This document provides definitions and information about various medical concepts relevant to sports medicine. It defines terms like avulsion, open fracture, and subluxation. It also discusses signs and symptoms of conditions like arterial bleeding, hyperventilation, heat illness, and injuries to various body parts like the collarbone, spleen, and jaw. Treatment strategies are outlined for issues such as lacerations, eye abrasions, blisters, ringworm, and athlete's foot. The document covers a wide range of anatomical, pathological, and first aid topics.
This document provides definitions and information about various medical concepts relevant to sports medicine. It defines terms like avulsion, open fracture, and subluxation. It also discusses signs and symptoms of conditions like arterial bleeding, hyperventilation, heat illness, and injuries to various body parts like the collarbone, spleen, and jaw. Treatment strategies are outlined for issues such as lacerations, eye abrasions, blisters, ringworm, and athlete's foot. The document covers a wide range of anatomical, pathological, and first aid topics.
This document provides definitions and information about various medical concepts relevant to sports medicine. It defines terms like avulsion, open fracture, and subluxation. It also discusses signs and symptoms of conditions like arterial bleeding, hyperventilation, heat illness, and injuries to various body parts like the collarbone, spleen, and jaw. Treatment strategies are outlined for issues such as lacerations, eye abrasions, blisters, ringworm, and athlete's foot. The document covers a wide range of anatomical, pathological, and first aid topics.
As a coach, you cannot give first aid to a minor without consent A fracture with the bone partially thru the skin is called a/an open-fracture The Trainer's Angel or an FM Extractor is a device designed to remove an athlete's face-mask without removing the helmet People who work in sports medicine must know the most about anatomy The ABC of basic life support stands for airway, breathing, and circulation Arterial signs of external-bleeding include rapid, bright red blood flow; capillary signs involve slow, oozing blood, and venous signs involve rapid, dark blood The general rule for moving an injured-athlete is to err on the side of caution. Ophthalmologists are sometimes called eyedoctors The purpose of pre-season conditioning is to help athletes condition themselves before the season begins
Orthopedists are sometimes called bone
doctors Pre-season physical exams are important because they help assess the overall health and conditions that could lead to an injury of an athlete Most injuries are due to situations that you have some control over or could have been prevented When the air temperature is between 80 and 90 degrees F and humidity is at or above 70%, athletes should rest and drink-water frequently Heat transfer that takes place when a liquid is converted to gas is called evaporation As a coach, you should treat a face laceration by covering the injury with sterile gauze and applying-pressure Tendons attach muscle to bones. The most common reason for an adult's heart to stop beating is due to heart-disease Bones that "pop" out and immediately "pop" back in are called subluxations Injuries to internal organs must be evaluated, treated and cleared by a physician
Diabetes and seizures are types of suddenillnesses
Insulin is a hormone that regulates blood-sugar Common symptoms of spine injury include numbness-or-tingling in the extremities and pain on or near the spine The most important reason for checking-thescene before approaching to help an athlete is that you could become injured if the scene is unsafe A sign and symptom of hyperventilation is increased pulse rate An accepted type of moving-technique for an injured player is four-handed carrying assist According to the textbook, for safety, athletic equipment should be checked every 3 years PRICE is the best strategy to minimize local tissue damage After you determine a person is not conscious or is not breathing, call EMS immediately A collapsed lung would not typically be caused by choking Anaphylactic-shock is a severe reaction to a
substance causing the body to respond with
swelling of the throat Asthma can be caused by exposure-to-smoke A spinal-injury that occurs when, for example, an individuals head is moved, sharply bent to the side, is called a burner / stinger A bruised kidney often refers pain in the lower back A cramping feeling felt in either the right or left side, most often felt by runners or athletes who lack cardiovascular endurance is called a sidestitch The number one sign of a broken-collarbone (clavicle) is a deformity of the collarbone The most commonly injured organ in the abdominal region is the spleen Low insulin levels may result from certainmedications Depressants can cause seizures and coma Grades I, II, and III are the levels of severity of musculoskeletal-injuries An epiphyseal (growth plate stress fracture) is a common condition of the elbow
Fainting can be brought about by low blood
pressure If the lower jaw is injured, the athlete will have pain and difficulty biting down In sports, most dislocations occur in the shoulder For eye-abrasions the best procedure to apply first is to wash the eye Signs for a jaw injury include swelling, deformity, and an inability to close the mouth Bacterial infection of a hair-follicle will cause a boil Non-contagious skin problems include blisters, abrasions, boils, and poisonous plant rash Blisters can either be open-or-closed Ringworm is a skin problem that accounts for 83.8% of reported skin conditions To treat athlete's foot, the most logical first step would be to apply antifungal-cream