Preparticipation Physical Examinations
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The Use of Echocardiograms in Preparticipation Examinations.
Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is the leading cause of death during exercise in young athletes. Preparticipation physical examinations were developed to maintain the health and safety of athletes, including the prompt identification of those at risk for SCD. The use of medical history and physical examinations, electrocardiography, and echocardiography, or some combination thereof, is the source of...
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OBJECTIVE To present athletic trainers with recommendations for the content and administration of the preparticipation physical examination (PPE) as well as considerations for determining safe participation in sports and identifying disqualifying conditions. BACKGROUND Preparticipation physical examinations have been used routinely for nearly 40 years. However, considerable debate exists as t...
متن کاملState-specific differences in school sports preparticipation physical evaluation policies.
OBJECTIVE This study evaluated the current preparticipation physical evaluation (PPE) administrative policies and cardiovascular screening content of all 50 states and Washington, DC. METHODS PPE policies, documents, and forms from all 50 states and Washington, DC, were compared with the preparticipation physical evaluation-fourth edition (PPE-4) consensus recommendations. All electronic docu...
متن کاملPreparticipation physical evaluation: An opportunity for Malawian athletes.
http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/mmj.v28i4.7 Preparticipation Physical Evaluation (PPE) is the screening of athletes for injuries and some risk factors for disease, with an aim of minimising the risk of injury, disease exacerbation, and even sudden death during training and competition. Generally, PPE is conducted prior to athletic performance, and athletes who are identified as unfit are subsequently...
متن کاملAre yearly physical examinations in adolescents necessary?
BACKGROUND Recommendations regarding the frequency of routine physical examinations for adolescents have varied from one examination every 2 to 3 years to yearly evaluations. Because none of these recommendations was based on studies regarding the usefulness of such examinations, it was pertinent to review the results of published studies. METHODS All series of routine school and preathletic ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0190-6011,1938-1344
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.1996.23.2.149