Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Have Well Stocked Sports First Aid Kits Available For The Safety Of All Athletes

By Imelda Reid


First aid plays an important part in the initial stages of an injury, especially in the sports world where unattended wounds can potentially deteriorate performance. Having sports first aid kits available will help trainers or doctors prevent even further damage and efficient initial treatment. The people using these kits are usually trained, but not officially medical professionals. They play important roles for injured people before definitive medical treatment is available, either from emergency personnel or doctors.

Many small injuries don't require more aid from doctors or other emergency personnel past the initial first aid treatments. There are certain procedural techniques one can use to attend to injuries with the minimal equipment provided in these kits. As the name suggests, they are used to provide on-the-spot medical aid immediately after an injury occurs before someone is examined by a professional.

There are a variety of objects required in a well-stocked aid kit including bandages, elastic wraps, tape, gauze, and antiseptics. According to organizations like the National Athletic Trainers' Association and the North American Booster Club, these are all part of a safety checklist required by all sports establishments. Ice, inhalers, and epinephrine might also be required depending on the situation and the needs of certain athletes.

All sorts of emergency medical professionals use the same procedure that is used in first aid care called ABCs. This stands for airway, breathing, and circulation; and is the model for initial care in a potentially dangerous situation. The airway portion of this procedure makes sure that there is no obstruction blocking air getting to a person's lungs.

The second procedure calls for an attendant to check the breathing of a patient. If necessary, rescue breathing must be applied, of course after checking the airflow. After this part, circulation should be checked on those with less serious injuries. However, if injuries are serious, go straight to chest compressions instead of checking for a pulse.

There is a fourth step called deadly bleeding or defibrillation, though many people consider this to be part of the circulation step. Carrying out the ABCs and correctly implementing all techniques depends on the aider's skill and experience. Afterwards, these attendants may treat the injured with additional aid if they feel it is needed.

The ABCs have similar versions called the 3Bs or 4Bs. The 3Bs include breathing, bleeding, and bones; while the 4Bs include all these and an addition of the brain. In all three procedurals, there will be times when certain steps are taken together. For example, CPR calls for a first aider to perform "B" and "C" together. This means that rescue breathing will be done while also doing chest compressions.

First aid kits must look obvious to any layman. The cross on them are usually white, red, or green; and are often in the middle of a green or white background. These kits must also be very well stocked with all the required items, and contain no expired products. This will help keep every kit perfectly qualified to treat any injury without issues concerning the quality of the products.




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