1. Injury Prevention

2. Injury Prevention Introduction
Who can tell me about an accident that you are familiar with that could have been prevented.

3. Injury Prevention Objective Student will be able to:
Identify risk factors that cause injury and how to reduce chances of accidents & risk.

4. Injury Prevention Discuss:
How to identify risk factors encountered in every day.
Steps to reduce risk factors.
Safety & risk factors in athletics.
Injury prevention.

5. Injury Prevention Terminology Emergency Action Plan (EAP)
Emergency plan that outlines the proper steps of care in evacuating a building, contacting EMS, or providing care for an injured victim.
EAPs can and should be site-specific.

6. Injury Prevention Think about Sports Where are sports played?
What type of equipment is used?
What time of day are sports played?
Coaches & coaching involved?
Health & fitness level needed to play?
What happens if an injury occurs?

7. Injury Prevention Think about Sports
What are the risk factors associated with a sports facility?

8. Judah Ben-Hur http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=nKnFLPV2yDY
Injury Prevention
Judah Ben-Hur
v=nKnFLPV2yDY

9. Facility Weather and environmental elements
Injury Prevention
Facility
Weather and environmental elements

10. Facility Items located in/on/around playing surface
Injury Prevention
Facility
Items located in/on/around playing surface

11. Injury Prevention Facility
Wear and tear due to use and just plain old worn out.

12. Facility Maintenance and upkeep
Injury Prevention
Facility
Maintenance and upkeep

13. Facility Emergency Action Plan(s)
Injury Prevention
Facility
Emergency Action Plan(s)

14. Injury Prevention
What factors affect the safety of the equipment and the athletes who wear it?

15. Injury Prevention Method of storage Equipment condition Proper fit
Availability
Maintenance
Use of equipment
Education of use

16. What is a coach responsible for?
Injury Prevention
What is a coach responsible for?

17. Injury Prevention Quality of coaching Educating athletes
Supervision
On field
Off field
Locker room
Conditioning time
On bus
Time between activity and time athlete gets picked up
Quality of coaching
Educating athletes
Enforcing/following rules
Facility safety
Practice & Game Preparation
Education

18. What can the athlete do to make sure he/she participates safely?
Injury Prevention
What can the athlete do to make sure he/she participates safely?

19. Pre-participation physical exam
Injury Prevention
Pre-participation physical exam

20. Pre-season conditioning
Injury Prevention
Pre-season conditioning

21. Following directions/instructions
Injury Prevention
Following directions/instructions

22. Wearing proper equipment
Injury Prevention
Wearing proper equipment

23. Injury Prevention
Report injury
to adult

24. What can the Athletic Trainer do to prevent injuries?
Injury Prevention
What can the Athletic Trainer do to prevent injuries?
Ariko Iso
First female athletic trainer in professional football.

25. What can the Athletic Trainer do to prevent injuries?
Injury Prevention
What can the Athletic Trainer do to prevent injuries?
Pre- Participation Physical Exam

26. Injury Prevention
What can the Athletic Trainer do to prevent injuries?
Pre- Habilitation
Strengthening and
Conditioning

27. What can the Athletic Trainer do to prevent injuries?
Injury Prevention
What can the Athletic Trainer do to prevent injuries?
Preventative Taping/Padding
Equipment Fitting

28. What can the Athletic Trainer do to prevent injuries?
Injury Prevention
What can the Athletic Trainer do to prevent injuries?
Facilities Safety

29. Injury Prevention
What can the Athletic Trainer do to prevent injuries?
Educate & counsel athletes

30. Injury Prevention
What can the Athletic Trainer do to prevent injuries?
Implement & Coordinate Emergency Action Plan

31. Injury Prevention Vehicle/transportation Safety Fire Safety
Home Safety
Work Safety
School Safety
Safety at Play/Recreational Activities

32. Injury Prevention