Sports Safety

Children

1.	Further Adventures of Kidd Safety: Interactive Gam Consumer Product Safety Commission http://www.cpsc.gov/kids/kidsafety/index.html




2.	Safe Winter Sports: Sledding, Skiing, Snowboarding Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/watch/out/winter_sports.html




3.	JAMA Patient Page: Baseball Safety for Children American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ7QZRHSBD&sub_...




4.	Guide to Safety for Young Athletes American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/brochure/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=34&topcategory=...




5.	Gearing Up for Bicycle Safety Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/outdoor/bike_safety.html




6.	Playing It Safe with Sports Safety Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/watch/out/sport_safety.html

Directories

1.	American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Find- American Medical Society for Sports Medicine http://www.amssm.org/FADquery.html

Law and Policy

1.	Bicycle Helmet Use Laws National Highway Traffic Safety Administration http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/New-fact-sheet03/BicycleHelmetUse.pd...

Newsletters/Print Publications

1.	American College of Sports Medicine Fit Society Pa American College of Sports Medicine http://www.acsm.org/health+fitness/fit_society.htm

Organizations

1.	American College of Sports Medicine http://www.acsm.org/




2.	American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://www.aaos.org/

Overviews

1.	Sports Safety American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons http://www.aaoms.org/public/Pamphlets/SportsSafety.pdf

Prevention/Screening

1.	Running: Preventing Overuse Injuries American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/147.xml




2.	Trampoline Safety American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ28NY2R7C&sub_...




3.	Tips to Prevent Volleyball Injuries American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=187&topcategory=Spo...




4.	Tips to Prevent Tennis Injuries American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=193&topcategory=Spo...




5.	Tips to Prevent Gymnastics Injuries American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=190&topcategory=Spo...




6.	Tips to Prevent Soccer Injuries American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=195&topcategory=Spo...




7.	Tips to Prevent Basketball Injuries American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=146&topcategory=Spo...




8.	Tips to Prevent Baseball Injuries American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=192&topcategory=Spo...




9.	Skateboards Consumer Product Safety Commission http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/093.pdf




10.	Safe or Sorry: A Parent's Guide to Sports Inj Arthritis Foundation http://www.arthritis.org/resources/SIP/intro.asp




11.	Prevent Scooter-Related Injuries American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=355&topcategory=Spo...




12.	Prevent Inline Skating Injuries American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=108&topcategory=Spo...




13.	Prevent Golf Injuries American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=107&topcategory=Spo...




14.	Indoor Racquet Sports: Preventing Injuries American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/146.xml




15.	Bike Safety Tips American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/692.xml




16.	Tips to Prevent Swimming Injuries American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=56&topcategory=Spor...

Related Issues

1.	Tips for Buying Sports Eye Protectors Prevent Blindness America http://www.preventblindness.org/safety/tips.html




2.	Slide Show: The Right Way to Wear a Bicycle Helmet Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=SM00081




3.	Recommended Sports Eye Protectors Prevent Blindness America http://www.preventblindness.org/safety/recommended.html




4.	Mouthguards: Frequently Asked Questions American Dental Association http://www.ada.org/public/topics/mouthguards_faq.asp




5.	Recreational Activities and Childhood Injuries American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=340&topcategory=Ped...




6.	Helmet Use American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=254&topcategory=Spo...

Research

1.	Many Kids Risk Serious Injury by Not Wearing Helme Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/breaking_news/helmet_study.html




2.	Helmets Could Help Head Off Injuries in Skaters Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/research/helmets_skaters.html

Seniors

1.	Keep Active - Safe at Any Age American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/brochure/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=22&topcategory=...

Specific Conditions

1.	Tips for a Safe Running Program American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=97&topcategory=Spor...




2.	Football American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=50&topcategory=Spor...




3.	Target Safety on Your Next Hunting Trip American College of Emergency Physicians http://www.acep.org/webportal/PatientsConsumers/HealthSubjectsByTopic/Injur...




4.	Hiking and Camping Safety American Red Cross http://www.redcross.org/services/hss/tips/hiking.html




5.	Mountain Biking: Tips for Handling the Hills Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ01100




6.	Playing it Safe on the Baseball Field American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=99&topcategory=Spor...




7.	Woods and Camping Safety for the Whole Family Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/outdoor/woods.html




8.	Playing it Safe on the Tennis Court American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=98&topcategory=Spor...




9.	Special Focus on Paintball and Eye Safety American Academy of Ophthalmology http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZD5TRRSKC&sub_...




10.	Snowboarding: Shred Safely Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HO00138




11.	Skiing American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=54&topcategory=Spor...




12.	Ski Safely: What You Need to Know before You Hit t Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ01385

Teenagers

1.	Keeping Your Cool in the Cold and Snow Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/safety/first_aid/winter_safety.html




2.	Making the Shift to Bike Safety Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/safety/safebasics/bike_safety.html




3.	Sports and Exercise Safety Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/exercise/sport_safety.html




4.	Importance of Pre-Participation Physicals Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=SM00034