Worksheetshead neck spinal injuries (practice/HW)
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Worksheet time: 21mins
Head, neck or spinal injuries are caused by high-impact/high risk activities. Identify all the examples of high-impact/high risk activities in an aquatic environment.
entering head - first into shallow water
receiving a blow to the head
striking a submerged or floating object
Being pulled out of the water by a backboard
Backboards are a standard piece of rescue equipment used at aquatic facilities for immobilizing and removing the victim from the water. Backboards work best when they are equipped with:
straps and a head immobilizer
runners and are made of wood
head immobilizer and are made of plastic
a lifeguard tube and runners
The following statements describe appropriate rescue techniques for a victim with a suspected spinal injury, EXCEPT
If the victim is in shallow water, you do not need to use a rescue tube to support yourself
If the victim is submerged, you should not use the rescue tube when submerging and bringing the victim to the surface
If the victim is small and is in shallow water, you do not need to use a backboard to extricate the victim.
If the victim is at the surface in deep water, you may need a rescue tube to support yourself and the victim
Special considerations for spinal injuries at a facility with a beach or other zero-depth entry may include
injury from board diving and extrication from deep water onto a pier high above the water
injury from exiting a slide and dealing with current in a catch pool
Injury from plunging during a running entry, in-line stabilization and extrication from extremely shallow water
Injury from fall from play structure, dealing with victim's life jacket during stabilization and extrication
A concussion is a mild traumatic brain injury (TBI). It can occur after an impact to your head or after a whiplash-type injury that causes your head and brain to shake quickly back and forth. A concussion results in an altered mental state that may include becoming unconscious.
Traumatic brain injury is usually caused by a blow or other traumatic injury to the head or body. The degree of damage can depend on several factors, including the nature of the injury and the force of impact.
Symptoms of concussion may include headache, dizziness, confusion, fatigue, nausea, slurred speech, ringing in the ears, temporary loss of consciousness, and amnesia about events leading up to the injury.
What are the signs and symptoms of a head injury?
Headaches
Nausea
Dizziness
All of the above
How can you tell someone has broken their nose?
They have a headache
Bleeding from the nose, crooked or misshaped nose, difficulty breathing
They have the sniffles
Dr Google says so
Causes of eye injuries:
· Particles or debris entering the eye.
· Contact between eye and tools such as nails, wires, and other sharp or pointy objects.
· Chemicals that release a steam or haze.
· Chemicals splashing into the eye.
· Trauma to the face and eye from an auto accident or other collision.
You are riding a bike over gravel and feel irritation in your eye. What is the possible cause of this?
Scratches
Foreign particles in the eye
Eye sensitivity
All of the above
Signs and symptoms of eye injuries:
· Eye swelling
· A feeling that something is in the eyes (foreign body sensation)
· Sensitivity to light (photophobia)
· Eye watering
Management of eye injuries:
· Wash eye out with water
· If there is a scratch see eye doctor immediately
· To treat swelling in the eye apply ice pack
A person has been hit in the eye with a tennis ball after failing to hit it. How would you treat the injury?
Sit them down and give them water
Apply ice pack straight away
Put it under hot water
Tell them to keep playing
Teeth injuries can include broken/fractured teeth and teeth being knocked out of the mouth or have been displaced by unknown external forces. These injuries cause swelling in the gum/ oral tissue and redness in the affected area. A minor tooth fracture involves chipping only of the tooth. A deeper fracture can involve both the tooth and the dentin of a tooth. Death of pulp tissue can lead to serious tooth infection. The main sign/symptom of a tooth injury is bleeding and soreness and redness in the gum area. To manage a tooth injury, check the patient’s airway in case there is a chance of blood going down. Control any bleeding by applying pressure on the wound. If the tooth has been knocked out, clean the tooth and place it back in its original position in the socket.
How do you manage a dislodged tooth?
Replace the tooth back in its socket
Sterilize the tooth and take it to the dentist in a container
Clean the tooth and leave it for the tooth fairy
Wash away blood with water and throw away the tooth
another name for Pink Eye
periorbital ecchymosis
Subconjuctival hemorrage
Conjunctivitis
Stye
when a blood vessel "pops" and bleeds inside the eye
Subjunctival hemorrage
Periorbital ecchymosis
Style
Conjunctivitis
Black eye medical name?
Stye
Periorbital ecchymosis
Sujunctival hemorrage
None of these answers
This is a hematoma of the ear, called "Cauliflower ear"... what sport primarily get this condition?
Wrestling
Softball
Baseball
Ice Hockey
What do you call a nosebleed
Nasalitis
Nasal Fracture
Epistaxis
None of these answers
CTE =
Brain cancer
Stroke
multiple head injuries
Mandible fracture
is Conjunctivitis contagious?
Yes
No
What is that anyway?
TMJ =
joint where the teeth fit into the mandible
joint where the mandible joins with the nasal bones of the nose
joint where the mandible and maxilla touch
Joint where the mandible meets the temporal bone of the skull
