Kinesiology 2236A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Brachial Plexus, Lumbar Vertebrae, Neck Pain
21 Feb 2018
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An unexpected serious occurrence that may cause injuries that require immediate medical attention. Emergency management: knowledge of what to do, knowledge of how to do it, skills to accomplish it, minimize error. Your team is winning and everyone is feeling great. Is the athlete at risk? (are they medically stable: life or limb, severe bleeding, stroke, broken neck, broken limbs, open fractures/compound fractures. Is their neck stable, their knee stable, etc: the anatomical stability, can they continue, w/o significant risk, safely, effectively. How do i get athlete to off the field: walk, assist, non-weight bearing. Injury go on the field- stabilize the c spine- see either the player is unconscious, conscious or death. If they are unconscious- you do a primary assessment. Determine the existence of potentially life-threatening situations: u responsiveness (alert, verbal, pain or unresponsiveness, airway, breathing, circulation, spinal injury (suspected by mechanisms or appearance) If they a(cid:396)e supi(cid:374)e: e(cid:374)su(cid:396)e abc"s a(cid:374)d sta(cid:271)ilize.
