Effectiveness of the emergency response course in improving student physical therapists' and licensed physical therapists' decision-making related to acute sports injuries and medical conditions.

Purpose: To analyze the effectiveness of the American Red Cross Emergency Response Course (ARC ERC) in improving decision-making skills of physical therapists (PTs) and third semester clinical doctorate student physical therapists (SPTs) when assessing acute sports injuries and medical conditions.

Methods: An existing questionnaire was modified, with permission from the original authors of the instrument. The questionnaire was administered to PTs and SPTs before the start of and immediately after the completion of 5 different ARC ERCs.

Management of acute sports injuries and medical conditions by South Dakota high school head coaches: assessment via case scenarios.

Background: When medical coverage does not exist at games and practices, coaches are often responsible for the management of acute conditions. The question that arises is whether they make proper medical decisions concerning the health and safety of their athletes. The purpose of this study was to assess high school head coaches' decision-making skills related to acute medical condition management through the use of case scenarios.

Management of acute sports injuries and medical conditions by physical therapists: assessment via case scenarios.

Purpose/background: Some physical therapists (PTs) provide services at sporting events, but there are limited studies investigating whether PTs are properly prepared to provide such services. The purpose of this study was to assess acute sports injury and medical condition management decision-making skills of PTs.

Methods: A Web-based survey presented 17 case scenarios related to acute medical conditions and sport injuries.

Assessing the need for knowledge on injury management among high school athletic coaches in South Dakota.

Background: A lack of health coverage at athletic competitions and practices poses concern over the knowledge coaches have in providing adequate health care to high school (HS) athletes. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the need for education of coaches in the prevention, assessment and management of sports-related injuries in South Dakota (SD).

Methods: Survey link e-mailed to 1,050 HS athletic head coaches in SD; 247 (23.

Building interdisciplinary teamwork among allied health students through live clinical case simulations.

A limited, yet growing, body of research suggests that health care students educated in interdisciplinary teamwork may become more collaborative professionals in the workplace, which, in turn, may foster more productive and satisfied health care professionals. Researchers also have identified lower mortality and morbidity rates, fewer hospitalizations, decreased costs, and improved function by patients among significant health benefits of interdisciplinary teamwork, especially when it is applied to underserved and geriatric populations. Such positive outcomes have prompted medical schools and accreditation boards of many allied health professions to add interdisciplinary education into their training requirements.

Concurrent validity of upper-extremity volume estimates: comparison of calculated volume derived from girth measurements and water displacement volume.

Background And Purpose: The volume of all limbs can be determined by water displacement methods or calculations derived from girth measurements. The purpose of this study was to determine the concurrent validity of calculated volume and water displacement volume measurements.

Subjects: Both upper extremities of 14 women with lymphedema were measured.