ES 282 - Care and Prevention of Sport Injuries

This course is an introduction to providing basic care for common sporting injuries. Students will become familiar with basic taping techniques for sport participation. Students will develop knowledge of emergency procedures, protective equipment, environment hazards, substance abuse, and injury classification and mechanisms will be discussed. Skill acquisition will focus on equipment fitting, emergency procedures, splinting, taping, and basic injury recognition.

Prerequisite: ES or HLTH major; ES 190 - Introduction to Exercise Science or HLTH 255 - Introduction to Community and Public Health with grade of C or higher.
Credits: 3