RESUMO
Sport participation is an important part of the development, both physically and mentally, of children and adolescents in the United States. Illness and injury associated with sport and physical activities may occur in the school setting. Although most sport-related illness and injury in students are considered minor emergencies, life-threatening illnesses or injuries may occur. It is important for the school nurse to recognize potential life-threatening emergencies associated with sport and physical activity, to initiate stabilization of the student with life-threatening symptoms, and to triage these students to an appropriate level of care (back to the classroom, home with their guardian with follow up at their primary healthcare provider's office, or directly to the closest emergency department [ED] via Emergency Medical Services [EMS]). This article specifically describes the initial assessment and management of shoulder and hip injuries in pediatric athletes.
Assuntos
Traumatismos em Atletas , Lesões do Quadril , Serviços de Enfermagem Escolar , Adolescente , Criança , Humanos , Estados Unidos , Emergências , Ombro , Atletas , Exercício Físico , Atenção à Saúde , Traumatismos em Atletas/diagnósticoAssuntos
Neoplasias Ovarianas/complicações , Síndromes Paraneoplásicas/etiologia , Teratoma/complicações , Adolescente , Ataxia/etiologia , Feminino , Cefaleia/etiologia , Humanos , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Síndrome de Opsoclonia-Mioclonia/etiologia , Neoplasias Ovarianas/diagnóstico , Teratoma/diagnóstico , Vertigem/etiologiaRESUMO
Illness and injury associated with sport and physical activities may occur in the school setting. Although most sport-related illness and injury in students are considered minor emergencies, life- and limb-threatening illnesses or injuries may occur, such as sudden cardiac arrest, heat stroke, status asthmaticus, catastrophic brain or cervical spine injuries, hypoglycemia, blunt chest/abdominal injuries, or extremity fractures requiring surgery. It is important for the school nurse to recognize potential life- and limb-threatening emergencies associated with sport and physical activity, to initiate stabilization of the student with life- and limb-threatening symptoms, and to triage these students to an appropriate level of care (back to the classroom, home with their guardian with follow up at their primary healthcare provider's office, or directly to the closest emergency department via emergency medical services). This article describes the initial assessment and management of three common emergencies associated with sport and physical activities.