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What is the purpose of a Pre-Participation Examination?

  • Required annual medical evaluation before sports participation

  • Ensures student athlete safety and well-being

  • Identifies potential health risks

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What is Prehabilitation?

  • Preventing injuries before they occur

  • Addresses areas of concern or deficit identified before participation

  • Helps reduce the chance of injury

  • Pain management

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What is an EAP (Emergency Action Plan)?

Written, systematic approach to injury management that must be customized for organization

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You are creating a full body lifting circuit, what are 4 exercises you need to fulfill a full body lift.

Two upper body, two lower body. 

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Give an example of a life threatening injury. 

Severe blood loss, no pulse, compound fracture, ect

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What was vital signs that we testing during class?

Heart Rate, listening for pulse and rhythm

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What is an adaptation?

  • Adaptation- is the whole purpose of strength training where you exercise muscles in order to get stronger.

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Emergency Equipment must be - 

Well maintained, readily accessible, staff trained

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An athlete gets a large cut on the back of their leg (calf) it is bleeding quite a bit and needs stitches. Is this a life threatening event?
No, as long as you control the bleeding the athlete will be fine but needs to be transported to the emergency room for stitches. 
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Explain what a deep patellar reflex test?

A quick physical exam where a doctor taps the tendon below your kneecap to check the health of your nervous system and spinal cord

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What is HIPPA?

  • HIPAA compliance

  • Secure record storage

  • Limited access to medical information

  • Proper handling of sensitive data

  • Communication protocols

  • Information sharing guidelines

  • Parent/guardian rights

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What type of athlete would need more fast twitch muscle fibers and which athlete would need more slow twitch muscle fibers. 

Slow Twitch- Low intensity exercises such as jogging, cycling, swimming, or any type of endurance based exercise use slow twitch fibers. 

Fast Twitch- These fibers are used in high intensity or high speed situations like for sprinting or weight lifting, these fibers need to engage. 

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What would be an example of a non life threatening injury?

Minor cut, concussion, sprained ankle, ect

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An athlete comes up to you asking for a Cardiorespiratory Conditioning Plan for soccer. What type of exercises should they be doing?

Jogging, swimming, biking, endurance activities. 

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What is Muscle Reversibility?

The process of muscle atrophy due to disuse, immobilization, or starvation, leads to decreased strength, and muscle mass.

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What are some documentation requirments?

  • Complete medical history form

  • Physical examination findings

  • Healthcare provider signature

  • Parent/guardian signature (if under 18)

  • Date of examination

  • Sport-specific considerations

  • Clearance status

  • Maintain records at school

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What is Atrophy?

Atrophy means the muscle is not being worked causing regression in strength and size of the muscle.

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What would be on an emergency medical card?

Parent/guardian contact information, Medical history, Hospital preferences, Physician contact information, Treatment authorization Transportation consent

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You are giving a Pre-Participation Examination and listening to a patients heart. You notice they their heart sounds like it beats three times in a row instead of two. What is wrong with them? Should they be able to participate in their sport?

They have an irregular heart beat that needs to be cleared by a heart doctor before participation. 

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What does unrestricted clearance mean?

Athlete cannot participate

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Give me a example of a special consideration for an athlete. 

  • Athletes with disabilities

  • Chronic medical conditions

  • Previous injuries

  • Required protective equipment

  • Sport-specific risk factors

  • Environmental considerations

  • Need for emergency action plans

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What is the difference between isometric and isotonic exercise?

Isometric- An activity that causes tension in the muscle to increase but does not cause the muscle to shorten. Stays the same length. An example would be a DB Isometric Hold 

Dynamic or Isotonic- An activity that causes the muscle to contract and shorten. An example would be a full squat

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What is a good practice of implementation for an EAP?

Regular EAP review and updates, Strong relationships with local EMSBackup communication systems, Clear access routes maintained, Updated emergency contact information, Regular equipment checks, Continuous staff training

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You are creating an EAP for a basketball game, what are some parameters you would have in place in case of emergency.

  • Confirm who's on-site with first aid/CPR/AED training (coach, athletic trainer, or designated staff)
  • Know the exact venue address and nearest entrance for EMS access (dispatchers need this precisely)
  • Locate the nearest AED and first aid kit; check both are stocked/functional
  • Have emergency contact info for all players readily available
  • Assign roles in advance: who calls 911, who controls the scene/crowd, who meets EMS at the door, who has the first aid kit
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Example of an isokinetic exercise?

Biodex Machine