Head, Neck & Face Injuries
Causes the majority of dental injuries.
Direct Blow
All the parts of the Central Nervous System.
Brain (Cerebrum and Cerebellum) and Spinal Cord
Organ is responsible for filtering toxins from the blood, producing bile for digestion, metabolizing nutrients (glucose, fat, protein), storing vitamins (iron), and regulating blood clotting.
Liver
Abdominal injury can occur during heavy weight lifting with arm extension and holding your breath.
Abdominal Muscle Strain.
A condition in which airways become inflamed and constricts as a result of exposure to various allergens.
Asthma
Formal name for "Black Eye"
Orbital Hematoma
Main (one of the only) Facial Bone the Moves
Mandible
Organ is responsible for storings urine from the kidneys then removing it from the body.
Bladder
Typically occurs during running early in an exercise regimen of an unconditioned athlete and may be called a "Side Ache" or "Side Stitch."
Exercise-Related Transient Abdominal Pain (ETAP)
Disease often easily identified by the hallmark sign of Erythema Chronicum Migrans, also called a “bullseye rash,"
Lyme Disease
Most common facial injury in sports.
Epistaxis (nose bleed)
Formal name of the "Breathing Muscle."
Diaphragm
A pneumothorax, hemothorax, or pneumohemothorax is an injury to this organ.
The Lungs.
Condition where the appendix become inflamed and filled with pus, possibly leading to a rupture.
Appendicitis
Anemia (when the body does not have enough normal red blood cells) that results from an alteration in the shape of the red blood cells.
Sickle Cell Anemia
Formal name for a "Burner" or "Stinger"
Brachial Plexus Injury.
Describe the rib cage.
12 pairs of ribs; of the 12, 5 pairs are false, 2 pairs are floating
Organ is responsible for releasing hormones (insulin & glucagon) into the bloodstream to regulate blood sugar levels.
Pancreas
Injury is described as a genetic heart condition that causes an abnormally thick left ventricle (part of the heart that pumps blood to the body).
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.
An autoimmune condition whereby the body attacks cells in the pancreas, making them incapable of producing insulin.
Diabetes
A mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) caused by a bump, blow, or jolt to the head or body, causing the brain to move rapidly within the skull.
Consussion.
Layers that protect the skull from superficial to deep.
Skin, dense connective tissue, loose connective tissue, cranial bones, meninges (dura, arachnoid, and pia mater).
Organ is responsible for filtering blood to destroy old or damaged blood cells, storings healthy white and red blood cells and platelets, and helping to fight infections by producing antibodies and removing bacteria from the bloodstream.
Spleen
Injury is caused by a blunt impact to the chest directly over the heart at a critical moment during the cardiac cycle.
Commotio Cortis.
Define Universal Precautions.
Infection control practices that requiring all human blood and certain body fluids (saliva, mucus, sexual fluids, etc.) to be treated as if known to be infectious for bloodborne pathogens.