5207 - Event Management Flashcards
How do you prepare for working at an event?
- Know the rules of the sport!
- can you just run onto the field or do you have to wait to be called in?
- how much time do you have to assess/treat the player? - Research the common injuries for that sport and how to treat them
- Kits and supplies
- Equipment, skills, emergency action plan (EAP)
What are the different types of bags you might carry?
- Run on kit
- Sideline kit
- has equipment to treatment pitch side injuries for initial management
- - Change room kit
What factors should you consider when researching types of injuries?
- age groups
- team vs individuals
- elite vs. club?
- contact vs non contact
What is EAP and what does it entail?
Emergency Action Plan
- roles and responsibilities of key personnel in case of catastrophic injury; location of equipment, ambo, access points, local medical facilities (GP surgery, trauma centre, etc)
What are examples of your pre-event duties?
Strapping
Massage
Stretching/warmup
Liase with coaching/medical staff
What are examples of during event duties?
Managing sideline injuries
- strapping
- RTS testing
- monitoring weather
- water/electrolytes/protein bars
What are the 4 benefits of staying calm during an injury event?
- Effective injury management
- Deal with anxious athletes
- Deal with anxious parents/partner/team mate etc
- Manage others
Is the role of sideline assessment to diagnose or to traige?
TRIAGE!
- determine if RTS possible or needs to be removed
- prevent further injury!
What is TOTAPS and what is its significance?
T- talk
O - observe
T - touch
A - active - get them to actively move it; if unable then take them off field and immobilise
P - passive - stop if painful/restricted; can do special tests here as well; full ROM + px free for RTS
S - skills test - run/walk/jog/change direction
Significance - gives you a way to determine the severity, need for referral, and ability to RTS
