Responding to an Emergency
Approaching an emergency to look for obvious hazards, number of victims and cause of the injury is known as the...
Scene Size-Up
Inflammation of the skin that can be caused by any substance that irritates the skin
Dermatitis
When a joint comes apart and stays apart with the bone ends no longer in contact
Dislocation
This is applied over a wound to control bleeding and prevent contamination
Dressing
When pigment-producing cells die or stop functioning.
Vitiligo
3 things that should be stated when calling 911
−Person’s location
−Your phone number and name
−Description of what happened
−Number of people needing help
−Description of the person’s condition
A noncontagious skin rash that produces itching, blistering, and scaling
Eczema
A______is a tear in a ligament while a _______strain is a tear in a muscle/tendon
Sprain/Strain
A type of dressing that can be sterile or nonsterile and Woven or non woven
Gauze
The absence of breathing
Apnea
Define the acronym DOTS
DEFORMITY
OPEN WOUNDS
TENDERNESS
SWELLING
A highly contagious skin infection resulting by the same fungus that causes athlete's foot.
Ringworm
An incomplete fracture
Greenstick Fracture
Three types of splints/immobilization devices that can be used for a Musculoskeletal injury.
CARDBOARD SPLINT
VACUUM SPLINT
SAM SPLINT
SLING
When an athlete has sustained an second head injury before symptoms associated with the first have fully cleared
Second Impact Syndrome
Two trained personnel that would be capable of removing an athlete's equipment on field, during an emergency.
-Athletic Trainer
-Equipment Manager
-Coach
A chronic, recurrent dermatosis marked by itchy, scaly, red plaques covered by silvery gray scales
Psoriasis
A fracture caused by a twisting force
Spiral Fracture
A solution used to wash cells/tissue and to maintain a tooth in a viable state.
Hank's Balanced Salt Solution (HBSS)
inflammation of the sebaceous glands
Acne Vulagris
In the acronym POLICE the OL stand for what
Optimal Loading
A highly contagious bacterial skin infection characterized by honey-colored clusters.
Impetigo
The grating sensation caused by palpating broken bones
Crepitus
The type of splint that would be used for an open fracture
Vacuum Splint
small fluid filled sacs such as blisters
Vesicles