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First Aid Unit Skeletal System Emergency Preparedness
Caring for injuries and emergencies
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Skeletal System Need to know: -Upper and lower body bone names
-Location on skeleton -Common injuries associated -Other well known names to describe
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First Aid Supplies With a partner,
-Determine the use of the 25 items on your first aid supply checklist -Answer end of worksheet questions
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Injury Prevention Injury Risk Factors Injury Risk Factors Age Gender
Location Economic Status **Injury rates highest among people younger than 38 years old. **People and 65 and older have the highest rate of DEATH related injuries
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Reducing Your Risk Products that offer automatic protection
Know your risk Take measures that make a difference Think safety Learn and use first aid skills
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Vehicle Safety Buckle Up Infants facing rear of car Objects secured
Animals on road Be aware Keep eyes on road, not phone
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Fire Safety Nearly 4,000 people die each year due to fires
In 2/3 of these fires, smoke alarms were missing or not working
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What you can do 2nd floor ladder Check batteries regularly
Fire escape route Space heaters away from fabric Fire extinguisher
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Now its your turn…. Think of 5 safety recommendations for Home
Swimming, Running, etc.
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Muscular System Anatomy Injuries -Strains -Sprains Prevention
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Specific Muscle Actions
Flexion: Shortens angle of joint Extension: Increases angle of joint
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Specific Muscle Actions
3. ABduction: Moving limb away from body 4. Adduction: Adding limb to body
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Frontalis Action: 1. Lifts eyebrows
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Trapezius Actions: 1. Move Scapula 2. Support Arm
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Deltoid Actions: 1. Shoulder Abduction 2. Flexion 3. Extension
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Pectorails Major Actions: 1. Arm Flexion 2. Arm Adduction
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Triceps Brachii Actions: 1. Arm Extension
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Biceps Brachii Action: 1. Elbow Flexion
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Latissimus Dorsi Action: 1. Adducts Arm 2. Extends Arm
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Abdominal Muscles Action: 1. Flexion
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Gluteus Maximus Action: 1. Hip Extension
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Sartorius Action: 1. Hip Flexion 2. Hip ABduction
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Biceps Femoris Action: 1. Flexes Knee Joint 2. Extends Hip Joint
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Rectus Femoris Action: 1. Knee Extension 2. Hip Flexion
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Gastrocnemius Action: 1. Flexes Foot 2. Flexes Knee
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Common Injuries Strains: tear or damage to muscle
Muscle ----Tendon----Bone
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Common Injuries Sprains: Ligament injury Bone------Ligament----Bone
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Treatment Ice NSAIDS (Advil) Elevation Compression Immobilization
Support
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