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HSC PDHPE - Option Sports medicine - Syllabus

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Critical Question: 1 How are sports injuries classified and managed?
• ways to classify sports injuries
• soft tissue injuries
• hard tissue injuries
• assessment of injuries
Content related to the dot point: •Ways to Classify Sports Injuries (DISHO)
- direct and indirect
- soft and hard tissue
- overuse
Content related to the dot point: •Soft Tissue Injuries (BLASTS Cause Injuries)
- tears, sprains, contusions
- skin abrasions, lacerations, blisters
- inflammatory response
Content related to the dot point: •manage soft tissue injuries
- RICER (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation, Referral)
- Immediate treatment of skin injuries
Content related to the dot point: •Hard tissue injuries (Feisty Devil's)
- fractures
- dislocation
Content related to the dot point: •Assessment of injuries (TOTAPS)
- TOTAPS (Talk, Observe, Touch, Active and Passive movement, Skills test)
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Critical Question: 2 How does sports medicine address the demands of specific athletes?
• children and young athletes
• adult and aged athletes
• female athletes
Content related to the dot point: •Children and young athletes (MADE On A Train)
- medical conditions (asthma, diabetes, epilepsy)
- overuse injuries (stress fractures)
- thermoregulation
- appropriateness of resistance training
Content related to the dot point: •Adult and aged athletes (Here Fishy Fishy!)
- heart conditions
- fractures/bone density
- flexibility/joint mobility
Content related to the dot point: •female athlete triad (Pregnant Beetles Eat Insects)
- eating disorders
- iron deficiency
- bone density
- pregnancy
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Critical Question: 3 What role do preventative actions play in enhancing the wellbeing of the athlete?
• physical preparation
• sports policy and the sports environment
• environmental considerations
• taping and bandaging
Content related to the dot point: •Physical preparation (Santa Wears Purple Pants)
- pre-screening
- skill and technique
- physical fitness
- warm up, stretching and cool down
Content related to the dot point: •Sports policy and the sports environment (Ronald McDonald Must Use Sauce)
- Rules of sports and activities
- Modified rules for children
- Matching of opponents, eg. growth and development, - Skill level
- Use of protective equipment
- Safe grounds, equipment and facilities
Content related to the dot point: •Environmental considerations (Too Cold, Gotta Acclimatise)
- temperature regulation (convection, radiation, conduction, evaporation)
- climatic conditions (temperature, humidity, wind, rain, altitude, pollution)
- guidelines for fluid intake
- acclimatisation
Content related to the dot point: •Taping and Bandaging (Put Tape Back)
- preventative taping
- taping for isolation of injury
- bandaging for immediate treatment of the injury
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Critical Question: 4 How is injury rehabilitation managed?
• rehabilitation procedures
• return to play
Content related to the dot point: •Rehabilitation procedures (Use Training and Progressively Exercise)
- use of heat and cold
- training
- progressive mobilisation
- graduated exercise (stretching, conditioning, total body fitness)
Content related to the dot point: •Return to play (The return of the SPERMI)
- Specific warm-up procedures
- Psychological readiness
- Ethical considerations eg pressure to participate, use of painkillers
- Return to play policies and procedures
- Monitoring progress (pre-test and post-test)
Indicators of readiness for return to play (pain-free, degree of mobility)
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