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Evaluation and Assessment. Signs and Symptoms. Bell Work. Have you ever witnessed a car accident? Did you have to give your description of the accident? Did your description match the description of other eye witnesses? Think-Pair-Share Pair up, tell your experiences and be ready to share.
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Evaluation and Assessment Signs and Symptoms
Bell Work • Have you ever witnessed a car accident? • Did you have to give your description of the accident? • Did your description match the description of other eye witnesses? • Think-Pair-Share • Pair up, tell your experiences and be ready to share.
Objectives • By the end of this lesson… • Define terms • List signs and symptoms • Differentiate between signs and symptoms
Objective Measureable evidence What YOU can identify “Decreased ROM in ankle” Sign Objective evidence Something that can be measured or felt Terminology
Sign vs. Symptom • A SIGN is something the athlete presents to the Athletic Trainer that is measurable • Sweating profusely, immediate swelling, discoloration
Subjective • Descriptive evidence • What you cannot measure • “Complains of Sharp Pain” • Symptom • Subjective evidence • A description of what the athlete is feeling
Sign vs. Symptom • A SYMPTOMcannot be seen by the athletic trainer, but what is told to the athletic trainer based on what the athlete is experiencing
Tingling in the fingers Swelling at the ankle Headache Popping in knee Limping Sore muscle Bleeding at wound Symptom Sign Symptom Sign Sign Symptom Sign Sign or Symptom??
Other types of signs and symptoms • Get into groups, you have 5 minutes to come up with as many signs and symptoms that you can brainstorm • Share
Thumbs up Thumbs down for sign for symptom • Temperature • Pulse • Nausea • Blood pressure • Dizziness • Pupil reaction to Light • Respiration
Writing Assignment • Think about why it is important to know the difference between a sign and a symptom. • As a professional in the sports medicine field, why do we even ask for signs and symptoms? • Please brainstorm, write a short summary of your answer.