The Healthcare Team
This professional has ultimate medical authority over an injured athlete.
Who is the Team Physician (or Medical Director)?
Often called "empty-tank shock," this occurs due to significant loss of blood or fluids.
What is Hypovolemic Shock?
This maneuver is the first-line method for opening a patient’s airway when a cervical spine injury is suspected.
What is the Jaw-Thrust Maneuver?
This condition is defined by the presence of blood in the pleural space.
What is a Hemothorax?
These are the minimum infection-prevention practices that assume every patient may be colonized or infected.
What are Standard Precautions?
This type of communication occurs when a sender gives a clear message, the receiver repeats it, and the sender confirms it was understood.
What is Closed-Loop Communication?
This type of shock occurs when circulation is mechanically blocked, such as in a tension pneumothorax or pulmonary embolism.
What is Obstructive Shock?
This transfer technique is specifically preferred for a supine patient when enough trained personnel (6-8 people) are available.
What is the Multiperson Lift and Slide?
This is the only oxygen device that provides assisted ventilation for a patient with inadequate or absent respirations
What is a Bag-Valve-Mask (BVM)?
This type of consent applies to unresponsive or ill patients when the situation is urgent and action is necessary
What is Implied Consent?
This mnemonic for handoffs stands for Mechanism of Injury, Interventions, Signs/Symptoms, and Treatment provided.
What is MIST?
This physiological process involves vessel constriction and platelet plug formation to stop bleeding.
: What is Hemostasis?
This specific device is used to restrict motion for standing or seated patients, such as gymnasts or pole vaulters.
What is a Kendrick Extrication Device (K.E.D.)?
Hoarseness, stridor, and subcutaneous emphysema following trauma to the anterior neck are hallmark signs of this injury.
What is a Laryngeal Injury?
This is the required disposal container for used needles, which should never be recapped.
What is a Sharps Container?
This specific EMS provider level is authorized to perform advanced airway procedures and autonomous decision-making
Who is a Paramedic
In an early/compensated state of shock, this vital sign may still appear within normal ranges.
: What is Blood Pressure?
When managing a prone patient, this specific type of log-roll method is preferred over the "pull" method.
What is the Log-Roll Push?
This objective test of lung function is used to monitor asthma but should never delay emergency care.
: What is Peak Flow Testing?
Individually identifiable health information is referred to by this three-letter acronym
What is PHI (Protected Health Information)?
These team members must not act outside their competence or substitute for licensed staff, but they are vital members of the interprofessional team when supervised.
Who are Athletic Training Students?
This lab finding in the Emergency Department (a value >3 mmol/L) is a standard indicator of shock.
What is Lactate?
To prevent malalignment, clinicians must avoid removing a football helmet alone if these are still in place.
: What are Shoulder Pads?
This finding during a SC joint assessment (difficulty swallowing) is a red flag for a posterior dislocation.
What is Dysphagia?
Documentation of a patient’s refusal of care must include a confirmation that the patient had this—the mental ability to understand risks
What is Capacity?