Focused on the topics needed by coaching‎,‎ physical and health education‎,‎ exercise science‎,‎ sports medicine‎,‎ and other health science students‎,‎ without the complicated extraneous material found in other texts‎,‎ this new edition has been substantially revised to meet the needs of the non‎-athletic training student‎.‎ Instead of rehashing material from a comprehensive athletic training textbook‎,‎ authors Marcia Anderson and Gail Parr provide a truly unique text that addresses the specific needs of students who will be expected to provide initial care to an injured athlete without immediate access to a certified athletic trainer‎.‎ In addition to appropriately structuring the content for these non‎-athletic trainers‎,‎ the authors also provide relevant pedagogical features for students to successfully understand and retain the material‎,‎ including key terms‎,‎ chapter objectives‎,‎ and case study questions that require students to analyze a situation and determine the best course of action‎.‎ Red Flags and Application Strategies further reinforce the real‎-world application of the material‎.‎