Classifying Sports Injuries
Caused by an external blow or force, such as a collision with another player.
Direct injury
The first TOTAPS step, where you ask the athlete what happened and where it hurts.
Talk
Cleaning and covering an abrasion or laceration is an example of this type of treatment.
Immediate treatment
The emergency procedure used to manage potentially life-threatening conditions.
DRSABCD
The process of restoring an athlete to their pre-injury level.
Rehabilitation
An athlete should have no ______ when performing sports-specific activities.
Pain
Caused by an intrinsic force within the body, such as excessive strain on muscles, tendons or ligaments.
Indirect injury
This step involves looking for swelling, redness and abnormalities.
Observe
Name the RICER steps
Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevate, Referral.
The first step of DRSABCD: check for this to yourself, the patient and others.
Danger
Gradually increasing the range of movement until full ROM is restored.
Progressive mobilisation
This type of readiness is important because an athlete may lack confidence after an injury.
Psychological readiness
Injuries affecting muscles, tendons, ligaments, cartilage, skin or blood vessels.
Soft tissue injuries
This step involves gently feeling the injured area for pain, swelling, heat and abnormalities.
Touch
In RICER, this is used intermittently to reduce pain, inflammation and swelling.
Ice
The DRSABCD step where you check whether the person is conscious and coherent.
Response
Gradually increasing range of motion, intensity and activities during recovery.
Graduated exercise
Rugby players may need to complete these before returning to competition.
Contact drills
Injuries involving damage to bones or teeth.
Hard tissue injuries
This step asks the athlete to move the injured area themselves.
Active movement
Name the PRICE protocols
Protection, Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevate.
If a person is unresponsive and not breathing normally, this should be commenced.
CPR
Training should gradually rebuild fitness, strength, speed and _____
Skills
Non-contact sports place emphasis on pain-free full range of motion and this.
Proper technique
Injuries caused by excessive and repetitive force, such as tennis elbow, shin splints and stress fractures.
Overuse injuries
The final step asks the athlete to perform a sport-specific skill to determine whether they can safely perform.
Skills test
Name the HARM protocols
Heat, Alcohol, Re-injury/running and Massage
This is used after life-threatening injuries have been ruled out to prevent further damage and pain.
Immobilisation
This modality is applied after initial bleeding has stopped to increase circulation, oxygen, muscle elasticity and joint mobility.
Heat
Return to play should not be determined solely by this person.
The athlete