AKUTBEHANDLUNG VON SPORTVERLETZTEN

Anti-Doping rules are of increasing impact in practical sports medicine. These rules are adapted on a yearly basis by Anti-Doping bodies. Therefore, sports medicine professionals have to be well informed about the recent changes. Beside the knowledge about prohibited substances it is as important to know the administrative pathways for the handling of therapeutic use exemptions for specific substances. To avoid fatal errors for the athletes, the sports medicine professional should be aware of all the relevant informations related to the anti-doping issue. In addition, he should know institutions and addresses of the anti-doping bodies responsible for the athletes he takes care of.