Sports Medicine Lecture Review

Vocabulary flashcards created from the lecture transcript covering core concepts, legal definitions, procedures, and vital signs in sports medicine.

Sports Medicine

The healthcare field that focuses on preventing, evaluating, treating, and rehabilitating sports injuries.

Team Physician

A medical doctor who specializes in sports medicine and takes care of athletes.

Central Sports Medicine Team

The core team that includes the athlete, coach, athletic trainer, and team physician.

Peripheral Sports Medicine Team

The team that includes other specialists, such as physical therapists, nutritionists, psychologists, and dentists.

ATC Requirements

Graduating from an accredited athletic training program, completing clinical experience, passing the BOC exam, and meeting state requirements.

Negligence

The failure to act reasonably as a prudent person would.

Gross Negligence

Very serious carelessness that shows a major disregard for someone's safety.

Assumption of Risk

The legal concept that a person knows and accepts the risks involved in participating in an activity.

Informed Consent

When a person is warned about the risks and benefits of a treatment or activity before making a decision.

Consent to Treat

Giving permission for someone to provide medical treatment.

Proximate Cause

A connection between the way a person acts and the resulting injury.

Four Elements of Negligence

Duty (responsibility to provide proper care), breach of duty (failing to provide proper care), causation (breach caused the injury), and actual harm (suffering an actual injury or loss).

Preparticipation Physical

An evaluation to make sure an athlete is healthy enough to participate in sports and to identify possible health problems or risks.

Galen

An important figure from Ancient Greece known as the Father of Sports Medicine.

NATA

National organization formed in $1950$.

Primary Survey

A quick check for life-threatening problems, where responsiveness, airway, breathing, circulation, and severe bleeding are checked.

Rescue Breathing

An emergency technique used when someone is not breathing normally but has a pulse.

Heimlich Maneuver

An emergency procedure used for severe choking.

CPR

An emergency procedure used when someone is unresponsive and not breathing normally.

Normal Vital Signs

Resting values of pulse ($60\text{--}100\text{ beats per minute}$), breathing ($12\text{--}20\text{ breaths per minute}$), blood pressure ($120/80\text{ mmHg}$), and temperature ($98.6^\text{o}\text{F}$).

Systolic Pressure

The top number of a blood pressure reading that measures pressure when the heart contracts.

Diastolic Pressure

The bottom number of a blood pressure reading that measures pressure when the heart relaxes.

Linen and Elastikon

Common types of athletic tape used in sports medicine.

Scoop Stretcher

A piece of equipment used to move an injured athlete without having to lift or roll the athlete as much.

Duty

the person had a responsibility to provide proper care

Breach of duty

The person failed to provide the proper care.

Causation

The breach of duty caused the injury

Actual harm

The person suffered an actual injury or loss

What is a normal resting pulse?

60–100 beats per minute.

What is a normal respiration rate?

12–20 breaths per minute.

What is a normal blood pressure?

120/80 mmHg.

What is a normal body temperature?

98.6°F (37°C).

In a blood pressure reading of 120/80, which number is systolic?

120

In a blood pressure reading of 120/80, which number is diastolic?

80