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Beneficial Purchases for AT Room. By Justin Woodward. Goals of Equipment and Software. Equipment . Software. Improve our safety and reliability of our equipment Have resources to educate our athletes Decrease liability.
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Beneficial Purchases for AT Room By Justin Woodward
Goals of Equipment and Software Equipment Software • Improve our safety and reliability of our equipment • Have resources to educate our athletes • Decrease liability • Create a convenient location for information to be found by parents and athletes
Domain/Website • Allows the Sports Medicine Staff to have a website to post information • To athletes, parents, opposing teams • Cost between $5.00-15.00 per month • Can be bought all over the Internet
Domain/Website (cont) • Will allow the Sports Medicine Staff to post information about: • Preventing Injuries • Acute Care at Home • Things to look out for when Injured • Policies and Procedures
Anatomical Charts • Costs 29.95 each probably get 3 or 4 • Good for Educating Athletes • Will Increase Compliance via visual learning
Anatomical Charts (cont.) • By educating Athletes we increase compliance • An educated Athlete= a motivated athlete
Vacuum Splint • 2 Piece Kit: 381.95 • Can be found at Cramer.com • Comes with an Arm Splint and a Leg Splint • Re-usable adjustable splint • Easily transportable
How a Vacuum Splint Works • Splint is filled with small beads • Air is sucked out of the bag • Beads then become rigid and stuck together • Very comfortable type of splint
Whirlpool • Costs : $5950.00 for Large Stationary Whirlpool • Can be found at Collins Sports Medicine • Great for Emergency care for Heat Related Illnesses • Also can be used as modality for acute injuries
Whirlpool (cont.) • Comes with a turbine that circulates the water • Circulating water causes better cooling via convection • Keeps water temperatures consistent • Has a five year warranty in case it breaks
Pulse Oximeter • Costs: $79.95 from Medco Sports Medicine • Allows the Athletic trainer to track the amount of oxygen in an athletes blood • Very useful in asthma patients/athtletes • Completely pain free/blood free Normal Oxygen level= 96-100%