Lecture 1

Question 1

What does SAFE stand for?

Answer 1

Supervision, Activity selection, Facility, Equipment

Question 2

How can you reduce Liability and risk?

Answer 2

Consent, Assumption of risk, Recordkeeping, release of information, liability insurance

Question 3

Define the two acts of Commission: Malfeasance and Misfeasance.

Answer 3

Malfeasance - to perform an act not responsible for
Misfeasance - wrong procedure or improper manner

Question 4

Define the acts of Ommissions: Nonfeasance, Malpractice, Gross negligence

Answer 4

Nonfeasance - failure to perform duty of care
Malpractice - negligent act during care
Gross negligence - total disregard

Question 5

What is an EAP?

Answer 5

A plan for action in case of emergency at a practice or game to ensure safe and efficient injury/illness management.

Question 6

What is the role of the Charge Person?

Answer 6

• most experienced
• assesses and treats athlete
• determines need for further medical care; responsible for athlete until help arrives

Question 7

What is the role of the Call person?

Answer 7

Know the location and access of telephones
- prepared in advance to make the call
- gets AED if needed
- assists the charge person if needed

Question 8

What is the role of the control Person?

Answer 8

Ensures the charge person can work with no one in the way

Question 9

What is the golden rule as an athletic therapist?

Answer 9

Therapist 1st, Fan 2nd

Question 10

Primary Survey must answer two questions if EMS is not required, what are they?

Answer 10

Q1 - is the athlete leaving the game?
Q2 - if leaving, how do you remove safely?

Question 11

What is the Primary Survey?

Answer 11

A check for conditions that are an immediate threat to the patient’s life

Question 12

When do you perform a primary survey?

Answer 12

• unwitnessed injury
• unconscious athlete
• start of every assessment

Question 13

What needs to be done, in order, for primary survey?

Answer 13

1. Survey scene
2. block head
3. check LOC
4. ABCs
5. treat for shock

Question 14

What is the secondary Survey?

Answer 14

This is when you do a more thorough assessment(SAMPLE, pain, OPQRST)

Question 15

What is SAMPLE?

Answer 15

Signs and symptoms
Allergies
Medications
Previous pertinent medical history
Last oral intake
Events leading up

Question 16

What is OPQRST?

Answer 16

Onset
Provokes
Quality
Region/Radiating
Severity 1-10
Timing (constant, comes and goes)

Question 17

Checking Vital Signs: What should be covered here?

Answer 17

LOC
Pulse rate
Breathing
Skin
Pupils

Question 18

When checking pupils, what does PEARRLA mean?

Answer 18

Pupils Equal And Round, Reactive to Light and Accomdating

Question 19

When performing a head to toes exam, what order should it be performed?

Answer 19

head, neck, shoulder, chest, abdomen, pelvis, legs, arms, low back

Question 20

What is HOPS?

Answer 20

History, Observations, Palpations, Special Tests
Performed when you have witnessed the injury.

Question 21

What is covered in history in HOPS?

Answer 21

MOI, Signs and symptoms, Previous history of injury, New injury/re-injury

Question 22

What is covered in Observations in HOPS?

Answer 22

Look for signs that would give information about the injury: swelling, bruising, bleeding, deformity.

Question 23

What is covered in Palpations in HOPS?

Answer 23

Feel with your hands to see what tissue is damaged: bone, ligament, muscle.
Start away from injury and work towards.
Palpate bone, then surrounding muscle, then ligaments.
Look for temperature, swelling, point tenderness/deformity, crepitus, distal circulation, fracture

Question 24

How do you test for a fracture?

Answer 24

Palpation, tap test, compression and bowing

Question 25

What are the 3 functional tests?

Answer 25

AROM(muscle/ligament), PROM(ligament/bone), RROM(muscle)

Question 26

What are special tests?

Answer 26

Test the integrity of the joint/muscle
Very specific
Performed last