Zusammenfassung der Ressource
GCSE PE - 5
- How to Prevent Injury
- Warm-up and
cool-down practices
- Understand the
rules of the game.
- Wear correct clothing and footwear and
protective clothing and equipment for
different sports.
- Balance competition
terms, i.e. grading, weight,
sex, age and skill levels
- DR ABC
- Danger
- Response
- Airway
- Breathing
- Circulation
- First Aid
- Conscious - make them
comfortable, check airway
and if they are breathing,
check circulation and
check for injury.
- Breathing - keep in recovery position,
check airway and if they are breathing,
check circulation and check for injury.
- Pulse Present - Keep them on their back,
continue M.M.V (mouth to mouth ventilation)
and check pulse and breathing.
- Unconscious - Put
them into the
recovery position,
clear their airway
and tilt their head,
look, listen and feel
for breathing.
- Not Breathing - Put them on their back,
start mouth to mouth ventilation, give 2
full breaths and then check circulation.
- Pulse Absent - start
cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR) and
check pulse and breathing.
- Recovery Position
- When a person is unconscious
we place them in the recovery
position to prevent them from :-
- 1. Being Sick
- 2. Choking
- 3. Their tongue falling back
and blocking their airway.
- After placing a person in
the recovery position,
dial 999 for help.
- You have to keep checking
their breathing every 2-3
minutes until help arrives.
- Hard Tissue Injuries
- Fractures and Dislocations
- Fractures - Break in the bone.
- Simple (closed)
fracture - bone stays
under the skin.
- Compound (open) fracture -
bone breaks through the
- Dislocations - Bone at a
joint is forced out of its
normal position.
- Also could be possible ligament damage
around the joint. Could be caused by
strong force wrenching the bone.
- Eg. Rugby Tackle.
- Stress Fractures - Small
cracks in the bone, often
an overuse injury and
caused by running too
much in a hard surface.
- Use ice to reduce inflammation.
- Get immediate rest.
- Keep fit doing other activities.
- Check footwear for problems.
- Soft Tissue Injuries
- Includes:- sprains,
strains, cartilage
damage, tendon and
ligament damage,
minor injuries (cuts,
grazes and bruises).
- Treatment is R.I.C.E
- Rest - Rest the injured part
to prevent further injury.
- Ice - Apply ice or a cold
compress to reduce blood
flow, pain and swelling.
- Compression -
Compress the injury
to reduce bleeding
and swelling.
- Elevation - Elevate the injured
part to reduce bleeding,
swelling and throbbing.