ATTR 1200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Straddle, Axilla, Diabetic Coma
27 Feb 2017
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Chapter 12: on-the- field acute care and emergency procedures. Primary concern is maintaining cardiovascular & cns function. This should be checked every 5 minutes. (cid:862)me(cid:373)(cid:271)ers of sports (cid:373)edi(cid:272)i(cid:374)e (cid:373)ust at all ti(cid:373)es a(cid:272)t reaso(cid:374)a(cid:271)ly a(cid:374)d prudently. Established equipment & helmet removal policies & procedures. Availability of phone & access to 911. Athletic trainer should be familiar w/ community based emergency health care delivery plan. Parent notification: when patient is minor, the athletic trainer should obtain consent, consent means parents are aware and permissions is granted to treat specific condition. Principles of on- the- field injury assessment: on-field assessment, determine nature of injury, provides information regarding direction of treatment, divided primary and secondary survey. Primary survey- alert, awake, oriented (aaox3), alert, verbal, pain, unresponsive. Life-threatening condition ruled out: head to toe exam (dcap-btls) Assess vital signs and perform more detailed evaluation of conditions that do not pose life-threatening consequences.
