SE317-6-FY-CO:
Advanced Sports Trauma Management
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2023/24
Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences (School of)
Colchester Campus
Full Year
Undergraduate: Level 6
Inactive
Thursday 05 October 2023
Friday 28 June 2024
15
31 March 2021
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Building on Sports Therapy modules in years 1 & 2 this module will explore and expand on First Aid scenarios for both pitch/courtside and treatment rooms with an emphasis on the Emergency Action Plan for Sports Therapist.
Practical scenarios include, but not limiting to the conscious but unresponsive, unconscious both breathing and non-breathing, AED, recovery positions, choking and varying types of bleeding.
The module aims to explore the concepts of injury recognition and their appropriate treatments as well as looking at the Emergency actions plans and accident reporting procedures. Practical scenarios along with the unsupervised pitch/courtside experience will allow students to develop a sound understanding of the immediate treatment for first aid and sporting injuries.
On successful completion of this module, the student will be able to:
1. Undertake at least 20 hours of first aid cover (pitch or court side)
2. Critically reflect on incident/s that required first aid intervention
3. Effectively conduct primary and secondary first aid surveys
4. Competently deal with a range of first aid scenarios
Background / Context
This module runs in the final year of the BSc Sports Therapy course and is delivered alongside the following modules:
Research project, Clinical placement, Academic and practical sports Therapy and Therapeutic Modalities.
This module will focus on basic as well as advanced first aid and pitch/court side trauma. The module will allow students to gain practical and theoretical underpinning knowledge of basic and advanced first aid principles including conscious and unconscious casualty, bleeding, head and spinal trauma, anaphylactix and other various medical conditions.
Overview
The module will consist of both practical and theoretical taught First Aid sessions as well as 20 hours unsupervised work placement with sports teams.
Explore the concepts of injury recognition and their appropriate treatments as well as looking at the Emergency actions plans and accident reporting procedures.
Practical scenarios along with the unsupervised pitch/courtside experience will allow students to develop a sound understanding of the immediate treatment for first aid and sporting injuries.
Indicative Content
Importance of a defibrillator
Heart Attack and Angina
Choking
Shock
Bleeding, grazes, splinters, embedded objects, amputated parts, knocked out teeth, mouth injury, eye injury, bruising, nose bleeds, objects in eyes, ears, nose
Burns and scalds
Head injuries, concussion, compression & skull fracture
Fitting and seizures
Breaks, soft tissue injuries & dislocations
Anaphylactic shock and the use of an Epipen
Common workplace injuries
Sudden poisoning
Spinal injuries Helmet/personal protective head gear removal
See sports therapy competency mapping document.
Overview:
The learning, teaching and assessment of this module are closely integrated. A variety of teaching approaches will be used. Applied examples of how this knowledge can be of value in a practical and real life contexts will be interwoven into these taught and student led sessions.
Interactive classes will be used to introduce and develop knowledge and application of first aid assessment and intervention. There will be tutorial sessions for collaborative learning through group work and independent study, both directed and self-directed.
Independent:
Students will be given pre-reading to carry out as theoretical preparation for class based theory and practical sessions.
Students must commit to practising skills introduced and taught in supervised practical sessions in their own time, ideally within the week of first encountering the techniques in the first instance to consolidate and improve confidence in their practical intervention / treatment skills.
Placement:
Students will complete at least 20 hours of placement providing pitch/court side first aid cover within a sporting context.
Online:
Online topics will be used by the module lead to inform students of the required preparation for weekly sessions and to promote online discussions / forums relating to topics / conditions covered and their treatment.
Tutorials:
Personal student tutorials can be arranged with prior notice and expected to take place within 2 weeks of the original request.
Tutor led revision sessions will be factored into the module timetable
Skills:
Practical skills will be first introduced from a theoretical and evidence based viewpoint before demonstration and small group observed practice will be used to develop individual's hands-on and psychomotor skills with further feedback and discussion points.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
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Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Mr Ross Knevett, email: rknevett@essex.ac.uk.
School Undergraduate Office, email: sres (Non essex users should add @essex.ac.uk to create the full email address)
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No external examiner information available for this module.
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Of 60 hours, 0 (0%) hours available to students:
60 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).
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