Health priorities in Australia
Identify the four measures of epidemiology.
- Morbidity
- Mortality
- infant mortality
- Life expectancy
How many multiple choice questions are there in the HSC exam paper and what topics do they consist of?
20 questions - 10 from Core 1, 10 from Core 2
What is the fuel for the ATP/PC system?
Creating Phosphate
20 seconds - 2-3 minutes
What is the cause of fatigue of the Lactic Acid System
Accumulation of lactic acid
What are the medical conditions that need to be considered for children and young adults?
Asthma
Diabetes
Epilepsy
What are socio-cultural determinants of health?
Family, peers, media, religion and culture.
What is cardiac output?
The total amount of blood leaving the heart each minute
What are the three dash points below anxiety and arousal?
- Trait and state anxiety
- Sources of stress
- Optimum arousal
What are the benefits of free weights?
Accessible, portable, develop core strength
What is the difference in life expectancy between Indigenous and non-indigenous Australians?
Approximately 10 years
What are two indicators of readiness to return to play?
Pain free and degree of mobility
Distinguish the difference between prevalence and incidence
Prevalance- the number of diseases in a population at a specific time
Incidence is the number of new cases of diseases occurring in a population
What are the stages of skill acquisition?
1. Cognitive Stage
2. Associative Stage
3. Autonomous Stage
What are two benefits of caffeine supplementation
Enhances concentration, memory and reasoning, improving decision making
Promoting the process of glycogen sparing
Improving the athlete’s perception of fatigue
Provide an example of negative extrinsic motivation
Describe 2 complementary/alternative health care approaches?
TBC
How are injuries assessed?
TOTAPS
TALK
OBSERVE
TOUCH
ACTIVE
PASSIVE MOVEMENT
SKILLS TEST
What are 5 factors for identifying Priority Health Issues?
1. Prevalence of condition
2. Social justice principles
3. Priority population groups
4. Costs to the individual and community
5. Potential for prevention and early intervention.
What is bulk billing?
Payment option in the Medicare system where the service provider bills Medicare directly for the consultation fee, accepting the Medicare benefit as full payment, and the patient pays nothing.
What are the neural strategies?
Hydrotherapy and massage.
What does LIP stand for and what is it?
Lactate inflection point - the point where accumulation begins to exceed removal
Which stage of skill acquisition is focused on practice?
Associative Stage
What are the three dash points under taping and bandaging
- Preventative taping
- Taping for isolation of injury
- Bandaging for immediate treatment of injury
What are the top three leading causes of death among males?
1. Coronary Heart disease
2. Dementia including Alzheimer's disease
3. Lung Cancer
What are the top three leading causes of death among females?
1. Dementia including Alzheimer's disease
2. Coronary Heart disease
3. Cerebrovascular disease
What are the types of training and training methods
Aerobic (Continuous, Fartlek, Interval, Circuit)
Anaerobic (SIT, Plyometrics)
Strength (Free, Fixed, Hydraulic, Elastic)
Flexibility (Static, Dynamic, PNF, Ballistic)
What are the principles of training
Specificity
Variety
Progressive Overload
Training thresholds
Warm up cool down
What are the psychological strategies to enhance motivation and manage anxiety?
Mental Rehearsal/Visualisation
Relaxation
Goal setting
Concentration
What is involved in rehabilitation procedures?
Progressive Mobilisation
Graduated Exercise
Training
Use of heat and cold