Sports Med Syllabus dot points

Question 1

How many dot points under the subtopic ‘How are sports injuries classified and managed?’ in sports medicine? in ‘students learn about’

Answer 1

4

Question 2

What are the four ‘students learn to’ dot points under ‘How are sports injuries classified and managed’ about

Answer 2

Ways to classify sports injuries
Soft tissue injuries
Hard tissue injuries
Assessment of injuries

Question 3

What is under the dot point, ‘Ways to classify sports injuries’ ?(3)

Answer 3

Direct and indirect
Soft and hard tissue
Overuse

Question 4

What is under the dot point, ‘soft tissue injuries’? (2)

Answer 4

Tears, sprains, contusions
skin abrasions, lacerations, blisters
Inflammatory response

Question 5

What is under the dot point, ‘assessment of injuries’?

Answer 5

TOTAPS (Talk, Observe, Touch, Active movement, Passive movement, skills test)

Question 6

How many dot points under the subtopic ‘How are sports injuries classified and managed?’ in sports medicine? in ‘students learn to’? What are they?

Answer 6

4

Identify specific examples of injuries that reflect each of the classifications

Manage soft tissue injuries

Manage hard tissue injuries

Perform assessment procedures to determine the nature and extent of injury in stimulated scenarios

Question 7

What is under the dot point, ‘manage soft tissue injuries’?

Answer 7

RICER (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation, Referral)
Immediate treatment of skin injuries

Question 8

How many dot points under the subtopic ‘How does sports medicine address the demands of specific athletes?’ in sports medicine? in ‘students learn about’

Answer 8

3

Question 9

What is under the dot point ‘How does sports medicine address the demands of specific athletes?’ (3)

Answer 9

Children and young athletes
Adult and aged athletes
Female athletes

Question 10

What is under the dot point , ‘Children and young athletes’ (4)

Answer 10

Medical conditions (asthma, diabetes, epilepsy)
Overuse Injuries (stress fractures)
Thermoregulation
Appropriateness of resistance training

Question 11

What is under the dot point, ‘adult and aged athletes’?(3)

Answer 11

Heart conditions
Fractures/bone density
Flexibility / joint mobility

Question 12

What is under the dot point, ‘Female athletes’ (4)

Answer 12

Eating disorders
Iron deficiency
Bone density
Pregnancy

Question 13

How many dot points under the subtopic ‘How does sports medicine address the demands of specific athletes? in ‘students learn to’? What are they?

Answer 13

Analyse the implications of each of these considerations for the ways young people engage in sport and how each is managed

Explain the sports participation options available for aged people with medical conditions

Assess the degree to which iron deficiency and bone density affect participation in sport

Question 14

How many dot points under the subtopic ‘What role do preventive actions play in enhancing the wellbeing of the athlete?’ in sports medicine? in ‘students learn about’

Answer 14

4

Question 15

What are the 4 dot points under the subtopic ‘What role do preventive actions play in enhancing the wellbeing of the athlete?’ in sports medicine? in ‘students learn about’

Answer 15

Physical preparation
Sports policy and the sports environment
Environmental considerations
Taping and Bandaging

Question 16

What are the four dot points under the dot point ‘physical preparation’

Answer 16

Pre screening
Skill and technique
Physical fitness
Warm up, stretching and cool down

Question 17

What are the five dot points under the dot point ‘ sports policy and the sports environment’?

Answer 17

Rules of sports and activities
Modified rules for children
Matching of opponents (i.e. growth and development (age, sex size) , skill level)
Use of protective equipment
Safe grounds, equipment and facilities

Question 18

What are the four dot points under the dot point ‘environmental considerations’?

Answer 18

Temperature regulation (convection, radiation, conduction, evaporation)

Climactic conditions (temperature, humidity, wind, rain, altitude, pollution)

Guidelines for fluid intake

Acclimatisation

Question 19

How many dot points under the subtopic ‘What role do preventative actions play in enhancing the wellbeing of the athlete? in ‘students learn to’? What are they?

Answer 19

6

Analyse different sports in order to determine priority preventative strategies and how adequate preparation may prevent injuries

Critically analyse sports policies, rules and equipment to determine the degree to which they promote safe participation, e.g. what rules, rugby union scrum rules

Evaluate strategies an athlete could employ to support the body’s temperature regulation mechanisms

Analyse the impact of climatic conditions on safe sports participatio6

Demonstrate taping and bandaging techniques, including taping the ankle, wrist and thumb

Evaluate the role taping plays in both the prevention and treatment of injury

Question 20

How many dot points under the dotpoint ‘taping and bandaging’ - what are they?

Answer 20

3

Preventative taping
Taping for isolation of injury
Bandaging for immediate treatment of injury

Question 21

How many dot points under the subtopic ‘How is injury rehabilitation managed? in ‘students learn about’? What are they?

Answer 21

2
Rehabilitation Procedures
Return to Play

Question 22

What are the four dot points under the dot point ‘rehabilitation procedures’

Answer 22

Progressive mobilisation
Graduated exercise (stretching, conditioning, total body fitness)
Training
Use of heat and cold

Question 23

What are the 6 dot points under the dot point ‘return to play’

Answer 23

Indicators of readiness for return to play (pain free, degree of mobility)

Monitoring progress (pre-test and post-test)

Psychological readiness

Specific warm up procedurs

Return to play policies and procedures

Ethical considerations, eg. pressure to participate, use of painkillers

Question 24

How many dot points under the subtopic ‘How is injury rehabilitation managed? in ‘students learn to’? What are they?

Answer 24

3

Examine and justify rehabilitation procedurs used for a range of specific inuriees, e.g. hamstring tear, shoulder dislocation

Research and evaluate skill and other physical tests that could be used to indicate readiness to return to play

Critically examine policies and procedures that regulate the timing of return to play, considering questions such as:
Why aren’t such policies applied to all sports

Who should have ultimate responsibility for
deciding if an athlete returns to competition?

Should athletes be allowed to use painkillers
in order to compete when injured?