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The prime concern of emergency aid is to maintain cardiovascular function and, indirectly, central nervous system function. A systematic assessment of the injured athlete should be made to determine appropriate emergency care. A primary survey assesses and deals with life-threatening situations. Once stabilized, the secondary survey makes a more detailed assessment of the injury. Great care must be taken in moving the seriously injured athlete. The unconscious athlete must be handled as though he or she has a cervical fracture
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Simone, P., Casalini, D., Corsini, A., Bisciotti, G.N., Volpi, P. (2015). Trauma Management in the Field. In: Volpi, P. (eds) Football Traumatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18245-2_7
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