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1 Medical Treatment
1.1 RICE
When it comes to sports injuries, rice is not a grain. RICE is an acronym for REST, ICE, COMPRESSION and ELEVATION, and it is a very effective form of First Aid for soft tissue sports injuries.

Important The most important time period in the treatment of a ligament, tendon, or muscle injury is the first 24 hours following the injury. During an injury, blood vessels are often damaged. As a result, blood can accumulate around the injured tissues, compressing adjoining structures, resulting in further injury and tissue damage. Immediately using RICE, helps to minimize the bleeding around injured tissue. How to do RICE if injure REST. Stop participating in your current activity or using the limb that is affected. This will help to decrease bleeding and swelling to the injured area. Example: Use crutches for a lower limb injury or a sling for an upper limb injury. ICE. Apply ice to the injured area immediately to reduce tissue metabolism and to provide some pain relief. Intermittent 10-15 minute ice treatments are most effective. Example: Crushed ice wrapped in a moist towel, reusable frozen gel packs, or bags of frozen vegetables can be held in place with a bandage. COMPRESSION. Apply a bandage firmly over the injured area, but not so tightly to cause pain. This should be done both during and after ice application. This helps to reduce bleeding and swelling.

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Example: A tensor bandage can be applied to a sprained ankle. ELEVATION. Elevate the injured limb above the level of the heart to decrease the effects of gravity and pressure. This also helps to reduce bleeding and swelling. Example: Use a sling for upper limb injuries or elevate a lower limb injury by resting your leg on a chair or several pillows.

1.2 Danger Response Airway Breathing Circulation (DRABC) One of the most widely used adaptations is the addition of "DR" in front of "ABC", which stands for Danger and Response. This refers to the guiding principle in first aid to protect yourself before attempting to help others, and then ascertaining that the patient is unresponsive before attempting to treat them, using systems such as AVPU or the Glasgow Coma Score. As the original initialism was devised for in-hospital use, this was not part of the original protocol. In some areas, the related SR ABC is used, with the S to mean Safety

1.2.1

The Primary Surgery

As soon as you become aware that a first aid situation exists, and before you do anything, you must immediately look at the whole scene to see if there is any

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Danger: Are you or the casualty in any danger? If you have not already done so, make the situation safe and then assess the casualty.

R A B C

Response If the casualty appears unconscious check this by shouting can you hear me ?, please open your eyes and gently tap. Airway Open the airway by placing one hand on the casualties forehead and gently tilting the head back. Check the mount for obstructions then lift the chin using two fingers only. Breathing Spend 10 seconds checking if the casualty is breathing Look to see if the chest is rising and falling. Listen for breathing. Feel for breath against your cheek. Circulation Spend 10 seconds checking for signs of circulation ;look, listen and Feel for breathing, coughing, movement or any other signs of life.

1.3 TOTAPS
Is a process for injury diagnosis that can be used with relative safety for the side line management of a sprain or sprain? It is NOT for injuries to the neck or back, or for head injuries or athletes that are unconscious. In these cases First Aids ABC is the procedure to use

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T O T A P S

Talk to the athlete

find out about the pain - sharp, dull, aching, throbbing how the injury occurred - cause and mechanism site of injury deformity abnormal sounds - grating, snap, pop, compare with other injuries mental state consciousness position of the body size position shape colour athlete's pupils and facial expression feel - lumps, depression, swelling, heat, points of tenderness skin soft tissues bones Functional tests - for muscles and joints Ask to athlete to move their limb. Can they move through a full range. Is there pain through part or all of the range Assess their willingness to move Gently put the joint or part through a normal range of movement Move the limb for them. Watch for reactions to pain Check for instability

Observe:

Touch:

Active Movement

Passive Movement

Skill Test:

If none of these produce pain, then test the athlete to ensure he/she may return to play

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2 Videos performing

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3 References
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compartment_syndrome http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dislocations http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fracture http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RICE_%28medicine%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shin_splints http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=a00204 http://www.joshmyerslaw.com/knee-injuries/ http://www.myortho.com.my/services.php? gclid=CKv01t3N77gCFaU34god3T8AYw#myorthsio_treatment_system http://www.students.ubc.ca/livewelllearnwell/learn-about-wellness/other-healthtopics/rice-good-for-sports-injuries/

Video Knee injury : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnfEmezg7eY

Compartment Syndrome : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOKixPJi-Ns Achilles Tendon Injuries : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0boD9MWRok Fractures Dislocations : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXFFaMdNNJk : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVTmz0zAsqA : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAL-Szu7qAc : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8TM3CPCeN8 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Os_E4BGUGr8

The Shoulder Joint

: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG1XQkj3Yx0 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuZPBxaw5yc

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RICE medicine treatment : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBHp3eDHafc DRABC : http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=IxPURd5qup4&list=PL455B38DE80740AD5 TOTAPS : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9KUN4y_Qrg