HERNDON HIGH SCHOOL Athletic Training Program Herndon HS

HERNDON HIGH SCHOOL Athletic Training Program

Herndon HS Athletic Training Staff ATC 1 Amy Sheedfar, MPA, VATL, ATC 2 Lisa Petruzzi, MEd, VATL, ATC Physicians Commonwealth Orthopaedics Herndon Family Medicine

Herndon HS Athletic Training Program Assumption Of Risk • • • Risk of Injury Not all injuries can be prevented Catastrophic injuries can occur in any sport In FCPS, Comprehensive Athletic Training care has proven to influence a reduction in the severity of injury.

Herndon HS Athletic Training Program Responsibilities • Prevention of injuries/ re-injury • Recognition, evaluation, and assessment of injuries and conditions resulting • Immediate care of injuries • Rehabilitation and reconditioning of injuries • Organization and administration • Professional development and responsibility

Herndon HS Athletic Training Program Coverage Athletic Training Room Coverage • The Athletic Trainer will be available for evaluations, treatments, rehabilitation, and questions from student athletes, parents, and physicians each school day afternoon. • • • Athletic Contest Coverage All contests indicated below are covered by the home ATC. Football Field Hockey Cross Country Girls Volleyball Cheerleading

Herndon HS Athletic Training Program Injuries • All injuries & illnesses must be reported to your school’s Athletic Trainers • All injuries must be reported prior to return to activity regardless of severity or physician consultation • Our philosophy is to return injured athletes to participation in the quickest and SAFEST manner possible using a progressive return to activity

Herndon HS Athletic Training Program Injuries • • • Rest Ice – Freezer vs Ice Machine Compression Elevation – Above the Heart Support – Crutches, Cane, Brace, Sling • Physician – If you see an MD, Please return the FCPS ATP Physician Response Form (details of diagnosis, rehab or treatment guidelines, and their recommendations of playing status.

Herndon HS Athletic Training Program Return To Play • The role of the Athletic Trainer is to make sure your athlete is safe to return to play. • A Parent, Coach, Family Physician, Athlete, Administrator, ATC, or Team Physician can exclude an athlete from participation. • Although one of the above individuals can exclude an athlete from participation the decision to return to play is a joint decision taking the athlete’s long term health in to consideration.

MRSA: What Is It? • • MRSA is a “Staph” infection It does not respond to some antibiotics It is treatable Like other infections, this can be deadly if left untreated • Severe infections can be prevented by following proper hygiene and early detection and treatment

MRSA: What Does It Look Like? Mild infections may look like a pimple or boil and can be red, swollen, painful, or have pus or other drainage and are usually mildly infectious and easily treated. More serious infections may cause pneumonia, bloodstream infections, or surgical wound infections.

MRSA: What Are We Doing? • FCPS Certified Athletic Trainers provide information to all athletes specific to MRSA during the athlete meetings at the beginning of each season. Included in this session: – Prevention strategies for staph and other communicable diseases. – Importance of proper personal hygiene and clothes washing. – Importance of bringing all questionable lesions to the attention of the certified athletic trainer immediately. • Viewing and discussion of a video that specifically outlines concerns about MRSA. The FCPS Athletic Training Program includes the use of a cleansing product for wound care that contains 4% w/v chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) which specifically targets MRSA and provides a continuous action to kill MRSA on contact for 6 hours. • The FCPS Athletic Training Program includes information on MRSA to be provided to parents of student athletes who are referred to a physician when staph is suspected.

What Can You Do • Help encourage your athlete to shower after each practice and competition. • Encourage your athlete to wash practice uniform daily. • Incorporate the use of anti-microbial treatments for clothes, equipment and skin (Fabricaide, Sportsaide, and Hibiclens for your family to use at home) • Proper use of water bottles and cleaning them daily

Herndon HS Athletic Training Program Concussions • A concussions is an injury to the brain • Concussions can alter a student’s ability to learn • Concussions can be life threatening • Signs & Symptoms include: Headache, confusion, dizziness, change in personality, difficulty sleeping, difficulty concentrating, loss of appetite, loss of memory, and others. • Treatment is REST and hydration

• What Is Im. PACT? – Web Based Concussion Management Tool – www. impacttest. com • Why Are We Using It? – It is a tool that can help us identify if the brain has recovered to a point that the athlete is safe to begin to return to sport. – It also helps us with the safe progression for full return to sport.

Herndon HS Athletic Training Program Nutrition • • • Make NUTRITION a priority Proper Hydration is essential There is no quick fix… real food is far better than any pill or supplement • Dangers of Nutritional Supplements

Herndon HS Athletic Training Program Steroids • Signs and Symptoms: Severe Acne, mood swings, aggression, depression, very fast strength gains, change in physical characteristics , and others. • The consequences for being caught using steroids is 2 years disqualification from sports. (Virginia state law) – This applies to Virginia Universities as well