1.6 Injuries in Sports and Recreation

• Categories of injuries: acute and chronic
• Common injuries in sports: sunburns, sprains, strains, fractures and dislocation
• First aid application: assessing the situation, diagnose, treatment and disposal
• Improvising First aid equipment using suitable materials
• Injury prevention and road safety in sports and recreation

• examine acute and chronic injuries in sports and recreation
• analyse the common injuries in sports and recreation
• develop First aid equipment to manage injuries in sports and recreation
• perform First aid for common injuries in sports and recreation
• appreciate safety in sports and recreation activities for injury prevention

“Why is it important to have adequate materials to manage injuries in sports?”

“How can injuries be prevented during sports and recreation activities?”

“Why are road safety measures important when participating in recreation activities on the road?”

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1. Injuries in sports and recreation
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Introduce injuries, their two categories and the three key inquiry questions.
2. Acute injuries
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Examine acute injuries, their causes and their signs.
3. Chronic injuries
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Examine chronic injuries and how overuse causes them.
4. Common injuries in sports and recreation
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Analyse the five common injuries in sports and recreation.
5. Sunburn
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Analyse sunburn and how to prevent and treat it.
6. Sprains
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Analyse sprains and apply the RICE First aid steps.
7. Strains
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Analyse strains and apply RICE to an injured muscle or tendon.
8. Fractures
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Analyse fractures and give correct First aid for a broken bone.
9. Dislocation
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Analyse dislocation and give correct First aid.
10. First aid: assessing the situation
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Describe First aid and the first step of assessing the situation.
11. First aid: diagnosing the injury
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Diagnose an injury by asking questions and checking carefully.
12. First aid: treating the injury
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Apply the right treatment for common injuries.
13. First aid: disposing of materials safely
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Dispose of used First aid materials safely and keep the area clean.
14. Improvising First aid equipment
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Improvise safe First aid equipment from local materials and appraise it.
15. Preventing injuries and road safety
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Apply injury prevention measures and road safety in recreation.