Jason Koon

Nearly 70 athletic trainers, coaches, emergency medical professionals and health care providers were on hand for the Sideline Emergent Medical Management training event at Lenoir-Rhyne University on Tuesday.

The event was sponsored by Frye Regional Sports Medicine and hosted by Lenoir-Rhyne University. It featured participants from more than 40 area agencies, including hospitals, clinics, emergency medical services and 13 high schools from Catawba, Burke, Caldwell and Alexander counties.

Preparing for the worst

The event was split between lectures and hands-on training in responding to emergency situations. Hands-on training stations included proper athletic equipment removal, safe athlete lifting, rolling and transport techniques, emergency cooling techniques and general me

See Full Page