Beneficial Purchases for AT RoomBy Justin Woodward
Goals of Equipment and SoftwareEquipment Software
• Improve our safety and reliability of our equipment
• Have resources to educate our athletes
• Decrease liability
• Create a convenient location for information to be found by parents and athletes
Domain/Website
•Allows the Sports Medicine Staff to have a website to post information▫To athletes, parents, opposing teams
•Cost between $5.00-15.00 per month•Can be bought all over the Internet
Domain/Website (cont)
•Will allow the Sports Medicine Staff to post information about:▫Preventing Injuries▫Acute Care at Home▫Things to look out for when Injured▫Policies and Procedures
Anatomical Charts
•Costs 29.95 each probably get 3 or 4•Good for Educating Athletes•Will Increase Compliance via visual
learning
Anatomical Charts (cont.)
•By educating Athletes we increase compliance
•An educated Athlete= a motivated athlete
Vacuum Splint
•2 Piece Kit: 381.95•Can be found at Cramer.com
▫Comes with an Arm Splint and a Leg Splint▫Re-usable adjustable splint▫Easily transportable
How a Vacuum Splint Works
•Splint is filled with small beads
•Air is sucked out of the bag
•Beads then become rigid and stuck together▫Very comfortable type of
splint
Whirlpool•Costs : $5950.00 for Large Stationary
Whirlpool•Can be found at Collins Sports Medicine•Great for Emergency care for Heat
Related Illnesses•Also can be used as modality for acute
injuries
Whirlpool (cont.)
•Comes with a turbine that circulates the water▫Circulating water causes better cooling via
convection▫Keeps water temperatures consistent
•Has a five year warranty in case it breaks
Pulse Oximeter
•Costs: $79.95 from Medco Sports Medicine
•Allows the Athletic trainer to track the amount of oxygen in an athletes blood▫Very useful in asthma patients/athtletes▫Completely pain free/blood free
Normal Oxygen level= 96-100%
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