Terminology
What does ABC's stand for?
Airway, Breathing, Circulation
What is sunburn?
The loss of heat during exhalation
What is respiration?
- mild headache
- fatigue
- noticeably yellow urine
- feeling thirsty
What is dehydration?
You're at soccer practice and a player goes down. You see her holding her calf and limping a little. She says she hasn't drank much water today and the her calf feels real tight.
- passive, slow stretch
- ice
- fluid replacement!!! electrolytes!!
The NATA
What is National Athletic Trainers Association?
Painful, involuntary muscle spasms caused by exposure to heat and dehydration
What is heat cramps?
The loss of heat through perspiration
What is Evaporation?
- muscle cramping
- especially in calf, quads, hamstring
What is heat cramps?
You are at football training camp and see a player fall to his knees. He complains of general weakness and feels dizzy. You suspect heat exhaustion. What would you do?
- Bring them indoors/ shade
- Fluid replacement!
- cool body using ice!
The temperature-regulating center of the brain
What is the hypothalamus?
Fainting that occurs when the body attempts to cool itself by dilating the blood vessels
What is Heat Syncope?
The loss of heat through transfer to a cooler object
What is Conduction?
- lightheadedness
- dizziness
- headache
- nausea/vomiting
- fainting
What is heat syncope?
You are at a track meet and see an athlete collapse on the ground. They are extremely disoriented and in and out of consciousness. You suspect heat stroke. What would you do?
- Activate EAP!! 911
- Move athlete to shade cool area immediately
- Remove excess clothing
- ICE bath or ice towels!!!
The prevention, recognition, evaluation, and
care of injuries
What is Athletic Training?
Mildest form of generalized heat-related illness. A condition of near body collapse.
What is heat exhaustion?
The loss of heat through the transfer of infrared rays into the cooler environment
What is radiation?
- general weakness
- cool, clammy skin
- dizziness, nausea
- breathing, rapid but shallow
- rapid WEAK pulse
What is heat exhaustion?
Someone comes in with frostbite in their fingers. How would you treat?
Warm water soak
The individuals involved in the care of the
athlete
What is the sports medicine team?
Life-threatening, most severe heat-related condition
What is Heat Stroke?
Heat loss through air currents passing by a warm surface
What is convection?
- Hot, dry, red skin
- STRONG, rapid pulse
- Mental confusion
- Unconsciousness
What is heatstroke?
Someone comes up to you asking you to hook them up on E stim. Pablo and Stephanie are not around. What would you do?
Don't hook up anyone ever on e-stim