Off-Field Evaluation
Definition: Use of evaluation and assessment skills to determine extent of an injury / illness by a healthcare professional
What is Clinical Diagnosis?
MAPPS is used in what section of HOPS?
History
True or False: Skill level is a factor that can influence athletic injuries.
True
AROM
Active Range of Motion
How many inches should the crutches be away and in front of the legs?
6” and 2”
Definition: Application of mechanical forces to living organisms
What is biomechanics?
Write one question a provider would ask in the sounds and sensations section of MAPPS?
Did you feel a pop?
Any popping, clicking or grinding since?
Numbness or tingling?
The on-field assessment is divided into two categories.
The _______ survey and _______ survey.
Primary; Secondary
Passive Range of Motion
How many degrees should the elbows be flexed when fitting for crutches?
30 degrees
List three basic requirements you need to properly evaluate a patient’s injury
Anatomy
Biomechanics
Activity Knowledge
Write two questions asking about the MOI
How did this happen?
When did this happen?
What is the problem?
List three problems you are looking for during a primary survey
Level of consciousness
Airway
Breathing
Circulation
Severe Bleeding
Shock
HOPS
History, Observation, Palpation, Special Tests
True or False: When applying a splint the patient should be moved off the field first.
False: Splint them as they lie!
Name four types of special tests
Range of motion
Strength
Neurological Examination
Sensory Testing
Reflex Testing
Joint Stability
Functional Performance
Postural Examination
Write three questions you could ask a patient about pain?
Rate your pain 1-10
What type of pain are you experiencing?
What activities make pain worse?
Pain at night?
When the skin color on a patient turns blue, what can that tell us?
Airway obstruction or
Trouble breathing
SOAP
Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan
When should you check for circulation when applying a splint?
Before and after the splint is applied
True or False:
Myotome = Sensation
Dermatome = Motor
False
Write three questions asking about acute vs. chronic
Did it happen suddenly?
Did it gradually get worse over time?
Was there a specific moment you remember?
What is the difference between tachypnea, bradypnea, and dyspnea?
Tachypnea = rapid breathing
Bradypnea = slow breathing
Dyspnea = difficulty breathing
MAPPS
Mechanism of Injury, Acute vs. Chronic, Pain, Previous History, Sounds and Sensations
When using crutches, do you go crutch first or foot first when going up stairs?
Foot first!