Accident and sports

injuries
 Objectives
1. Define sports injury
2. Identify common sports injuries
3. Give sign and symptoms of
common sports injuries
4. Explain causes of sport
injuries / accidents
Definition of sports injuries
This is a damage to any
part of the body during
sporting activities which
can lead to reduction or
total loss of function of that
part of the body.
 Sports 10–16 years

injuries
Sport Male Female
Athletics 45 55
Gymnastics 40 60
Which group of sports Ball sport with racquet/bat/stick 60 40
leads to most injuries? Soccer 80 20
Combat sport 70 30
Is it the most dangerous? Shooting/archery/darts 52 10
Basketball 70 30

What else do you Cycling 60 40

need to know? Water sport 60 40

Exercise/fitness/weight lifting 55 45

Total
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 Types of sports injuries
Dislocation
Sprain
Strain
Fracture
Muscle cramp
Muscle pull
Wound
Bleeding or
Hemorrhage
 Class work
Class work
1. Explain Fracture
2. Define Dislocation
3. What is Muscle Cramp?
4. Describe Muscle pull
TASK 2
Give 3 signs and symptoms on each of
the following:
1) Fracture 2) Dislocation
3) Muscle Cramp 4) Muscle pull
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