Chapter #7 Athletic Training Exam #2

The Coach's Responsibility:

*It is imperative that the coach maintain a clear head and remain objective in the initial assessment of any injury. *By law, the coach is the person most often held accountable for proper injury management when no athletic trainer or physician is present.

The written plans must include:

*locations of telephones, emergency phone numbers, directions to the contest site, access points to the facility, and other critical information.

There are two good reasons for developing a formal emergency plan for sports injuries:

1. Anything that can be done ahead of time to improve that health care of injured athlete should be a priority. 2. From a legal standpoint, failure to have an emergency plan in place has been found to constitute negligence in litigation resulting from sports injury.

The emergency plan should be a written document that accounts for the following components:

1. Emergency plan for athletics identifies the personnel involved to carry out plans. The plan would start with the staff being trained for Automatic External Defibrillation, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, first aid, and prevention of disease transmission. 2. Emergency plan should specify the equipment needed to carry out the tasks required in the event of an emergency. The plan should include location of equipment. The equipment available should be appropriate to the level of training of the personnel involved. 3. Establishment of a clear mechanism for communication to appropriate emergency care service providers and identification of the mode of transportation for the injured participant are critical elements of an emergency plan. 4. Plan needs to be specific to the activity venue. Each activity and sport should have a defined emergency plan.

Four functions with respect to the emergency plan:

1. Immediate care of the athlete 2. Equipment retrieval (Emergency Equipment) 3. Activation of EMS 4. Directing EMS to the scene of the injury.

The emergency plan should be a written document that accounts for the following components (CONTINUED)

5. Emergency plans should incorporate the emergency care facilities to which the injured individual will be taken. 6. The emergency plan specifies the necessary plan. The plan will should identify the person responsible for documentation. 7. The emergency plan should be reviewed and rehearsal may be necessary. 8. The emergency plan should be reviewed by the administration and legal counsel of the sponsoring organization or institution.

AVPU Scale

A: Alert and Awake V: responds to Verbal stimulus P: Responds to painful stimulus U: unresponsive to any stimulus

IMPORTANT QUESTIONS

AND CONSIDERATIONS!!!!*

Exercise-Induced Asthma:

Acute, reversible, self-limiting bronchospasm occurring during or after exercises.

Coaching personnel should be properly trained those first aid procedures commonly referred to as ______:

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Initial Survey:

Evaluation of an injured athlete to determine if the player's life is in immediate jeopardy.

The assessment of the injured athletes consists of two phases known as

Initial survey and physical exam

Point Tenderness-

Pain produced when an injury site is palpated.

First Aid Training..

Personnel involved with organized sports programs must be trained in basic first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

Emergency Supplies:

Role of each individual

Shock:

Shock is an acute, life-threatening condition that involves the body's failure to maintain adequate circulation to the vital organs. Results from severe hemorrhage, cardiogenic, neurogenic, psychogenic conditions.

Palpation:

The act of feeling with the hands for the purpose of determining the consistency of the part beneath.

(T or F) AED traiing if Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) available.

True

(T or F) Coaches must have a basic knowledge of sports injuries and, more important, the ability to differentiate minor from major injuries

True

(T or F) Proper planning is essential to ensure appropriate initial first aid management of an injury.

True

(T or F) Sports injuries are an inevitable outcome of participation for tens of thousands of athletes each year

True

Emergency Supplies:

a. Location b. Responsible party c. Procedure for use

Phones..

a. Location/ access at all times b. Emergency numbers c. Who makes the call?

Gates/ Passageways:

a. Which one is to be used? b. Who has the keys? c. Will emergency vehicles have easy access? d. Who will guide emergency vehicles to the site?

" Failing to identify and properly deal with injuries in order to avoid unnecessary aggravation or complication" is a major source of liability for _________?

coaches.

Treatment for shock:

have athlete lay supine(on back) with legs elevated 8 to 12 inches. Cover with blanket

History:

having a discussion with either the athlete and/or onlookers

Observation-

observing for obvious signs and/ or symptoms related to the injury

Signs and symptoms of shock:

profuse sweating, cool clammy-feeling skin; dilated pupils; elevated pulse and respiration; irritable behavior; complaints of extreme thirst; and nausea and/ or vomiting.