Sports injuries

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Sports injuries and treatment

• More than ten million sports injuries occur each year

• Most sports injuries are due to either traumatic injury (an external blow) or overuse of muscles

or joints

• Unless you have been trained in first aid, you should never try to treat a casualty

• Many sports injuries can be prevented by:– Proper conditioning and training– Wearing appropriate protective gear– Using the correct equipment

Types of sports injury

• Types of sports injury include:– Wounds– Fractures– Joint/muscle injuries– Unconsciousness– Shock– Heat exhaustion

and heat-stroke

• You must learn how each injury occurs and how it should be treated

Wounds

• A wound is any break in the skin or body surface

• Cuts can be caused by sharp edges such as boot studs, jewellery or stones

• When the skin is cut, the blood vessels at the wound edges are cut straight across, so blood loss is very likely

• Grazes are wounds in which the top layers of skin are scraped off, leaving a raw, tender area

• Grazes are commonly caused by a sliding fall (eg a trip on a running track), a friction burn (eg hands sliding along a rope) or a grass burn (eg a sliding tackle on dry grass)

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• Full package includes:– full presentation (38 slides)– lesson plan with objectives, teaching ideas

and plenary suggestions– question sheet for students.

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