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Vital Signs
Pulse at wrist or neck: Normal Resting: 60-80 BPM
Rapid/Weak: could mean shock, bleeding, diabetic coma, and heat exhaustion.
Rapid/Strong: heatstroke, severe fright
Slow/Strong: skull fracture, stroke
Respirations by watching chest rise and fall: Normal Resting: 12breaths/min.
Shallow: shock
Irregular/gasping: Cardiac involvement, airway obstruction
Frothing Blood from mouth: Chest injury
High breathing rate - hyperventilation: breath into paper bag, cupped hands, or inhaler if athlete has one.
Blood Pressure: Normal Range: 110-140/60-90
Low blood pressure: indicated hemorrhage, shock, heart attack, internal organ injury.
Skin Temperature
Cool, clammy skin: Shock, Heat exhaustion
Cool, dry skin: Exposure to cold
Hot, dry skin: Heat stroke, Infection
Skin Color
Red skin: Heatstroke, high blood pressure,
White skin: Shock, heat exhaustion, insufficient circulation, insulin shock
Blue skin: Blood poorly oxygenated in lips or fingernails, insufficient respirations
Pupils
Dilated: One or both could indicate head injury, shock, heatstroke, hemorrhage.
Some athletes may have been born with unequal pupils; try to determine who these athletes are prior to the seasons practice
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First Aid Tips
 Basic First Aid Supplies
Coaches resposibility
Emergency plan
Guidelines for Concussions and Return to Play
Heat Injuries and Recommended Treatments
Lightening Safety
Miscellaneous Injuries
Vital Signs
When to call the doctor
Guidelines for Bloodborne Pathogens in Sports
The Athlete
Transmission
Personal Protective Equipment
Guidelines for Return to Play
Injury Prevention
Footwear
Overuse Injury
Pre Participation Physical Exam
Proper Warm Up
Strength
Terrain
Protective Equipment
Eye Protection
Helmets
Mouth Guards
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6th Annual
sports medicine symposium
and golf outing
Thursday, August 3rd, 2006
Mark your calendars for our 6th Annual Sports Medicine Symposium and Golf Outing. Once again, the event will be held at Windwood Country Club in Watertown. This FREE symposium will include information to help coaches succeed at all levels of competition. Once the symposium is over, join us for a FREE lunch, and a FREE 9 holes of golf.
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Speed and Agility Camp
Starting June 12th through July 28th
6 weeks excluding the week of July 3rd through July 7th
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Cost: $110
WAHS Sports Medicine believes that speed, agility, and conditioning are essential to athletic success. In order to help you achieve your full potential, our highly trained performance enhancement staff at WAHS Sports Medicine has developed a 6 week speed and agility camp.
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Functional Strength and Power Camp
Starting June 13th and ending July 27th
Excludes week of July 3rd through July 7th
Tuesdays and Thursdays
9:00 AM– 10:30 AM
Cost: $85
WAHS Sports Medicine has developed challenging, functional, and effective alternative to weightlifting. Unlike traditional weightlifting, the camp integrates traditionally proven exercises as well as advanced exercises to work all muscle groups in unison, thereby increasing overall strength, power and coordination, while decreasing the risk of injury.
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Related Links
Careers:
www.nata.org National Athletic Trainers Association
www.apta.org American Physical Therapist Association
Health and Injury Information:
www.acsm.org American College of Sports Medicine
www.ncaa.org National Collegiate Athletic Association
www.wiaawi.org/health/nutrition Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic
Association
www.gssiweb.com Gatoraide Sports Science Institiute
www.iasm.com Institute for Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine
www.physsportsmed.com The Physician & Sports Medicine
www.ORTHOsupersite.com The Orthopaedics Supersite
www.sportsdentistry.com Academy for Sports Dentistry
www.aapsm.org American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine
www.biausa.org Brain Injury Association of America
www.subtlebraininjury.com Subtle Brain Injury Website
www.sportsmedresources.com Sports Medicine Resources Website
www.asmi.org American Sports Medicine Institute
www.ortho-u.net Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics
www.lightningsafety.com National Lightning Safety Institute
www.webmd.com WebMD
www.nocsae.org National Operating Committee on Standards for
Athletic Equipment
Strength and Conditioning:
www.athleticsearch.com Athletic Search on Web
www.nsca-lift.org National Strength and Conditioning Association
www.nasm.org National Academy of Sports Medicine
www.coaching.usolympicteam.com Olympic E-Coach Magazine
www.ncsf.org National Council of Strength & Fitness
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