Injury Evaluation
Injury Care
Emergency & First Aid
Injuries
100
What does HOPS stand for?
history observation palpation special test
100
What does RICE stand for?
rest ice compress elevate
100
What are the 5 types of wounds?
laceration, puncture, avulsion, incision, and abrasion
100
What is the most common type of ankle sprain?
Inversion/Lateral Ankle sprain
200
What does S.O.A.P. stand for? What does each category mean?
subjective - everything the patient tells the examiner
objective - everything the examiner sees and feels
assessment - what the injury is
plan - directions given to patient to follow in order for the injury to heal
200
Why would a patient need to use an ace wrap?
To get rid of swelling in the area and/or pain relief
200
List 4 places to take a pulse.
Carotid, radial, brachial, and dorsal pedis
200
What injury is shown below?
mallet finger
300
What does the anterior drawer test in the ankle?
ATF ligament
300
Describe an acute injury vs a chronic injury.
Chronic - long term, has happened before
Acute - happened for the very first time
300
You go to check a patient's breathing. Their breathing seems abnormally high. What should be the average resting respirations per minute be for an adult?
12-16 respirations/breaths per minute
300
What is the MOI for an ACL tear?
plant and twist
400
What are the 3 hamstring muscles?
semimembranosus
semitendinosus
biceps femoris
400
List as least 1 physiological effect of cryotherapy and thermotherapy.
Cryotherapy - decrease blood circulation, vasoconstriction, decrease metabolic rate
Thermotherapy - increase blood circulation, vasodialation, increase metabolic rate
400
During CPR, when is the one exception where you perform ventilations (breaths) first before chest compressions?
When a person was drowning.
400
What do the following injuries all have in common?
biceps tendonitis
patellar tendonitis
shoulder impingement
All caused by overuse and chronic injuries.
500
How many phases of healing are there? Which phase takes the longest?
Three phases
3rd phase (2+ years)
500
Describe the 3 grade of sprain and signs/symptoms of each grade.
G1 - tendon overstretched, mild s/s
G2 - tendon partial tear, moderate s/s
G3 - tendon complete tear, severe s/s
500
While on a hike with your friends, you notice they are sweating like A LOT because we only started the hike 10 minutes ago. In the next few minutes you notice they start chugging water and complaining of a headache. You chest their pulse which turns out to be a very fast pulse, and take note of how clammy their skin is. What is your friend experiencing?
Heat exhaustion
500
List at least 5 signs of a concussion
sensitive to light, headache, dialated pupils, confusion, vomitting/nausea, loss of balance, etc.