Sports Med Team
Name a traditional setting that ATs work in.
College, secondary school, hospital, clinic.
Assumption of Risk example?
Waiver
Where on the body will you primarily see blue pigmentation for insufficient breathing?
Lips and fingernails
What does POLICE stand for?
Protection, Optimal Loading, Ice, Compression, Elevation
What does septic shock typically occur from?
Severe infection
Name two members of the Sports Medicine Team.
Derm, Neurologist, Ortho, Dentist, Podiatrist, Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Massage Therapist, etc.
What is the FAILURE to perform a legal duty?
NONfeasance
Name two pieces of the 911 phone call.
Type of emergency, suspected injury, condition of patient, location of emergency, current assistance, etc.
What is the main purpose for HIPAA?
Protect patient's privacy (regulates sharing of medical records)
What disease is typically associated with yellowing of the skin?
Liver disease (jaundice)
Clinics and hospitals make up for ____% of AT jobs.
40%
What is the failure to use ordinary or reasonable care?
Negligence
What does HIPAA stand for?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
What is pale/ashen skin a sign of?
Insufficient circulation, shock, hemorrhage, heat exhaustion, insulin shock
Name one pressure point on the body.
Temporal, carotid, axillary, brachial (2), radial, ulnar, femoral, popliteal, dorsalis pedis, tibialis pedis
Name one of the 5 DOMAINS.
Injury/illness Prevention, Clinical Evaluation, Immediate/Emergency Care, Treatment and Rehab, Organizational and Professional Health/Well-Being
What is something done incorrectly that they are LEGALLY allowed to do?
MISfeasance
What type of hemorrhage is dark red with a continuous flow?
Venous
What is one portion of the primary survey?
Airway obstruction, breathing, circulation, bleeding, shock
What is considered a normal blood pressure reading?
110/70 or 120/80
Name one element of Clinical Evaluation and Diagnosis.
Recognize nature and extent of injury, Involves on and off-field evaluation skills, Understand pathology of injuries.
Referrals to others on the Sports Med Team, Recognizing not only physical injuries, but mental and psychological ones as well.
MALfeasance
What type of shock is the inability of the heart to pump enough blood to the body?
Cardiogenic
What is a civil wrong which causes an injury, for which a victim may seek damages?
Tort
Name one thing that can be done while a patient/athlete is in shock.
Maintain core body temp, elevate feet and legs above the heart, keep patient calm, reassure the patient, limit onlookers and spectators