SPORTS INJURIES

Introduction

For many students, a positive academic environment is increasingly harder to obtain. This is mainly due to their lack of safety. Whether it be inside the classroom or out. 

Unfavorable situations at home, psychological stability, physical dangers, and violence all contribute to this evident shortage. There have been investigations on how organizations, teachers, and parents collaborate together in today's society to influence the students understanding of safety in school. The purpose of this paper is to display some information on sports injuries, first aids, and CPR.

Sports Injuries in School level

Playing sports is part of most childhoods. Physical education first entered the school system in 1820 and became an official requirement by law by 1855. Sports and physical education are not only part of the school curriculum, but about 30 million students are involved in an organized sport both in and out of school.

There are countless benefits associated with playing organized sports:

• Improved cognitive function
• Ability to work as a team
• Better physical strength and overall health
• Better time management skills, self-esteem, leadership abilities
• The likelihood for and active lifestyle in the long-run.

Adolescents who play sports are likely to be active at age 24 and only 3% of adults who play sports currently did not play when they were young.

A survey of 400 female corporate executives found 94% played a sport and that 61% say that has contributed to their career success.

However, despite the innumerable benefits, there is also a stark connection between playing sports and injuries. There are more than 3.5 million injuries each year among children aged 14 and younger. Additionally, 2.6 million children between the ages of 0-19 are treated for sports-related injuries.

While the size of these national numbers may be shocking, this reality is reflected by the concerns of individual parents across the country. For 9 out of 10 parents, the chance of injury is extremely top of mind and is a bigger concern than issues such as poor coaching, cost, or time commitment.

Luckily, most injuries fall under the “minor” category and most can be treated at home and at urgent care, saving you time and money.

If your kid gets injured during a sports activity, here’s what you can do immediately post-injury:

• RICE Method

Rest: stay off your injured area and rest for at least 48 hours
Ice: ice the injured area 4-8x per day for about 20 minutes
Compression: ask your urgent care clinic or doctor about the best way to compress the injured area (splits, boots, casts, wraps, etc.)
Elevation: elevate the injured area above heart level to help keep swelling down

• Stay out of the heat 
• Drink plenty of water and rest

If symptoms do not go away after resting, you should see a medical professional as soon as possible. Urgent care is often the quickest, most convenient, and most affordable first step in treating sports injuries.

Some of the most common sports injuries are:

• Sprains
• Strains (such as groin pulls and hamstring strains)
• Bruises
• Scrapes
• Dislocations
• Fractures
• Cuts
• Concussions
• Sunburns
• Pulled muscles
• Dehydration
• Tennis Elbow
• X-rays
• Stitches

Injuries happen. Make sure that your children and their coaches are prioritizing warm-ups, cool-downs, and wearing supportive footwear and you’ll be on the right path to a safe routine!