Injury Prevention InquiryGRADE 9 HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION

1) 5 common injuries in sport.•Before you look anything up, see if you can list 5 injuries that you know of.

•You may use the following table format:

•Use more than one source when looking up injuries. The following sources will help you get started:

http://ca.askmen.com/top_10/fitness_top_ten/31_fitness_list.html

http://www.mensfitness.com/training/pro-tips/sports-injuries-8-most-common-injuries

http://www.webmd.com/men/features/seven-most-common-sports-injuries

Injury What damage has occurred

How it may have happened

2) Injury Prevention Although injuries can occur due accidents and freak events which can’t be mitigated against, there are ways to reduce the risk. Much is to do with the preparation you do before you play.

http://saveyourself.ca/articles/injury-prevention.php

http://www.stopsportsinjuries.org/sports-injury-prevention.aspx

http://www.brianmac.co.uk/injury.htm

3) Intrinsic and Extrinsic Risk Factors

Risk is a situation that involves the exposure to danger. Assessing and understanding risk is the first steps towards avoiding harmful situations.

When exploring intrinsic and extrinsic situations suggest risks that are relative your life.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7O97cN8OR0

http://www.slideshare.net/craigdarby/session-3-extrinsic-risk-factors

http://www.slideshare.net/craigdarby/session-4-intrinsic-risk-factors-sport-injuries?next_slideshow=1

4) Risk awareness•Just by being aware of a risk you can reduce the chances of the risk turning into harm.

•Follow the path from the classroom, down through goodlife and over to the park. Include the risks that may occur on the field.

5) Risk mitigation procedure When a high risk event is likely to happen then a protocol should be put in place to reduce the risk.

List the procedure in steps starting from when the ball is kicked onto the road and ends with the lesson being able to continue.

6) Treating Injury After an injury is diagnosed then there are steps you should take to make the best possible recovery.

http://www.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/concussion/overview.html

http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Sports-injuries/Pages/Treatment.aspx

7) Agencies involved in a sporting emergency

It is useful to know what would happen to you if you got seriously injured playing sport. We are lucky in Canada to have such great resources.