Co-Owner Sports Medicine Emergency Management Reisterstown, Maryland
Disclosure(s):
Edward Strapp, MA, NRP, LAT, ATC: Sports Medicine Emergency Management: Owner/Co-Owner Founder/Co-Founder (Ongoing)
Sports participation constitutes one of the most common causes of spine injuries in the United States. The unique factor in some athletic injuries is that the safety equipment and/or unstable surfaces that are designed to protect the athlete can become a hindrance to prompt on-field management of the athlete, especially quick & efficient access to the patient's airway & management of the patient's airway. Airway compromise may occur over a period of time or suddenly, creating a situation in which effective airway management is imperative and a mechanical skill that should be mastered by pre-hospital personnel with the equipment-laden & non-equipment laden athlete. This learning lab will help clinicians master the low frequency but high-fidelity airway management skills when dealing with the equipment-laden athlete. Participants will have an opportunity for hands-on practice and the utilization of a wide array of airway adjuncts at practical skills stations, as well as the opportunity to find solutions through scenario-based, multi-disciplinary practical application of skills.
After attending this presentation, the participant will be able to: 1. Identify and discuss the role of an athletic trainer within the interdisciplinary healthcare team to improve patient outcomes. 2. Describe and demonstrate skills needed for effective management of airway, breathing, and circulation in the equipment-laden athlete, and management and removal of protective athletic equipment. 3. Identify the role(s), characteristics, indications, contraindications, and precautions for managing the entire scene by implementing airway and spine injury management techniques and agents in the prehospital setting.
Learning Objectives:
Examine and discuss the current scientific evidence related to the pre-hospital management of the spine-injured athlete specifically focusing on management of airway, breathing, and circulation and management of the equipment-laden athlete.
Demonstrate the proper sequence and implementation of critical decision-making skills and the current evidence in the management of the equipment-laden athlete.
Describe and demonstrate skills needed for effective management of airway, breathing, and circulation in the equipment-laden athlete, and management and removal of protective athletic equipment.
Identify the role(s), characteristics, indications, contraindications, and precautions for managing the entire scene by implementing airway and spine injury management techniques and agents in the prehospital setting.
