P.E 9 Mod 2
P.E 9 Mod 2
P.E 9 Mod 2
__________ 9. Never move an injured victim unless the victim is in a dangerous area.
__________ 10. Is stopping the bleeding is the first thing done for an open fracture?
__________ 11. Leg cramps often happen at night and can last for several painful minutes.
__________ 12. Muscle cramps are linked to insufficient potassium, calcium and
Activity 2. Cause of Me! magnesium.
Directions: State here the reason what is the cause of injuries/ Fracture of our
bones. Write your answer on the space provided. 13. The victim's pulse rate in heat exhaustion will be fast and weak, and
____________________________________________________________________ breathing will be fast and shallow.
__________ 14. Osteoporosis can result in fractures.
____________________________________________________________________
__________ 15. Those most prone to heat exhaustion are people with low blood pressure.
_______________________________.
__________ 16. A swelling is usually present in cases of fractures. Muscle cramps - it is a strong, painful Stretch the cramped muscle and gently rub it
contraction or tightening of a muscle that to help it relax. For a calf cramp, put your
__________ 17. You should see your health care provider for a sprain if you can't move or
comes on suddenly and lasts from a few weight on your cramped leg and bend your
put weight on the injured joint. seconds to several minutes. knee slightly.
__________ 18. RICE is the memory aid for Rest, Ice, Comfortable position and Try pulling the top of your foot on the affected
Examination for the treatment of sprains. side toward your head while your leg remains
__________ 19. To soothe a sprain, strain or fracture, apply heat to the affected area. in a straightened position. This will also help
ease a back thigh (hamstring) cramp.
__________ 20. A fracture may happen when a bone is hit with more force than it can bear.
Fracture - it is a break in the bone that can occur from Immobilize the affected area.
either a quick, one-time injury to the bone (acute fracture) Keep the limb in the position you found it __________ 1. If you have a sprain, it means you have an injured ligament.
or from repeated stress to the bone over time (stress and place soft padding around the broken
fracture). bones. Splint the injury with something
__________ 2. Wearing shoes that fit properly is one way to prevent a sprain or strain.
rigid such as rolled-up newspaper or
Simple or Compound or Open magazines to prevent the bones from
Close Fracture Fracture shifting. __________ 3. Sprains and strains are treated following the same steps.
__________ 4. If you suspect of a closed fracture you MUST rub the injured area
immediately.
However, a few injuries do not need proficient help. They can be treated with basic
procedures. Applying an ice pack and so forth to an injured ankle is a mere example. People
with basic knowledge and skills in first aid enable to influence the victim to feel much
improved and lessen pain by performing the direct procedure.
Teenagers take part in secondary school sports. An injury can be a critical frustration
not only to the individual but to the family as well. The attempt to play can lead to choices
that may place further injury with long-term impacts. School sports injuries can cause issues
that require medical procedure as a grown-up and may affect his motor-skill performance.
Below are some of the common injury that is usually encountered by a player or an
athlete and its corresponding first aid treatment.
Muscle cramps - it is a strong, painful Stretch the cramped muscle and
contraction or tightening of a muscle that gently rub it to help it relax. For a calf
comes on suddenly and lasts from a few cramp, put your weight on your
seconds to several minutes. cramped leg and bend your knee
slightly. Fracture - it is a break in the bone that Immobilize the affected area.
Try pulling the top of your foot on the can occur from either a quick, one-time Keep the limb in the position you
affected side toward your head while injury to the bone (acute fracture) or from found it and place soft padding
your leg remains in a straightened repeated stress to the bone over time around the broken bones. Splint the
position. This will also help ease a (stress fracture). injury with something rigid such as
back thigh (hamstring) cramp. For a rolled-up newspaper or magazines
Simple or Compound or
front thigh (quadriceps) cramp, use a to prevent the bones from shifting.
Open
chair to steady yourself and try If there is an open injury, cover it
Close Fracture Fracture
pulling your foot on the affected side with a clean gauze pad. Apply
up toward your buttock. pressure to control bleeding.
Use a warm towel or heating pad on Get medical attention immediately.
tense or tight muscles. Fractures of the femur and pelvis
Source:
https://www.fairview.org/sitecore/content/Fai Give conscious victim water or may cause severe internal bleeding.
rview/Home/ drinks with electrolytes and Don’t give the person anything to eat
carbohydrates as much as he/she or drink in case surgery is needed.
wants.
Give the victim electrolyte
beverages to sip or make a
salted drink if the victim is
conscious.
Source: https://www.urbanevo.com/training-
blog/prevent-ankle-sprains
Strain - it is a twist, pull or tear of a muscle or Apply the Rest, Ice, Compression
tendon - a cord of tissue connecting muscle to and Elevation (RICE) principle.
bone. Symptoms of a strain include pain, Do not apply heat during the first
muscle spasm and loss of strength two days.
Use paracetamol for the first day
of injury to reduce pain without
increasing bleeding.
Apply arnica oil to reduce
swelling.
After 48 hours, start moving the
affected limb gently.
Gradually increase the range of
movement - let the pain be your
guide.
Source:
https://www.health.harvard.edu/a_to_z/muscle-
strain-a-to-z