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Principles of Assessment

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On-Field Primary Survey   Establish LOC, Check ABC's, Assume Spinal Injury if you did not witness MOI, Check for and control Severe Bleeding  
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On-Field Secondary Survey   History-MOI, Location, Severity, Shock Assessment, Musculoskeletal Screen  
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Musculoskeletal Screen   Bilateral Comparison for Deformities, Neurological Assessment if Spinal Injury Suspected. Palpate for Fractures and Dislocations. Test for Neurovascular Compromise. Assess ROM.  
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Subjetive Assessment   Used to form Hypothesis about nature and extent of injury. History(meds, allergies, familial)Observation  
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Objective Assessment   Special Test to establish severity and nature of injury. Comparable sign: Reproduction of the athlete's symptoms. Bilateral Comparison  
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History   Current and previous Injuries. Onset, type, and location of Pain. Unusual Sounds or Sensations  
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Observation   Clues from facial expressions. General posture. Guarding. Visual inspection(swelling, deformity, bilateral comparison)  
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Palpation   Reveals info regarding: tension, thickness, texture of soft tissue. Deformity, swelling, temp, moiosture, pulse, muscle fasciculations, crepitus and pt. tenderness. General contours of bony and soft tissue. Use a systematic approach.  
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Basic Assessment   History, observation, palpation, ROM, strength, special tests, neurovascular test, functional tests.  
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SINS   Severity-Indicates need for referral. Irritablility-Relates to the stage and extent of injury, injured structures, and pain tolerance. Nature-Type of injury and type of structures involved. Stage-Acute(7-10 days), subacute(4-6 wks), chronic(6-8 wks)  
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SOAP   Subjective-Chief complaint, MOI, reported S&S. Objective-Reproducable measurements and observations. Assessment-Impression of the Injury. Plan-Immediate treatment and referral plans  
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