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Sports injury prevention and<br />
first aid resources at the<br />
click of a Button<br />
if your child injured an ankle while<br />
playing soccer or sustained a head<br />
injury on the football field, would<br />
you or your child’s coach know how to<br />
respond?<br />
Children’s supports North Texas<br />
families and coaches with injury prevention<br />
workshops and a comprehensive<br />
online health library on the Children’s<br />
Web site, www.childrens.com.<br />
The Children’s Web site provides<br />
detailed information and easy-tounderstand<br />
medical illustrations for<br />
numerous sports injury prevention<br />
and first aid topics, including:<br />
n Normal heart and breathing rates.<br />
n Spine injuries.<br />
n Bleeding injuries.<br />
n Tooth loss.<br />
n Eye lacerations.<br />
n Moving an injured athlete.<br />
In addition, orthopedic surgeons<br />
and emergency medicine specialists at<br />
Children’s are among the experts<br />
featured on the hospital’s speaker’s<br />
bureau. This group is focused on prevention<br />
and evaluation of sports-related<br />
injuries and other health topics of<br />
interest to coaches, parents and student<br />
athletes.<br />
Since 2003, nearly 45,000 coaches<br />
have attended workshops hosted by<br />
specialists on the Children’s medical staff.<br />
Topics range from evaluating muscle<br />
sprains and strains to preventing<br />
dehydration. n<br />
A handy injury assessment reference<br />
chart that can easily be attached to<br />
clipboards or placed in sports-equipment<br />
bags is available on the hospital’s web site<br />
www.childrens.com/Patients_families.<br />
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SKIN INfectIoNS<br />
moRe commoN<br />
AmoNG AthleteS<br />
Staphylococcus aureus,<br />
commonly known as staph,<br />
is becoming more and more<br />
common among athletes who<br />
participate in contact sports<br />
such as football and wrestling.<br />
Most staph infections can be<br />
treated easily, but some staph<br />
infections lead to more serious<br />
illness.<br />
Infections known as methicillin-resistant<br />
Staphylococcus<br />
aureus, or MRSA, are resistant<br />
to certain antibiotics, making<br />
them harder to treat.<br />
Good hygiene and proper<br />
treatment and covering of cuts<br />
and scrapes are essential to<br />
preventing the spread of the<br />
bacteria that causes staph.<br />
The national Centers for<br />
Disease Control & Prevention<br />
provides the following tips on<br />
preventing the spread of staph:<br />
n Keep cuts and scrapes clean<br />
and covered with a bandage<br />
or don’t participate in practice<br />
or competitions until<br />
skin infections heal or can<br />
be covered adequately. Don’t<br />
touch cuts or bandages on<br />
another person.<br />
n Practice good hygiene. Wash<br />
your hands frequently or<br />
use an alcohol-based hand<br />
sanitizer and shower with<br />
soap, hot water and clean<br />
towels after all practices<br />
and competitions.<br />
n Don’t share towels, clothing<br />
or personal items such as<br />
razors.<br />
n Clean equipment regularly.<br />
n Learn first aid for wounds<br />
and how to recognize<br />
potential skin infections.<br />
n Tell your coach or athletic<br />
trainer if you think you<br />
have a skin infection.<br />
Coaches and athletic trainers<br />
should regularly check<br />
athletes for skin lesions.
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