Current Sports: Medicine Issues. Annual Safety Education Review--1973.

This document is a collection of papers whose theme is sports safety. Section one, "Government Interest in Sports Safety," includes an article on Washington, D.C.'s focus on sports safety. Section two, "Medical Aspects of Safety in Sports," includes articles regarding the medical basis of restriction from athletics, orthopaedic restrictions, and neurological concerns in contact sports. Section three, "Product Safety," includes articles on the progress of the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment, obstacles in setting product testing standards, and the purchaser's dilemma. Section four, "Educational Standards in Sports Medicine," includes articles relating to the education of sports physicians and to certified curriculum in athletic training. Section five, "Athletic Injury Report," includes an article on reporting sports injuries. Section six, "The Female Athlete," includes articles on the nature and incidence of traumatic injury to women in sports and on safeguards and injury controls for the female athlete. Section seven, "Legal Considerations in Athletic Programs," includes articles on school and coach responsibilities in athletics and on the rights and responsibilities of team physicians. Section eight, "Supervision of Sports Programs," includes articles on safety in interscholastic athletic programs and on community involvement in athletic safety. IPD)