Emergency Sports and Primary Care Assessment

Course Description:

This course utilizes the text from Orthopedic Physical Assessment, by David J. Magee, PhD, BPT. The author offers a systematic approach to performing a neuromusculoskeletal/orthopedic assessment with rationales for various aspects of the assessment. This comprehensive course is complete with extensive use of tables, full color pictures of special tests, reliability and validity of many of the special tests, and radiographic highlights.

Emergency Sports and Primary Care Assessment covers:

• Chapter 17: Primary Care Assessment
• Chapter 18: Emergency Sports Assessment 

Methods of Instruction:

Online course available via internet 

Target Audience:

Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants, Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapist Assistants and Athletic Trainers. 

Educational Level:

Intermediate 

Prerequisites:

None 

Course Goals and Objectives:

At the completion of this course, participants should be able to:

1. Recognize priorities in the management of injuries
2. Identify the probability of brain damage due to oxygen deprivation
3. Recognize rapid assessment criteria for circulation
4. Differentiate between bleeding characteristics and their souce
5. Identify emergency signs and symptoms of head injury
6. Recognize signs of heat injury
7. Identify the correct movement sequence when moving athletes off the field
8. Recognize signs indicating the need for immediate transport to the hospital
9. Identify primary care red flags that need immediate medical attention
10. Recognize precautions/contraindications to therapy
11. Identify examples of eye conditions requiring further examination
12. Differentiate between characteristics of cardiac chest pain
13. Recognize indications for the termination of an exercise test
14. Recognize how to administer the Kasch Pulse-Recovery Test
15. Identify conditions commonly disqualifying an individual from playing in sports 

Criteria for Obtaining Continuing Education Credits:

A score of 70% or greater on the post-test