Phatfit midterm Flashcards
This makes your body to adapt to muscles stimulation. To maintain effective results you must exercise persistently.
REGULARITY
A principle of exercise that states that specific kinds of exercises must be done to develop specific aspects of the body and specific aspect of fitness.
SPECIFICITY
States that the only way to improve fitness is to increase over time.
OVERLOAD
A principle of exercise that states that a person should start slowly and increase exercise gradually.
States that the only way to improve fitness is to increase over time.
Progression
This principle states that if you don’t maintain a regular exercise
Reversibility
Refers to process of the body getting accustomed to a particular exercise or training program through repeated exposure
Adaptation
This principle maintains that no two individuals will benefit from exercise exactly the same. Each person has a different response to an exercise or training program and each person needs to exercise and train accordingly.
Individual differences
he body needs time to be able to rest and recover in order for adaptation to occur. After a workout, your body and muscles need time to recover in order to grow stronger.
Rest & Recover
F.I.T.T
Frequency
Intensity
Time
Type
It refers to ‘how often’ one does the physical activity.
Frequency
It refers to ‘how hard’ one performs the physical activity.
Intensity
It refers to ‘how long’ one does the physical activity.
Time
It refers to the type of activity one does to build a specific part of fitness or to gain a specific benefit.
Type
Is a general term that refers to any damage to the human body.
Injury
Symptoms of Heat-Related illness can include:
Irritability
General discomfort
Weakness
Headache
Nausea
Cramps
Is the initial assistance or treatment given to someone who is injured or suddenly taken ill.
First Aid
OBJECTIVES OF FIRST AID
- To alleviate suffering
- To prevent added injury or danger.
- To prolong life.
- To help to ensure safe transportation to the nearest healthcare facility.
Characteristics of a Good First Aider
Gentle
Resourceful
Observant
Tactful
Empathetic
Respectable
Circumstances in giving first aid
1.Unfavorable Surroundings
2. Presence of crowd
3. Pressure from victims or relatives
Is a break in the continuity of a tissue of the body, either internal or external.
Wound
Types of Open wounds include
Incisions
Lacerations
Abrasions (Grazes)
Puncture wounds
Avulsion wounds
Caused by a clean, sharp-edged object such as a knife, a razor or a glass splinter.
Incisions
Rough, irregular wounds caused by crushing or ripping forces.
Lacerations
a superficial wound in which the topmost layers of the skin are scraped off, often caused by a sliding fall onto a rough surface.
Abrasions (Grazes)
Caused by an object puncturing the skin, such as a nail or needle.
Puncture wounds
Involve the forcible separation or tearing of tissue from the victim’s body.
Avulsion wounds
CLOSED Wounds
Bruises
Sprain
Strain
FIRST AID FOR SPRAIN
R.I.C.E
Rest
Ice
Compression
Elevation
when a muscle is stretched too much and tears. It is also called a pulled muscle
STRAIN
the contracting/over-shortening of muscles as a result causing an unpleasant sensation or pain.
MUSCLE CRAMPS
a painful skin condition where fluid fills a space between layers of skin
BLISTERS
a broken bone, the same as a crack or a break.
FRACTURE
Types of Fracture
Spiral
Linear
Oblique (non-displaced and displaced)
comminuted
Segmental
a separation of two bones where they meet at a joint. This injury can be very painful and can temporarily deform and immobilize the joint.
dislocation
a supportive device used to keep in place any suspected fracture in one’s arm or leg.
Splint
Two types of Splint
FLEXIBLE SPLINT
RIGID SPLINT
is a piece of material used either to covering wounds, to keep dressings in place
Bandage
KINDS OF CRAVAT BANDAGE
CRAVAT OF JAW
CRAVAT OF ELBOW
CRAVAT OF KNEE
CRAVAT OF SHOULDER
KINDS OF TRIANGULAR
TRIANGLE OF FOREHEAD SCALP
TRIANGLE OF CHEST OR BACK
TRIANGLE OF ARM SLING
TRIANGLE OF FOOT
TRIANGLE OF HAND
