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SPS 321

SPORTS SAFETY AND

EMERGENCY CARE

Mohd Fadzil b. Hj.Kamarudin

SR113 UiTM/INSTEDT


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TRANSPORTING AND

MOBILIZATION


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Decision Making

Ascertain position of transportation/mobilization

What are the needs of the injured athlete?

Need to move to safer place? Need to sit up?

Need to lie down?

Where is the injured athlete? Middle of a field?

Near moving equipment?

Tight areas?


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Decision Making

What is his/her weight?

Can you carry?

Do you need help to carry? Communication between you and injured

athletes and those who are helping you.

Very important during readiness to move,

moving, and when problems arise when

moving.


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Lifting and Moving of

Injured Athletes


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Guidelines for Lifting and Moving

1. Position your feet properly.

2. Use legs, not your back, to lift.

3. Keep weight as close to your body whilelifting.

4. Do not twist your body while lifting.

5. Keep your back in locked position.

6. If more than 1 carries, make sure even

numbers.


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Guidelines for Lifting and Moving

7. Partners should be similar height andweight.

8. Use power lift or squat lift when lifting.

9. Use power grip if lifting weight. This is toensure maximum force to hands.

10. When reaching;

Keep back in locked position

Avoid hyperextension

Avoid prolonged reaching combined withlifting situations.


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When Pushing or Lifting

1. Push rather than pull.

2. Keep back locked.

3. Push from between waist and shoulder.

4. If need to push below waist level, kneeldown and push.

5. Keep elbow bent and arm close to yoursides.

6. Avoid overhead pushing or pulling wherepossible.


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TYPES OF MOVES


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Emergency moves

Used when athlete is in a dangerous area

or not safe.

When athlete is in an inaccessible area.

When he/she needs to be moved to give

first aid.

If he/she has spinal injury, you will have

to moved him/her along the axis of thebody.


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Emergency moves

Examples of emergency moves

1. Clothes drag

2. Incline drag

always head first

3. Shoulder drag

careful not to bump head

4. Foot drag careful not to bump head

lie on back


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Clothes Drag


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Incline Drag


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Shoulder Drag


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Foot Drag


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Emergency moves

5. Firemans drag

tie both hands together

straddle patient

pass head through his hands

raise body

crawl on hands and knees


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Firefighters Drag


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Emergency moves

6. Blanket drag

1/2 blanket up against his side

roll him toward your knees

place blanket under him

Roll him back on to blanket

when dragging keep his head as low as

possible


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Blanket Drag


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Other Emergency moves

7. One rescuer assist

8. Cradle carry

9. Pack Strap carry10. Piggy back carry

11. Firefighters carry

12. Two rescuer assist


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Urgent moves

Urgent moves are carried out when an athlete

needs to be moved but precautions for spinal

injury need to be taken.

An example of a simple urgent move is theextremity carry.

Usually involves the use of a backboard or

spine board and spine collar


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Non-Urgent moves

Non-urgent moves are carried out when an

athlete is not in danger and no harm will be

caused by moving him/her

There is plenty of time to assess the injury, carryout the necessary treatment and precautions.

An example would be the extremity carry.


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