Children and young athletes

Question 1

Syllabus:

Answer 1

1. Medical conditions (asthma, epilepsy, diabetes)
2. Appropriateness to resistance to training
3. Overuse injuries (Stress fractures)
4. Thermoregulation

Question 2

What is Asthma?

Answer 2

Chronic lung disease caused by inflammation and muscle tightening around the airways
= harder to breathe

Question 3

Symptoms of Asthma

Answer 3

minor difficulty breathing

able to talk in full sentences

able to walk or move around

may have a cough or wheeze

Question 4

Asthma management?

Answer 4

1. Sit person up
2. Give 4 separate puffs of blue/grey reliever puffer (Shake, 1 puff, 4 breaths)

Step 3: Wait 4 minutes

Step 4: If breathing does not return to normal, call triple zero (000) for an ambulance

Question 5

What is Diabetes?

Answer 5

A chronic disease when pancreas doesn’t produce enough insulin

When the body cannot effectively use the insulin it produces

Question 6

Symptoms of Diabetes?

Answer 6

need to pee a lot

be thirstier and drink more than usual

frequent urination

have blurry vision

fatigue

nausea & vomiting

excessive hunger

Question 7

Management of diabetes?

Answer 7

Treatment - replacing the insulin and managing blood glucose levels.

1. Testing blood glucose levels = how much glucose in the blood stream

• only way to know if it is getting the correct amount of insulin
• pricking finger with needle
• monitoring using wearable technology

2. Glucose tablets
3. Sugary drinks such as apple juice

Question 8

What is epilepsy?

Answer 8

Nerve cell activity in the brain is disturbed, causing seizures.

Question 9

Symptoms of epilepsy?

Answer 9

Temporary confusion

staring spell

uncontrollable jerking movements

loss of consciousness