unintentional injury among children. What are these unintentional injuries? Three examples of actions of caregivers that may lead to unintentional injury among children are: - The use of infant walkers to promote independent walking in infants. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics‚ reported injuries are overwhelmingly caused by falls‚ either from the walker or with the infant remaining in the walker. Stairs are implicated in 75% to 96% of cases and in almost all of the severe injuries. A small
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Autumn Hollingsworth Knee Injury Case Study Part 5 What are the primary movements of the knee joint? The primary movements of the knee joint are flexion and extension but can also slightly rotate. What muscle groups are the most important in flexion and extension of the knee? The muscle groups most important are the quadriceps and the hamstrings. The quadriceps extend the knee using the following muscles; rectus femoris‚ vastus medialis‚ vastus intermedius‚ and vastus lateralis. The hamstrings
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Imagine‚ if you were the star player and worked every game‚ got the same amount of appreciation or the same reward as the player who has sat the bench basically the whole season. Doesn’t sound too fair‚ right ? According to the "Trophies for All" policy‚ youth athletes are being awarded with participation trophies. Handing out trophies for just showing up doesn’t teach the kids about the real world. As well‚ trophies can lose their meaning if everyone gets one. Finally‚ participation trophies use
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IVESTIGATIVE REPORT Subject: Female ACL injuries and prevention Thesis Statement: Female athletes should know that they have a higher risk of tearing their Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL). Number of Words: 1‚573 Concept and Definition As soon as I was told I had to write an investigative report I knew exactly what my topic was going to be. A year ago I tore my ACL playing soccer. I went through reconstructive surgery followed by six months of physical therapy. About three months
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Running Room – Aug. 21‚ 2007 INJURIES 1) Acute Injuries: Cuts‚ scrapes‚ blisters‚ strains‚ sprains‚ bruises‚ etc Usually easily identified and treated “RICE” – Rest‚ Ice‚ Compression‚ Elevation (typically 10-15 min of ice‚ 10 min no ice‚ repeat 2-3x) Removal of cause if applicable (i.e. chronic rubbing will cause blisters) 2) Chronic Injuries: May take weeks‚ months‚ etc to develop Nature of injury more difficult to identify Causes : i. Repetition ii. Surface/Environment iii. Postural
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Traumatic Brain Injury: Living with TBI and the effects on individual and caregivers Traumatic Brain Injury is otherwise known as TBI. “Traumatic brain injury‚ a form of acquired brain injury‚ occurs when sudden trauma causes damage to the brain. TBI can result when the head suddenly and violently hits an object‚ or when an object pierces the skull and enters brain tissue” (NINDS‚ 2010). There are two main types of TBI‚ closed head injuries such as head hitting a windshield and penetrating
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How You Can Prevent Knee ACL Injuries Over 200‚000 people sustain anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries every year‚ and ACL reconstructions are some of the most common procedures implemented in the United States. More young individuals than ever are afflicted with such injuries‚ and young athletes who suffer from ACL injuries may experience fear‚ perceived alienation from their fellow athletes‚ depression‚ and even lower grades. Worse than the more immediate results are the potential long-term
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front sliding doors when she slipped and fall from the puddle of water from the rain water from the other TMs tracking them in. At the time no one was around her‚ she was more concerned with embarrassment so she simply got up and walked away from the injury site fast as she could. But one of the folk lift driver show her and founder in a sitting area and asked her if she was ok and informed her that she had left her umbrella where she had fall. Also her Tea Leader was informed and was told to go to
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highly competitive sport with participation in over 200 countries throughout the world. It is a non-contact racquet sport which requires aspects such as strength‚ power‚ speed‚ coordination and agility. Like any sport‚ tennis places specific demands on the body which can predispose any player to injury. These demands placed on the body result in injuries specific to the game. It is said by Pluim et al (2006) that although many injuries that occur in tennis are common in other sports‚ tennis has its
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greater when those athletes step on the field? Research from many high schools‚ Universities‚ and NFL teams show that “on field head banging is taking a serious toll”. It is believed that our brains are still developing till our mid twenties. Due to the ongoing blows to the head in all levels of football the outcome of a long career will be a tragic turn to our bodies. Studies show that football causes severe neurological as well as bone crushing injuries. Making people believe that football has become
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