1. Evaluation and Assessment
Signs and Symptoms

2. Bell Work Have you ever witnessed a car accident?
Did you have to give your description of the accident?
Did your description match the description of other eye witnesses?
Think-Pair-Share
Pair up, tell your experiences and be ready to share.

3. Objectives By the end of this lesson… Define terms
List signs and symptoms
Differentiate between signs and symptoms

4. Terminology Objective Subjective Sign Symptom Measureable evidence
What YOU can identify
“Decreased ROM in ankle”
Subjective
Descriptive evidence
What you cannot measure
“Complains of Sharp Pain”
Sign
Objective evidence
Something that can be measured or felt
Symptom
Subjective evidence
A description of what the athlete is feeling

5. Sign vs. Symptom
A SIGN is something the athlete presents to the Athletic Trainer that is measurable
Sweating profusely, immediate swelling, discoloration
A SYMPTOM cannot be seen by the athletic trainer, but what is told to the athletic trainer based on what the athlete is experiencing

6. Sign or Symptom?? Tingling in the fingers Swelling at the ankle
Headache
Popping in knee
Limping
Sore muscle
Bleeding at wound
Symptom
Sign

7. Other types of signs and symptoms
Get into groups, you have 5 minutes to come up with as many signs and symptoms that you can brainstorm
Share

8. Thumbs up Thumbs down for sign for symptom
Temperature
Pulse
Nausea
Blood pressure
Dizziness
Pupil reaction to Light
Respiration

9. Writing Assignment
Think about why it is important to know the difference between a sign and a symptom.
As a professional in the sports medicine field, why do we even ask for signs and symptoms?
Please brainstorm, write a short summary of your answer. Due tomorrow.