Muscular System
Name the muscles on the front of the chest
Pectorals
What is a sprain?
injury to ligaments around a joint
List one way to treat a fainting victim.
1. If sitting, put head between knees or lie down and raise feet
2. Lying down- raise feet above heart
(face is pale, raise the tail...face is red, raise the head)
List 2 symptoms of a broken bone.
Pain on spot
Bone sticks out of skin
Injured area is bent or looks deformed
Pain spreads away from injury
May feel sick or go into shock
What connects bone to bone?
Ligaments
Deltoids
What do the letters RICE represent?
REST
ICE
COMPRESSION
ELEVATION
List one way to treat a person who is hyperventilating.
Cover mouth and nose and breathe into paper sack or victim’s shirt
List 2 ways to treat a broken bone.
- X-ray needed
- Do not move injured area
- Put ice pack on injury
- Leave injury in position you found it
- Do not try to push bone back in the skin
- Tie broken area to the body so the victim does not move it
- Cover victim with blanket or jacket in case of shock
- Get to hospital
What connects muscle to bone?
Tendons
Name the muscles on...
- The side of the body
- The stomach
- Obliques
- Abdominals
How long do you leave ice on a sprain?
15-20 minutes
What is the function of cilia?
move back and forth to clean the air we breathe in
what is one reason to ice an injury?
Control swelling
Control pain
Name the muscles on...
- Back of upper arm
- Front of arm
- Triceps
- Biceps
What is a simple fracture? (closed fracture)
Fill in the steps to help a conscious adult choking victim:
a. Ask for ______
b. Call _____
c. Bend victim forward
d. Give ___ back blows
e. Give ___ ____________ ______________
f. Repeat until the object is out, medical help arrives, or victim becomes unconscious
a. Ask for CONSENT
b. Call 911
c. Bend victim forward
d. Give 5 back blows
e. Give 5 ABDOMINAL THRUSTS
f. Repeat until the object is out, medical help arrives, or victim becomes unconscious
List 2 ways to treat shin splints.
- Ice cycles (15-20 minutes on/off)
- Stretch calf muscle before and after exercise
- Wear shoes with good support
- Easy on exercise until pain is gone
- Start exercising gradually – get ready for sport
- Get more calcium and vitamin D
- May have to see a doctor if pain does not go away and will need an x-ray
- Trainer can wrap to help heal
Name the muscles on...
- Front of thigh
- Back of thigh
- Quadriceps
- Hamstring
What is a compound fracture? (Compound)
the bone sticks out through the skin
Where do you start to wrap a sprain?
start farthest away, toward your heart