Sports Medicine Emergency Doctor
Dr. Vanessa S. Franco is a Sports Medicine Emergency Doctor in Santa Monica, CA
with special training and skill in Sports Medicine and certified in Emergency Medicine.
As a Sports Medicine Emergency Doctor, Vanessa S. Franco, MD, PhD performs
emergency medical treatment of sports-related injuries. Emergency Sports Medicine is
the prevention and treatment of injuries in athletes that require immediate attention. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Sports Medicine Emergency Doctors include heat illness, concussions, fractures, heart attacks, and ACL tears.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Sports Medicine Emergency Doctors
include resuscitations, imaging tests, intravenous fluid deliveries, and bone settings.
An emergency physician with special knowledge in sports medicine is responsible for continuous care in the field of sports medicine, not only for the enhancement of health and fitness, but also for the prevention and management of injury and illness. A sports medicine physician has knowledge and experience in the promotion of wellness and the role of exercise in promoting a healthy lifestyle. Knowledge of exercise physiology, biomechanics, nutrition, psychology, physical rehabilitation and epidemiology is essential to the practice of sports medicine.
Sports Medicine Emergency Doctors in Santa Monica, CA
Emergency Medicine Doctor
Dr. Vanessa S. Franco is an Emergency Medicine Doctor in Santa Monica, CA
with special training and skill in addressing urgent illnesses and injuries in patients of all ages.
As an Emergency Medicine Doctor, Vanessa S. Franco, MD, PhD performs
in trauma centers, intensive care units, and emergency rooms. Emergency Medicine is
the diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions that require immediate attention. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Emergency Medicine Doctors include severe injuries, trauma, sepsis, burns, acute coronary syndrome, poisoning, heart attack, and stroke.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Emergency Medicine Doctors
include CPR, ECG, projection radiography, CT scan, x-ray, blood testing, suturing, inserting chest tubs, setting bones, and admitting patients into hospitals.
An emergency physician focuses on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further disability both in the pre-hospital setting by directing emergency medical technicians and in the emergency department. The emergency physician provides immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization and disposition of a generally diversified population of adult and pediatric patients in response to acute illness and injury.
Emergency Medicine Doctors in Santa Monica, CA
Sports Internal Medicine Doctor
An internist trained to be responsible for continuous care in the field of sports medicine, not only for the enhancement of health and fitness, but also for the prevention of injury and illness. A sports medicine physician must have knowledge and experience in the promotion of wellness and the prevention of injury. Knowledge about special areas of medicine such as exercise physiology, biomechanics, nutrition, psychology, physical rehabilitation, epidemiology, physical evaluation, injuries (treatment and prevention and referral practice) and the role of exercise in promoting a healthy lifestyle are essential to the practice of sports medicine. The sports medicine physician requires special education to provide the knowledge to improve the healthcare of the individual.
Sports Internal Medicine Doctors in Santa Monica, CA
