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SPS 321
SPORTS SAFETY AND
EMERGENCY CARE
Mohd Fadzil b. Hj.Kamarudin
SR113 UiTM/INSTEDT
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TRANSPORTING AND
MOBILIZATION
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Decision Making
Ascertain position of transportation/mobilization
What are the needs of the injured athlete?
Need to move to safer place? Need to sit up?
Need to lie down?
Where is the injured athlete? Middle of a field?
Near moving equipment?
Tight areas?
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Decision Making
What is his/her weight?
Can you carry?
Do you need help to carry? Communication between you and injured
athletes and those who are helping you.
Very important during readiness to move,
moving, and when problems arise when
moving.
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Lifting and Moving of
Injured Athletes
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Guidelines for Lifting and Moving
1. Position your feet properly.
2. Use legs, not your back, to lift.
3. Keep weight as close to your body whilelifting.
4. Do not twist your body while lifting.
5. Keep your back in locked position.
6. If more than 1 carries, make sure even
numbers.
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Guidelines for Lifting and Moving
7. Partners should be similar height andweight.
8. Use power lift or squat lift when lifting.
9. Use power grip if lifting weight. This is toensure maximum force to hands.
10. When reaching;
Keep back in locked position
Avoid hyperextension
Avoid prolonged reaching combined withlifting situations.
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When Pushing or Lifting
1. Push rather than pull.
2. Keep back locked.
3. Push from between waist and shoulder.
4. If need to push below waist level, kneeldown and push.
5. Keep elbow bent and arm close to yoursides.
6. Avoid overhead pushing or pulling wherepossible.
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TYPES OF MOVES
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Emergency moves
Used when athlete is in a dangerous area
or not safe.
When athlete is in an inaccessible area.
When he/she needs to be moved to give
first aid.
If he/she has spinal injury, you will have
to moved him/her along the axis of thebody.
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Emergency moves
Examples of emergency moves
1. Clothes drag
2. Incline drag
always head first
3. Shoulder drag
careful not to bump head
4. Foot drag careful not to bump head
lie on back
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Clothes Drag
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Incline Drag
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Shoulder Drag
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Foot Drag
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Emergency moves
5. Firemans drag
tie both hands together
straddle patient
pass head through his hands
raise body
crawl on hands and knees
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Firefighters Drag
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Emergency moves
6. Blanket drag
1/2 blanket up against his side
roll him toward your knees
place blanket under him
Roll him back on to blanket
when dragging keep his head as low as
possible
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Blanket Drag
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Other Emergency moves
7. One rescuer assist
8. Cradle carry
9. Pack Strap carry10. Piggy back carry
11. Firefighters carry
12. Two rescuer assist
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Urgent moves
Urgent moves are carried out when an athlete
needs to be moved but precautions for spinal
injury need to be taken.
An example of a simple urgent move is theextremity carry.
Usually involves the use of a backboard or
spine board and spine collar
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Non-Urgent moves
Non-urgent moves are carried out when an
athlete is not in danger and no harm will be
caused by moving him/her
There is plenty of time to assess the injury, carryout the necessary treatment and precautions.
An example would be the extremity carry.
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