Sports Med Part 2 Flashcards
Muscle and Tendon Injury Management:
Muscle fibers are stretched or torn. There can be a variety of severity’s.
- Perform an injury assessment
- Use RICE
- Monitor athlete’s vital signs and responsiveness.
- Revert to primary assessment
- Send athlete to a medical facility
Ligament Injury Management:
Sprains: Ligaments are stretched or torn.
- Perform an injury assessment
- Use RICE
- Monitor athlete’s vital signs and responsiveness.
- Revert to primary assessment
- Send athlete to a medical facility
- Stabilize the joint
Cartilage Injuries and Injury Management:
Hyaline Cartilage: Covers the ends of the bones where they articulate.
Fibrocartilage: Found between joint structures and meniscus in knee
- Perform Injury assessment
- Use RICE
Send athlete to a medical facility
Bursae Injury and Injury Management:
- Small fluid filled sac.
- Reduce friction between skin, tendons and muscle over rough bones.
Perform Injury assessment
Use RICE and send athlete to medical facility.
Blisters and Injury Management
- Excessive friction causes layers of skin to separate and fill with fluid.
- For closed blister clean area, pad around blister and don’t pop.
- For open blister keep area clean and dry and check for infection.
Signs of Infection: SHARP
S- Swelling
H- Heat
A- Altered Function
R- Redness
P- Pain
Blister prevention
- keep feet and hands clean and dry
- Wear shoes and socks
- Treat “hot sports”.
Keep callused areas filed down
Abrasions and Injury Management:
- Scraping injuries to skin
- Very susceptible to infection
Can affect top layers of tissue or can be very deep.
Minor Abrasion: - Clean area with saline
- Cover with non-adherent dressing
- Ensure no debris is left in wound
- Check for signs of infection
Lacerations and Injury Management:
- Cuts that affect the deep layers of skin.
- Risk of infection
- Edges of wound have to be brought back together to heal
Severe Management: - Activate EMS
- Cover wound with gauze
- Apply direct pressure
- Elevate
- Monitor Athlete
Minor Management: - Apply pressure
- Clean with saline
- Bring edges together
- Refer to physician
Nose Injury and Management:
- Nose Bleed
Dry nasal passages, direct blow or head injury - Broken Nose
Excessive bleeding, pain, deformity
Management: - Athlete should have head forward
- Pinch nose
- Apply ice
- Avoid blowing or sniffing nose
Refer to physician if athlete has recurring nose bleeds.
Broken Nose: - Asses for head injury
- Sit up to clear the airway
- Apply Ice gently
- Refer to physician
Eye Injury and Management
Eye Contusion
- Black eye
Foreign Body in Eye
- Dirt, grass, bugs
Eye Laceration
- Scratches or cuts on cornea
Management
- Perform Injury assessment
- Refer to hospital if blury or doubled vision
- Have athlete rest
Foreign Body in Eye Management
- Avoid rubbing eye
- Close eye
- Protect from bright light
- Pull upper lid lower
- Flush with saline
- Refer to physician if blury
- Go to hospital if cannot take object out of the eye
Eye Laceration Management:
- Remove small particles
- Cover the eyes
- Athlete should be in semi-reclined position
- Consult physician/ call EMS
Loose or chipped tooth and Management
- Sensitivity to thermal change can indicate a dental injury
- Immediate care
- Manipulate as little as possible
Management:
- Injury assessment
- Head slightly forward
- Apply pressure in mouth
- Protect the exposed nerve
- Refer to dentist
Knocked out Tooth Management
- Injury Assessment
- Rinse tooth was saline
- Place tooth in saline
- Cover saucket with gauze
- Athlete sit forwards
- Refer to dentist or hospital
