Injury Terminology
Term for a complete tearing of a ligament?
What is a sprain?
The "H" in HOPS evaluation stands for this.
What is History
The "S" in SOAP stands for this.
What is Subjective?
Special tests are used to confirm or rule out this.
What is a specific injury/pathology?
Severe pain, obvious deformity, or inability to bear weight could indicate this.
What is a fracture?
This injury involves overstretching or tearing of a muscle or tendon.
What is a Strain
This phase of evaluation involves observing the athlete's posture, gait, and swelling.
What is Observation
Information gathered through palpation or special tests falls under this SOAP section.
What is Objective?
This test assesses the stability of the ACL.
What is the Lachman test?
Loss of sensation or muscle function could suggest injury to this system.
What is the nervous system?
A break in bone is called this
What is a fracture
This method uses touch to assess injuries.
What is palpation
Where the healthcare provider makes a clinical diagnosis in SOAP notes.
What is Assessment?
This test is used to assess a suspected ankle sprain.
What is the Anterior Drawer test (ankle)?
A concussion evaluation must always check for this potentially fatal complication.
What is second impact syndrome?
An injury caused by repetitive stress without adequate healing time
What is a chronic injury
Special tests assess this during evaluation.
What is strength, stability, or range of motion?
The future care plan goes under this SOAP section.
What is Plan?
When performing special tests, the examiner must always compare this.
What are both sides (bilateral comparison)
Diminished pulse below the injury site may indicate this.
What is vascular compromise?
Term for swelling within a closed tissue space
What is compartment syndrome
The 4 main steps of HOPS evaluation.
What are History, Observation, Palpation, Special Tests?
An example of a "subjective" statement an athlete might say.
What is "I heard a pop and now my knee hurts."?
What must always be obtained before performing special tests on a conscious athlete?
What is consent?
Uncontrolled bleeding and signs of shock are signs to activate this.
What is the Emergency Action Plan (EAP)?