Includes bibliographical references and index.

Developing sport safety policies for interscholastic sports -- Fatal and catastrophic injuries in athletics : epidemiologic data and challenging circumstances -- Prevention of sudden cardiac death in young athletes -- Prevention of sudden cardiac death in older athletes -- Prevention of sudden cardiac death : commotio cordis -- Exertional heat stroke -- Brain injuries -- Cervical spine injury -- Exertional sickling -- Traumatic injuries -- Lightning -- Asthma -- Exertional hyponatremia -- Anaphylaxis, diabetes (autoimmune conditions), hypothermia and altitude (environmentally triggered conditions) -- Emergency action plans -- Sport law and sudden death.