Policy Endorsement

Appropriate Medical Care for the Secondary School-Age Athlete

The American Academy of Pediatrics endorses and accepts as its policy the National Athletic Trainers' Association Consensus Statement "Appropriate Medical Care for the Secondary School-Age Athlete," published in 2004.

The Guidelines are available as a PDF file from the National Athletic Trainers' Association Web site free-of-charge at: http://www.nata.org/statements/consensus/consensus%20statement_final%20version_sept02.pdf.

The recommendations in this statement do not indicate an exclusive course of treatment or serve as a standard of medical care. Variations, taking into account individual circumstances, may be appropriate.

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