PE-22: Care And Prevention Of Athletic Injuries

Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries Course Agenda

From MPSSAA (Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association) Handbook

I. Legal Issues

• Emergency Plan
• Knowledge of Proper Skills, Techniques and Protective Equipment
• Medical Records and Documentation
• Safety

II. Introduction to Injury

• Mechanisms of Injury
• Tissue Response to Injury (mild/moderate/severe)
• Stages of Healing (Injury Cycle)
• Psychology of Injury and Sport

III. Prevention of Injuries

• Conditioning Concepts
• Alternate Training Concepts
• Nutrition
• Performance Enhancing issues

IV. First Aid/On Field Management of Injuries

• Primary/Secondary Survey
• Cuts, Blisters, Bruises
• Hyperventilation
• Care of Eye, Mouth, Nose Injuries
• Thermal Injuries
• Choking
• Hygiene and Sanitation (Facilities, Equipment, and Supplies)
• Hot and Cold Treatments (RICE / ICER treatment)
• Ambulatory Assistance
• Bloodborne Pathogens
• First Aid Kit
• Principles of Taping

V. Life Threatening Injuries

• Cardiac
• Head / Brain
• Spinal
• Respiratory
• Circulatory
• Thoracic/Internal Injuries

VI. Ankle Injuries

• Anatomy and Mechanisms of the Joint
• Physical Examination
• Common Injuries and Causes
• Rehabilitation
• Taping Techniques

VII. Knee Injuries

• Anatomy and Mechanisms of the Joint
• Physical Examination
• Common Injuries and Causes
• Rehabilitation

VII. Neck, Spine, and Pelvic Injuries

• Anatomy and Mechanisms of the Joint
• Physical Examination
• Common Injuries and Causes
• Rehabilitation

IX. Shoulder Injuries

• Anatomy and Mechanisms of the Joint
• Physical Examination
• Common Injuries and Causes
• Rehabilitation

X. Arm and hand Injuries

• Anatomy and Mechanisms of the Joint
• Physical Examination
• Common Injuries and Causes
• Rehabilitation

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