Vocab
Objective evidence of an abnormal situation within the body
Sign
Annually
What are the 4 initial check assessments in order?
1. Responsiveness
2. Airway
3. Breathing
4. Severe Bleeding
What is considered/questions for History?
MOI, Previous Injury, Where does it hurt, Pain level
Athlete supine with legs elevated 8-12 inches. Calm athlete, cover athlete with a blanket
Subjective evidence of an abnormal situation within the body
Symptom
Who should take part in an Emergency Action Plan?
Coaches, Admin, team physician, athletic trainer, student athletic trainers, school nurse, local EMS
The first step to checking responsiveness is Alert and Aware. How can you check for that?
Are their eyes open, closed, rolling back
When is Physical Exam done and what is the purpose of the Physical Exam?
after the initial check, To take notes
For airway and breathing assessment during initial check should only take how long?
No more than 5-10 seconds
Checking a victim of an emergency for signs and symptoms associated with injury and/or illness
Physical Exam
In regard to emergency planning, what are the 4 items the emergency team should stipulate before a game or other competition?
1) immediate care of the athlete
2) equipment retrieval (emergency equipment)
3) activation of EMS (when the situation is deemed of sufficient magnitude)
4) signaling the EMS to the field if they are already present or directing EMS to the scene of the injury if they were not originally present.
How do you check the Verbal stimulus?
Ask athlete to move body part like fingers or toes.
What are the components for Physical Exam?
History
Observation
Palpation
What are signs of Hypovolemic Shock?
rapid weak pulse, rapid shallow breathing, moist clammy-feeling skin and blue skin inside lips and under nail beds.
Pain produced when an injury site is palpated
Point Tenderness
What are several key elements to an emergency action plan?
1. Emergency Team
2. Location of Equipment
3. Communication
4. Specific to each venue
5. Emergency care facilities
6. Documentation
7. Rehearsed Annually
8.Reviewed by admin
Pinching the skin
What does Observation consist of?
obvious Sign, Symptoms,
During Airway assessment, if an athlete is unresponsive and has no head injury what airway technique is used?
Head-tilt/ chin lift
Inability of the cardiovascular system to maintain adequate circulation to all part of the body
Hypovolemic Shock
What are several best practices for an emergency action plan that help eliminate barriers to optimal health and safety
1. No scheduled athletic activity until coach are familiar with EAP
2. Post specific EAP at each venue
3. Efficient communication system
4. Post specific location of all emergency equipment
5. Place AED & CPR equipment for immediate retrieval
6. Train Members of emergency team in proper use and maintenance of all equipment
7. Determine the role of each emergency team member in regard to evaluation and care of the injured party
For Responsiveness what does the acronym AVPU scale mean?
Alert and aware
Verbal stimulus
Painful Stimulus
Unresponsive
What does Palpation consist of?
Touching the injured area feeling for deformity
If you have an athlete who is unresponsive with a head injury what technique is used for airway?
Jaw-thrust