Core 3 - Fitness choices (first aid syllabus) Flashcards
Blue heading - setting priorities for managing a first aid situation and assessing the casualty
- situational analysis
- priority of assessment
- DRSABCD
- STOP
Blue Heading - crisis management
- cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
- Bleeding
- Shock
- neck and spinal injury
- moving the casualty
- medical referral
- care of the unconscious casualty
Blue Heading - Management of injuries
- Cuts and lacerations
- fractures
- dislocations
- head injuries and concussion
- eye injuries
- nasal injuries
- burn injuries
- teeth injuries
- electrocution
- chest injuries
- abdominal injuries
Blue Heading - Management of medical conditions
- heart attack
- stroke
- diabetes
- epilepsy
- asthma
- anaphylaxes
- poisoning
- bites and stings
- exposure to heat and cold
Blue heading - physical environments
- traffic accidents
- water environment
- electricity
Blue Heading - infection control and protection
- HIV/AIDS
- blood borne viruses (Hep B and C)
Blue headings - Legal and moral dilemmas
- legal implications eg occupational health and safety legislation, litigation
- moral obligations eg duty of care, responsible citizenship
- commonsense versus heroics
Blue heading - support following first aid situations
- debriefing
- counselling
Define physical activity.
Any movement that results in some expenditure of energy. Eg gardening, jogging, walking, surfing and brick laying.
Define exercise?
Planned, structured and repetative bodily movement. It is performed to improve or maintain one or more components of physical activity. Exercise is a subcategory of physical activity.
What is exercise characterised as?
light, moderate or vigorous
Describe physical fitness?
The ability to carry out daily tasks with vigour and alertness, without undue fatigue and with enough reserve energy to enjoy leisure time and meet unforseen emergencies.
What is a commodity?
A product that exists to generate profit. Services or objects being bought and sold.
What are individual fitness activities?
- power walking
- swimming
- cycling
- weight training
- tai chi
- pilates
- emerging fitness activities
What is swimming and its benefits?
Moving arms and legs to propel through water.
Its benefits are:
- being low impact on the body
-burns body fat
-skill increase
-improves both muscle strength and endurance
What is tai chi and its benefits?
A form of martial arts that uses slow, circular and coordinated movements. Its benefits include: -Good joint movement -lower body awareness -Good and improved posture
What are group fitness activities?
- Aquarobics
- body pump
- pump/step/spin classes
- exercise for specific groups
- circuit training
- team games
What are pump classes and the benefits of them?
Classes that use the aerobic system and use barbells to improve muscle tone, strength, and endurance. Its benefits include: -improving muscle tone -improving strenth -improving endurance -improved posture -burns fat
What are team games (Soccer) and what are the benefits?
Soccer is when 2, 11 player teams propel a round ball into the other teams goal using strategies and team work.
What are the different settings for exercise?
- exercise at home (videos on youtube, home gyms )
- community facilities (parks, ovals)
- fitness centres and personal trainers (Boxing, gyms)
- exercise clubs (bush walking, sports teams)
- cultural groups (indigenous or irish dancing)
What are three things you check when looking into going to a new gym or centre?
- Check if it is endorsed by a recognised fitness or health institution.
- does the person offering the service have any qualifications.
- What is the basis of their expertise.
What are promotional tecniques?
They are designed to attract customers Eg. - Special offers -Endorsements from ex-athletes -expiry dates on offer -catchy slogans -before and after photos
Who should you contact if you feel a supplier has not provided you with the correct info?
office of fair trading
What are the motivators and barriers to participation?
- convenience
- influence of other responsibilities
- access to facilities
- exercise as a priority
- feelings about fitness and exercise
- cost
