Describe a procedure used to assess the nature and extent of a sport injury ( ½ pages) (provide characteristics and features)
TOTAPS is an acronym that is used when an athlete is injured and needs to be assessed. When the athlete gets injured you need to ask them questions and talk to them, things like how it happened? Where it hurts? Etc., by doing this you can gather valuable information about the injury; this is Talk (T) the first step complete. The next step is to observe (O) the athlete, when you look at the injured area is there any obvious signs of deformity or swelling? When you observe the injury you should get a comparison to another part of the body, this way you can see any swelling. The first aider needs to pin point where the …show more content…
(1 page, Sketch in general terms)
Although participation in sport achieves relatively the same benefits for both male and female athletes, females have some specific factors that they need to be aware of so they can safely participate in sports. The first factor is eating disorders; this is quite common in sports that require low body fat such as ballet, gymnastics and diving, in many of these sports there is a criteria for the “physique” of the athlete, this drives some women to eating disorders, eating disorders can result in less energy for the body to use for muscular contractions. Iron deficiency is common in women going through menstruation (about 40mg is lost), if not enough iron is in the body then you can get a condition called anemia this means that hemoglobin levels are below 11mg per 100mL of blood. A female athlete should be sure to include many green vegetable and red meats into their diets as this will aid with the production of iron. Calcium is the mineral that strengthens the bone, if not enough calcium is consumed the bones can become brittle and fracture easily. Calcium is controlled by something called parathyroid glands, if these glands become over active calcium from bones are released into the body causing bones to become weak and leading to osteoporosis. A female athlete should be consuming regular amounts of calcium, some foods that are calcium rich are, milk and cheese. When a women was pregnant it was thought that exercise caused stress on the baby and mother but research has found that exercise still should be done but done moderately this can help prevent weight gain and keep the woman physically fit, The exercise should be done in the cool of the day and there should be regular consumption of
TOTAPS is an acronym that is used when an athlete is injured and needs to be assessed. When the athlete gets injured you need to ask them questions and talk to them, things like how it happened? Where it hurts? Etc., by doing this you can gather valuable information about the injury; this is Talk (T) the first step complete. The next step is to observe (O) the athlete, when you look at the injured area is there any obvious signs of deformity or swelling? When you observe the injury you should get a comparison to another part of the body, this way you can see any swelling. The first aider needs to pin point where the …show more content…
(1 page, Sketch in general terms)
Although participation in sport achieves relatively the same benefits for both male and female athletes, females have some specific factors that they need to be aware of so they can safely participate in sports. The first factor is eating disorders; this is quite common in sports that require low body fat such as ballet, gymnastics and diving, in many of these sports there is a criteria for the “physique” of the athlete, this drives some women to eating disorders, eating disorders can result in less energy for the body to use for muscular contractions. Iron deficiency is common in women going through menstruation (about 40mg is lost), if not enough iron is in the body then you can get a condition called anemia this means that hemoglobin levels are below 11mg per 100mL of blood. A female athlete should be sure to include many green vegetable and red meats into their diets as this will aid with the production of iron. Calcium is the mineral that strengthens the bone, if not enough calcium is consumed the bones can become brittle and fracture easily. Calcium is controlled by something called parathyroid glands, if these glands become over active calcium from bones are released into the body causing bones to become weak and leading to osteoporosis. A female athlete should be consuming regular amounts of calcium, some foods that are calcium rich are, milk and cheese. When a women was pregnant it was thought that exercise caused stress on the baby and mother but research has found that exercise still should be done but done moderately this can help prevent weight gain and keep the woman physically fit, The exercise should be done in the cool of the day and there should be regular consumption of