Action Plan7 min
8. Return-to-Play Decision-Making and Long-Term Athlete Health · 1 lessons
- Read: Return-to-Play Decision-Making and Long-Term Athlete Health7 min
9. Exercise-Associated Collapse and Cold Injury in Athletes · 1 lessons
- Read: Exercise-Associated Collapse and Cold Injury in Athletes7 min
10. Eye, Dental and Facial Injuries in Sports · 1 lessons
- Read: Eye, Dental and Facial Injuries in Sports7 min
11. Hydration, Nutrition and Overtraining-Related Emergencies · 1 lessons
- Read: Hydration, Nutrition and Overtraining-Related Emergencies7 min
12. Youth Sports Safety Policies and Equipment · 1 lessons
- Read: Youth Sports Safety Policies and Equipment7 min
13. Final exam · 1 lessons
- Final exam (25 questions)25 min