title: Emergencies in Adolescents: Life- and Limb-threatening Injuries.
abstract: This chapter focuses on life- and limb-threatening injuries that result from involvement in sports. Emphasis is on diagnosis and initial management of both at the playing site and in the emergency room. Life-threatening injuries include head and spinal cord trauma, cardiac emergencies, abdominal trauma, and heat stroke. Far more common are the limb-threatening emergencies that involve the elbow or knee.
authors.affiliation: Texas Children's Hospital, 6621 Fannin St., #3-3340, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Hergenroeder