title: Immediate steps for treating abrasions.
abstract: In any athletic setting, the skin represents the interface between the participant and the sports environment (1). Unfortunately, this interface is often disrupted when the athlete comes into a very intimate relationship with this environment, resulting in an abrasion.
authors.affiliation: University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Basler
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Gooding