Ch. 2 Recognition, Evaluation & Management of Athletic Injuries

Question 1

Determines the possible cause and severity of the injury

Answer 1

Assessment

Question 2

Anything that can be used to stabilize an injury (board, wire, pillow, blanket)

Answer 2

Fixation Splint

Question 3

Questions that you ask a patient to determine MOI

Answer 3

History

Question 4

What you can see or measure by conducting the visual, physical and functional inspections

Answer 4

Objective

Question 5

Checking the involved structure for signs of trauma

Answer 5

Observation

Question 6

A hands-on physical inspection of the injury

Answer 6

Palpation

Question 7

Outlines the appropriate action that should be taken to care for the injury

Answer 7

Plan

Question 8

Air splints that are suited for non-displaced fractures. These splints are not often used

Answer 8

Pneumatic Splint

Question 9

Protection-removing an athlete from participation to reduce the risk of further injury

Answer 9

(P)RICES

Question 10

Rest-the injury after evaluation

Answer 10

P(R)ICES

Question 11

Ice-there are various forms of cryotherapy

Answer 11

PR(I)CES

Question 12

Compression-utilization of a wrap to control swelling

Answer 12

PRI(C)ES

Question 13

Elevation-the injured area must be kept higher than the heart to effectively reduce swelling

Answer 13

PRIC(E)S

Question 14

PRICE(S)

Answer 14

PRICE(S)

Question 15

Airway, Breathing, Circulation

Answer 15

Primary Survey

Question 16

Recognize that an injury has occurred, determine the severity, determine the appropriate referral and apply proper evaluation/treatment procedures

Answer 16

Primary Function

Question 17

Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan

Answer 17

Secondary Survey

Question 18

Evaluation that looks for joint instability, disability or pain

Answer 18

Special Tests

Question 19

Portion of the evaluation where the patient tells you information from questions that you ask to help determine what happened. (who, what, where, when, why, how)

Answer 19

Subjective

Question 20

A type of splint used for long bone fractures. Must check capillary refill before and after applying splint. Must be proficiently trained to use this type of splint

Answer 20

Traction

Question 21

This splint removes air from the splint so that it can mold to a deformity. Appropriate for dislocations or misaligned fractures

Answer 21

Vacuum Splint