Injury Prevention Flashcards
What is an acute injury
Injury that occurs as a result of an incident, can tell the exact time the injury occurred
What is a chronic injury
Injure which develop over a period of time, cannot tell the exact time
What is hard tissue
Bones, joints, cartilage
What is soft tissue
Ligaments, tissue
What is a simple fracture
When a bone broken but the skin is intact
What is a compound fracture
When bone breaks and skin is damaged
Describe dissiocation
When a bone seperates from its joint
Describe a sprain
Tear to a ligament
Describe a strain
Tear to a tendon
Describe grade 1 damage
5% of tissue of tissue
What is a grade 2 injury
5-95% of tissue damage
What is a grade 3 injury
A total rupture
Describe an abrasion
Cutting of the skin
Describe a concussion
Acute, soft tissue damage, trauma to the brain
What is a stress fracture
A chronic injury, strain of the bone causes cracks
Describe shin splints
Chronic injury, over use of tibialis anterior
What is tendinitis
Long term damage to tendon caused by repetitive strain
What is tendinitis
Long term damage to tendon caused by repetitive strain
Describe signs of a concussion
Loss of balance
Commuting confusion
Memory loss
What are the 6Rs
Recognise
Remote
Refer
Rest
Recover
Return
What are instrinsic risk factors
Physiological factors such as age, strength, muscle imbalances
What is an Extrinsic risk factor
Environmental factors such as other players, coaching, conditions
What would SALTAPS Be used for
Injury response
What is SALTAPS
Stop - Asses the situation
Ask - Ask for details about the event
Look - look at the site of injury
Touch - Feel injury site
Active - can the player move the limb painlessly
Passive - first aider moves performer through ROM
Strength - can the performer move against resistance
What is PRICE
Protection - stop athlete
Rest - rest with recovery
Ice - ice area
Elevation - elevate leg to increase blood flow
