Resources and Advice

As the peak body for Sports Medicine and Science in Australia, Sports Medicine Australia produces a number of information resources for the sports industry and active communities. All SMA resources can be downloaded from this site or in some cases ordered from Sports Medicine Australia in hard copy.

Click on the link below to access these resources, some of which are via Sports Medicine Australia National Website.

• Policies & Guidelines
  Hot Weather, infectious diseases, Active Children, Active Women, Active Older People, Health Conditions & Screening
• Sports First Aid Resources
  Asthma management, Concussion, Dental injuries, Injury reporting forms, Kits and treatment rooms, Medical profile form.
• SMA programs
  Australia on the move, Smartplay
• Concussion & Head Injury Test
• Concussion & Head Injury Return to play guidelines
• Consensus Statement on Concussion in Sport 3rd International Conference on Concussion in Sport Held in Zurich, November 2008.
• Clubs and Committee Officials Duty of Care to provide qualified medical volunteers for their sport/physical activity: The duty of care is a general legal duty on all individuals, sports/physical activity clubs and National Governing Bodies to avoid carelessly causing of injury. The definition of ‘Duty of Care’ is as follows: “You must take reasonable care to avoid acts or omissions which you can reasonably foresee would be likely to injure your neighbour”. As such there are two branches of law – that of Criminal and that of Civil.
• Sports Injury Statistics outlining the importance of sports first aid training for club personnel.
• Sports Trainers roles and responsibilities Sports Trainers provide a crucial link between the coach, player and health professional. Sports Trainer’s prime responsibility is to make sport safer.