What does SEM stand for and what does it consist of?
Stands for: Sport and Exercise Medicine team
Multi- disciplinary team of sport science, sport medicine and sport performance professionals.
What does IST stand for and what does it mean?
Stands for: Integrated Support Team
The goal is to ensure that athletes are healthy, fit and mentally ready for optimal performance
What are the 7 specialists that make up an SEM team?
- Physician
- Therapist
- Strength and Conditioning coach
- Exercise physiologist
- Sports Psychologist
- Biomechanist
- Nutritionist
What must SEM specialist do?
must follow the scope of practice and standard of care
What is scope of practice?
describes the services that a qualified healthcare professional is deemed competent to perform and permitted to undertake - keeping within the terms of their professional license
What is Standard of care?
is a medical treatment guideline
it specifies appropriate treatment based on scientific evidence and collaboration between medical and/or psychological professionals involved in the treatment of a given condition
what is the process of identifying risks?
assessment
Evaluation
Control
what are the different levels of risk management?
within and across sport
club and team level
individual level
what is risk assessment ?
is the process of measurement/estimation of risks to teams and athletes
what is risk evaluation?
involves determining the significance and acceptability of the risks
What is risk control?
is a process of identifying and implementing methods to control the risks and the consequences
What is the risk matrix?
shows how we decide what injuries we should focus on
What is the most common injury in females? what about males? (according to risk matrix)
female - ACL injury
male - hamstring injury
ankle injuries seen frequently in both but more prevalent in men
What creates an effective risk management system for a team?
injury surveillance
seasons analysis
preseason screening
monitoring those at “high risk”
RTS
education
equipment and facilities
EAP - emergency action plan
What should can we include in everyday risk management? examples for each.
environment
- field and surroundings
- weather and conditions
- EAP
Equipment
- protective equipment
- special training equipment
- first aid
- AED
Athlete
- medical issues
- previous injuries
- training history
- age and sex
what is risk compensation ?
it suggest minimizing risk may result in risk compensation
- when you start using protective equipment we start to take more risk - change in behaviour that leads us to take greater risks than we normally would if we did not have the protective equipment
What does EAP stand for?
Emergency Action Plan
When should an EAP be prepared for? why is it critical?
should be prepared for practices and competition sites
critical to facilitate a rapid and effective response to an emergency
What classifies as an emergency ?
- sudden cardiac arrest
- spinal or head injuries
- exertional heat stroke
- traumatic injuries
What should an EAP consist of?
- charge person
- call person
- first aid kit
- AED
- Ambulation aids
what should the first aid kit consist of?
communication sheet (plasticized)
- important phone numbers
- address of facility, access (directions)
- nearest hospital directions
Information where the AED, spine board, etc. are located
Player/staff medical profile cards
- name and emergency contact info
- medical profile (allergies, asthma, etc)
- history
when should the EAP be activated?
person is:
- not breathing
- doesn’t have a pulse
- is bleeding profusely
- impair consciousness
- neck, back or head injury
- major trauma
- cannot move arms or legs (or lost feeling)
What does SOAP stand for ? what is it ?
method of documentation
- standardized way to store medical info
S - subjective info/history
O - objective info
A - assessment
P - plan
