National athletic trainers' association position statement: Management of acute skin trauma
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-2016
Abstract
Objective: To present recommendations for the cleansing, debridement, dressing, and monitoring of acute skin trauma in patients. Background: Acute skin trauma is common during participation in athletic and recreational activities. Clinical decisions and intervention protocols after injury vary among athletic trainers and are often based on ritualistic practices. An understanding of cleansing, debridement, and dressing techniques; clinical features of infection and adverse reactions; and monitoring of acute skin trauma is critical for certified athletic trainers and other allied health and medical professionals to create a local wound environment that promotes healing and lessens the risk of complications. Recommendations: These guidelines are intended to provide the certified athletic trainer and others participating in athletic health care with specific knowledge about and recommendations for the management of acute skin trauma.
Publication Title
Journal of Athletic Training
Volume
51
Issue
12
First Page
1053
Last Page
1070
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.4085/1062-6050-51.7.01
PubMed ID
28092169
ISSN
10626050
E-ISSN
1938162X
Citation Information
Beam, Buckley, B., Holcomb, W. R., & Ciocca, M. (2016). National Athletic Trainers’ Association Position Statement: Management of Acute Skin Trauma. Journal of Athletic Training, 51(12), 1053–1070. https://doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-51.7.01