Athletic training: chapter 1+2 – Flashcards
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What is athletic training
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The prevention, recognition, evaluation, treatment, rehabilitation, and health care administration of athletic injuries
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What does NATA stand for?
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National Athletic Trainer's Association
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Who makes up the District 7 Rocky mountain
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Co, Ut, New mexico, Wy, Ar
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Each state has its own branch of organization what is CO?
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CATA
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What does it take to be cerfified?
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4 yr degree from college/ university in athletic training Must pass board of certification test Each state has different requirements Every 3 yrs 75 hr of continued edu
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Certification in Colorado'?
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ATC's are REGISTERED with DORA have to pass BOC and pay a fee against law to pretended to be an AT
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What does DORA stand for?
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Department of regulatory agency
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Who makes up a sports medicine team
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Most important person on team is physician ATC works under license team of physician
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What is HIPPA
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Health insurance portability and accountability Act of 1996 protects patients privacy
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What four types of paper work are there?
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Sign in sheets injury reports head sheets practice sheets
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Employment settings for an AT
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High school college pro sports PT clinic olympics MD office corporations fire departments gyms (YMCA)
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What other cerfifications could a AT get?
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CSCS, massage therapists, assistants, PT, PA
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Main check list in recognition in injuries
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recognize determine severity apply proper evaluation and treatment
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What are the two major considerations in emergency evaluation?
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1- control or life threatening conditions? 911 2- management of non-life threatening conditions
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What is done in an immediate referal
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checking for loss of respiratory funcs sever bleeding unconsciousness paralysis obvious deformity suspected fracture/ dislocation pain, tenderness or disformity along vertebral column
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In life threatening injuries, what is done in a primary survey?
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check for ABC's Airway breathing circulation no abcs? call 911
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What is done in evaluation ( 2nd survey)?
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secondary survey history background physical examination
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What is asked for history
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?s to determine mechanism of injury onset of sympotoms location of injury quantity and quality of pain type and location of any abnomal sensations progression and signs and symptoms, better or worse
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What is HOPS?
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History Observation Palpation Special tests
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What does the H in HOPS stand for and mean?
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history mechanism of injury (how it happened) location of pain sensations experienced ( did you hear a pop) previous injuries
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What does the O in HOPS stand for and mean?
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Observation compare uninvolved to involved sides look for bleeding, deformity, swelling, dislocation, and other signs of trama
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What does the P in HOPS stand for and mean?
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Palpation hands on palpate injury above and below injury sight examine both sides
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What does the S in HOPS stand for and mean?
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Special tests looking for joint instability, disability and pain testing muscle strenght
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What does SOPA stand for?
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Subjective assessment Objective assessment assessment plan
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What does S in SOPA stand for and mean?
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subjective assessment (history) previous injury how? when? what did you feel? type of pain? where? sounds, pops?
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What does O in SOPA stand for and mean?
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objective assessment involves visual, physical fun. aspects assess: swelling deformity circulation bone soft tissue range of motion
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What does P is SOPA stand for and mean?
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plan what are you going to do/ doing now?
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What does A in SOPA stand for and mean?
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impression of injury, what is going on?
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In treatment protocol, what does PRICES stand for?
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Protection Rest Ice Compression Elevation Support
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P in PRICES
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protection protect injury by removing them from participation
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R in PRICES
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Rest rest injury, depends on severity for length
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I in PRICES
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Ice apply ice to injury ice bag 20 min cold worldpool 50- 60 degrees for 15 min
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C in PRICES
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compression compression wrap (ace wrap) control swelling start furthest from heat, then work towards don't apply tight just lay it on
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E in PRICES
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keep injury higher than heart gravity pull swelling out
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S in PRICES
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crutches, sling
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Name four types of splints?
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Fixation -SAM, pillow, blanket, board Vacuum -airs sucked out, rigid Pneumatic (air) blown up (uncommon) traction advances, used for femurs and humerus. prevent of bones from touching
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Name the two splints used at VISTA
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fixation and vacuum
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What to do when splinting
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Check circulation ( capillary refill) at site of injury cover all wounds with dry sterile dressing before splinting do not move athlete before splinting select proper splint length and size should cover above and below injury when splinting, minimize movement support above and below injury wrap splint on snug check capillary refill once again
