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Title: EMERGENCY PROCEDURES


1
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
  • Chapter 12

2
Prompt Care is Essential
  • Knowledge of what to do
  • Knowledge of how to do it
  • Being prepared to follow through
  • There is no room for uncertainty
  • There is no room for error

3
The Emergency Plan
  • The key to emergency aid in the sports setting is
    the initial evaluation of the injured athlete.
  • The prime concern is to maintain cardiovascular
    function (ABCs) and central nervous system
    function.

4
The Emergency Plan
  • EMS communication
  • Telephones must be available
  • Designate someone to call 911
  • The right information must be communicated
  • Type of emergency situation
  • Type of suspected injury
  • Present condition of the athlete
  • Current assistance being given
  • Location of telephone being used and location
  • Exact location of the emergency

5
The Emergency Plan
  • Emergency Action Plan
  • Transportation policies
  • Treatment policies
  • Keys to the appropriate gates
  • Separate emergency plans should be developed for
    each sports field, court etc.
  • Cooperation with emergency care providers
  • Parent notification

6
Principles of On-The-Field Injury Assessment
  • Primary Survey determines the existence of
    potentially life-threatening situations.
  • Airway
  • Breathing
  • Circulation
  • Severe bleeding
  • Shock

7
Principles of On-The-Field Injury Assessment
  • Secondary Survey systematically assesses vital
    signs and symptoms for a more detailed evaluation
    of the injury.
  • Observation
  • History
  • Inspection
  • Palpation
  • Range of motion
  • Special tests

8
Secondary Survey Recognizing the Vital Signs
  • Pulse should be taken at the carotid artery or
    the radial artery with two fingers.
  • Adult resting pulse 60-80
  • Child resting pulse 80-100
  • Rapid and weak shock, bleeding, diabetic
    coma, or heat exhaustion
  • Rapid and strong heat stroke
  • Slow and strong skull fracture or stroke
  • No pulse cardiac arrest or death

9
Secondary Survey Recognizing the Vital Signs
  • Respiration check airway and breathing
  • Look
  • Listen
  • Feel
  • Normal adult respirations 12 a minute
  • Normal child respirations 20 a minute
  • Shallow respirations shock
  • Gasping respirations cardiac involvement
  • Frothy blood in the mouth lung injury

10
Secondary Survey Recognizing the Vital Signs
  • Blood Pressure force of the blood against the
    arterial walls measured by a sphygmomanometer and
    stethascope.
  • Systolic / Diastolic
  • Adult males 120 / 80
  • Adult females 110 / 70
  • High blood pressure cardiac involvement
  • Low blood pressure hemorrhage, shock, heart
    attack or internal organ injury

11
Secondary Survey Recognizing the Vital Signs
  • Temperature is measured by a thermometer under
    the tongue, armpit, or rectum but skin also
    reflects temperature.
  • Normal core temperature 98.6
  • Hot dry skin disease, infection, heat stroke
  • Cool clammy skin shock, heat exhaustion
  • Cool dry skin over exposure to cold

12
Secondary Survey Recognizing the Vital Signs
  • Skin color can quickly be used to identigy
    medical emergencies.
  • Red skin heatstroke, high blood pressure
  • Pale skin insufficient circulation, shock,
    hemorrage, heat exhaustion, or insulin shock
  • Blue skin poorly oxygenated blood (airway
    obstruction or respiratory failure)
  • Dark skin look at lips, mouth or nails

13
Secondary Survey Recognizing the Vital Signs
  • Pupils are very sensitive to injury affecting
    the nervous system.
  • Constricted depressant drug
  • Dilated head injury, shock, heat stroke,
    hemorrhage, stimulant drug
  • Failed response to light head injury, alcohol
    or drug poisoning

14
Secondary Survey Recognizing the Vital Signs
  • State of Consciousness awareness
  • Normal (quickly responds to stimuli) alert
  • Unconscious (does not respond to stimuli) 3rd
    degree concussion
  • Groggy (responds slowly to stimuli) 2nd
    degree concussion
  • Conscious (full memory but responds slowly to
    stimuli) 1st degree concussion

15
Secondary Survey Recognizing the Vital Signs
  • The Unconscious Athlete
  • Check the ABCs
  • Check for milky fluid from the ears or nose
  • Check for bumps, lacerations or deformity
  • NEVER move an unconscious athlete
  • NEVER remove the helmet

16
Secondary Survey Recognizing the Vital Signs
  • Nervous System
  • Check movement of extremities
  • Lack of movement head or neck injury
  • Check sensation of body areas
  • Numbness nerve injury
  • Lack of pain shock or spinal cord injury

17
Response to The Primary Survey
  • Obstructed airway management
  • Rescue breathing
  • CPR / AED
  • Stop severe bleeding
  • Treat for shock
  • Stabilize the athlete until EMS arrives

18
Response to The Secondary Survey
  • Determine the seriousness of the injury
  • Determine the type of first aid necessary
  • Determine if referral is warranted
  • Determine where referral is warranted
  • Determine the manner of transportation
  • Determine the immediate treatment

19
Immediate Treatment
  • Bandaging
  • Splinting
  • Metal splints
  • Vacuum splints
  • Anatomical splints
  • Others
  • Immediate Transportation
  • Ambulatory aid
  • Manual conveyance
  • Stretcher / spine board
  • RICES
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