Sports MED-THE Roles AND Limitations OF THE Athletic First Aider

THE ROLES AND LIMITATIONS OF THE ATHLETIC FIRST AIDER (Complete Sections A-E) A. Role of the Athletic First Aider Use the following resources to answer questions: -Introduction to Athletic Injury Management.pdf -Roles and Responsibilities of the Sports First Aider (Both above resources Located in D2L Content / Injury Management 1) The Athletic First Aider is responsible for many things. 1. Explain the primary responsibility of the Athletic First Aider? It is to manage minor injuries in sport and recreation of activities. They also have to be aware of his/her minor injuries and their limitations since minor injuries can lead up to major injuries. 2. List the other responsibilities of the Athletic First Aider Another major responsibility is to prevent injuries; cooperating together with coaches, managers, and representatives to plan a safe environment is a good way to be responsible as an athletic first aider. 3. Define the term proactive Proactive is when individuals create or control a situation by making it happen, rather than reacting after it happens. B) Liability Concerns Often, First Aid providers are fearful of legal repercussions when providing care. Liability for negligence means the Athletic First Aider did something that should not have been done or did not do something that should have been done. Use the following resources to answer questions: -Introduction to Athletic Injury Management.pdf (Located in D2L Content / Injury Management 1) -Internet search 1. What does the Emergency Medical Aid act do for you as an Athletic First Aid provider? It protects the Athletic First Aid providers from liability where athletic first aiders try their best to help the patient but something goes wrong during the treatment. 2. Define these terms in relation to first aid: Liability, Negligence, and Repercussion. Liability: When someone or something is being responsible for something, especially by law Negligence: Someone who commits a careless act that creates harm to another person is negligent. Repercussion: an unintended consequence occurring some time after an event or action, especially an unwelcome one. 3. In your own words, List 5 things Athletic First Aiders should do to avoid liability issues? 1. Ask consent to the athlete before doing any treatment 2. Indicate and tell what kind of treatment you are doing and explain the reason for the treatment to the athlete (talk). 3. Call EMS when the injury is to the point of severeness or where the athlete cannot move. 4. Be cautious of what you are doing and treat with care. 5. Ask another medical team for support for the treatment you cannot perform. Do not try a treatment that is not learned and DO NOT do other unnecessary treatments. C) Confidentiality Athletic First Aiders MUST respect the confidentiality of personal and medical information related to athletes and participants. Any information you receive should be protected under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP). Read the FOIP Act Modules ( and IN YOUR OWN WORDS answer the following questions. 1. Explain what privacy is. (Read section 1.2 (Module 1)? Privacy is described as a right for everyone and it is to be left alone. Also includes maintaining the secret private information and ownership of property. Privacy is an universal right for every individual and it is a part of Canada’s Charter of rights and Freedoms. 2. Define personal information and give examples of 5 documents( Read section 1.6 (Module 1 ). 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. An individual’s date of birth An individual’s job description and salary information An individual’s home address and telephone number Information on an individual’s resume or job application form A picture of the individual 3. What does the FOIP Act try to balance? What are the 2 main elements of the FOIP Act? (Read section 2.2 (Module 2) 1. Are rules in which people can apply for and access public body records 2. Are rules that governs the collection and disclosure of personal information 4. List the different types of personal information that apply to the Act (select the highlighted word Read section 3.2 (Module3). Individual’s: 1. Name, home address, business address, home telephone number, and business number 2. Race, nationality, or ethic origin, colour, religion, political stance or associations 3. Age, sex, martial and family status 4. A type of symbol or number assigned to that individual 5. Fingerprints, biometric information, blood type, genetic information, inheritable trait 6. Physical or mental disabilities, health and healthcare history 7. Education, financial history, employment history, criminal record 8. Opinions and thought about the individual 9. Personal views, opinions, except about other people. 5. When is it ok to disclose personal information? When is it not ok to disclose personal information? Give two examples of each. (Read section 3.7 (Module 3) Okay: 1. The email regarding the employee’s absence should be reworded by the supervisor and made new to remove unnecessary information so that too much information is forwarded. The receptionist doesn't need to know details about the appointment in order for them to still do their job. 2. A famous person has a severe injury, for the sake of the family and individual major details and information does not need to be leaked. Information stating that the individual is severely injured is good enough. Not okay: 1. An employee will not be in office due to a medical appointment. A supervisor receives the email, containing information about the details of the appointment. The supervisor then sends the email to the receptionist who tracks the absences. 2. If someone commits a heinous act, then the public should know about the atrocities the person has committed and that does not need to be confidential. D) Risk Management  Risk Management is proactive (How can you stop or limit bad things from happening?). It attempts to alleviate problems before they occur and prepare for inevitable situations. The practise of risk management is important if legal issues arise. The Athletic First Aider plays an important role in ensuring that risk management is practiced on an ongoing basis. -PICK A SPORT OF INTEREST AND APPLY IT TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS –Use a chart to answer Sport: Swimming 1. Identify common risks associated with your chosen sport (think location, equipment, environment...)          Drowning Slipping Intramuscular pain Breathing problems Hypothermia Scratches Headache Skin rashes Bruises 2. Assess the significance of each risk (how likely is it to happen...)   Drowning: Lack of breathing during each swimming slipping : running in the swimming pool, slippery floor       Intramuscular pain: Lack of stretching/warm-up before swimming Hypothermia: going straight in to the pool without entering with caution, staying in the pool for too long, low temperature of water Scratches: from walls, people, floors Headaches: lack of breathing, from pathogens, and hypothermia Skin rashes: water from the pool, scratches, pathogen Bruises: from hitting walls, floors, people, and slipping 3. How can you eliminate or minimize each risk? How do you prepare? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Warm up before entering pool Don’t run in swimming pools Take break between swims Don’t dive without checking how deep it is Keep a distance from others when swimming Make sure you check chemical levels of the swimming pools are good E)Code of Ethics A code of ethics is a set of guidelines and standards created to help the Athletic First Aider by decreasing the potential for liability, work on risk management guidelines , and maintain a professional manner when caring for athletes. Use the following resource to answer questions: -Introduction to Athletic Injury Management.pdf (Located in D2L Content / Injury Management 1) 1. List and briefly explain in your own words the 8 guidelines. 1. Treat the patient like how you would like to be treated if you were the patient. 2. Ask the others above you and when in doubt of treatment or unsure about something, make sure nothing goes wrong and you and your team should assist the athlete. 3. Inspect the environment of the athlete and where they are playing at and make a safe spot where you can minimize the amount of injuries that can occur. 4. Communicate with your athlete and get consent from the athlete. Also explain every procedure during the treatment. 5. Practice the skills regularly so you get familiar and professional with the treatment. 6. If you are the person in charge (PIC) do not let assistants dictate the decision and keep in mind that you're responsible for the outcome, therefore don’t get influenced by their comments. 7. Make sure you're doing the treatments that you're skilled and knowledgeable in, do not attempt treatments that you're not trained in. 8. Keep everything on record that has happened if an injury happens.