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Derrick
Williams was living out his dream, playing college football as a
receiver. He had just caught a 35 yard pass, and was running
between the defenders, heading for the goal line. As he turned
sharply to avoid being tackled, he felt a pop in his knee and fell
sharply to the ground in pain.
The
team athletic trainer ran to the field to assess the situation.
The trainer started with a routine field exam to rule out
injuries that would prevent the athlete from being moved, such as
back, head injuries or fractures. After deciding the
injury was isolated to the knee, Derrick was able to stand with help
and be assisted from the field.
Although
the above web site discusses a medical doctor's responsibilities
evaluating an injured athlete, an athletic trainer would follow the
same guidelines.
1.
What are the steps to evaluating an unconscious athlete?
2.
What are the steps to evaluating a conscious athlete?
3.
What are the responsibilities of a first responder at the scene of an
athletic injury?
Using
the link below and the Case Study Workbook:
Review
Basic Anatomy of the Knee
Identify
the ACL and PCL. Review basic knee motion.
The
trainer continued to work on assessing the injury. After
ruling out other knee injuries, the trainer performed testing to
confirm his suspicions of a tear in the anterior
cruciate ligament.
4.
Be familiar with the anterior cruciate ligaments (ACL) location and list
2 functions.
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