In case of an athletic injury, please follow the protocols listed below:<\/p>\n
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Use the PRICE Principle:<\/strong><\/p>\n P – Protect – splint, brace, crutches, etc <\/p>\n In Case of Head Injury:<\/strong><\/p>\n Common Signs and Symptoms:<\/p>\n Increased Blood Pressure ***Activate EMS (Call 911) for ANY of the following***<\/strong><\/p>\n Decreasing level of consciousness \u00a0<\/strong><\/span>***Notify Athletic Trainer of ALL Head Injuries As Soon As Possible***<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n ***Student-Athlete must follow-up with Athletic Trainer 1st day back to school***<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In case of an athletic injury, please follow the protocols listed below: Use the PRICE Principle: P – Protect – splint, brace, crutches, etc R – Rest – Limit Activities especially that produce pain I – Ice – 20 minutes every hour C – Compression – Elastic bandage over injury E – Elevation – […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1636,"featured_media":0,"parent":3789,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8562","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-chs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-chs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-chs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www-chs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1636"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www-chs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8562"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www-chs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8562\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13836,"href":"https:\/\/www-chs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8562\/revisions\/13836"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www-chs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-chs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nR – Rest – Limit Activities especially that produce pain
\nI – Ice – 20 minutes every hour
\nC – Compression – Elastic bandage over injury
\nE – Elevation – Limb above heart as much as possible<\/p>\n
\nNausea
\nVomiting
\nMemory Deficits
\nMotor Deficits
\nSensory Deficits
\nBalance Deficits<\/p>\n
\nDecreasing or irregular respirations
\nDecreasing or irregular pulse
\nUnequal, dilated, or unreactive pupils
\nSigns or symptoms of associated injuries, spine or skull fracture or bleeding
\nMental status changes: extreme lethargy, confusion, or agitation
\nSeizure activity<\/p>\n