Preventing Injury Flashcards
5 ways to prevent injury
👾correct training, warming up and cooling down,
🇦🇶wearing appropriate clothing,
🤩checking equipment and facilities and
🗯playing to the rules/ competition.
How can principles of training prevent injury
➢Overuse injury: sustained from repeated action.
➢Acute injury: a sudden injury that is usually associated with a traumatic event.
What is an overuse injury
➢Overuse injury: sustained from repeated action.
What is an acute injury
➢Acute injury: a sudden injury that is usually associated with a traumatic event.
8 different types of injury
Sprain Strain Fractures Abrasion Dislocation Torn cartilage Soft tissue injury Concussion
What is concussion
Concussion is an injury normally caused by a blow to the head and can happen in many sports
What are the symptoms of concussion
Headaches, weakness, loss of co-ordination or balance, confusion or slurred speech
What is a fracture
A fracture is a broken or a cracked bone that can occur from a blow.
Different types of fractures
➢ In closed: the skin over the break is not damaged.
➢ Compound fractures: the broken bone protrudes through the skin.
➢ Simple fracture: take place in one line, with no displacement of the bone.
➢ Stress fractures (overuse injuries): They can happen as a result of fatigue.
Green stick
A break only part way across the bone
Transverse
Break straight across
Impacted
Pieces locked into each other
Comminuted
Broken into more than two pieces
Oblique
Brake at an angle
Dislocation
A dislocation is when a bone at a joint is forced out of
its normal position. Often occurs as a result of a hard
blow which causes one of the bones to be displaced.
Howmdoes torn cartilage occur
Damage to cartilage often occurs due to wear and tear from
long-term overuse.
Soft tissue injury
Joints are where two or more bones meet. They are
particular prone injury because movement past the
range can tear or pull tendons and ligaments
Strain
A strain is a twist, pull or tear of a muscle or a
tendon (while a sprain is an injury to a ligament).
Sprain
Sprains often occur when stretching too far past the normal
range of a joint
Abrasions
Abrasions or grazes can be caused by friction
of the skin against a rough surface
What does R.I.C.E stand for
Rest
Ice
Compression
Elevation
