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    First aid is immediate, temporary care for injuries or illness when medical help is delayed. The objectives of first aid are to relieve suffering, prevent further injury, and prolong life. Common injuries for officials and athletes include sprains from torn ligaments, strains from pulled muscles or tendons, knee injuries from blows or twists, fractures from broken bones either suddenly or from stress over time, and dislocations where bones in a joint are displaced.

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    First aid is immediate, temporary care for injuries or illness when medical help is delayed. The objectives of first aid are to relieve suffering, prevent further injury, and prolong life. Common injuries for officials and athletes include sprains from torn ligaments, strains from pulled muscles or tendons, knee injuries from blows or twists, fractures from broken bones either suddenly or from stress over time, and dislocations where bones in a joint are displaced.

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    First aid is immediate, temporary care for injuries or illness when medical help is delayed. The objectives of first aid are to relieve suffering, prevent further injury, and prolong life. Common injuries for officials and athletes include sprains from torn ligaments, strains from pulled muscles or tendons, knee injuries from blows or twists, fractures from broken bones either suddenly or from stress over time, and dislocations where bones in a joint are displaced.

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    First Aid – is an immediate and temporary care given to a person who has been injured or suddenly

    taken ill. It includes self-help and home care if medical assistance is not available or delayed.

    Objectives of First Aid

    1. To alleviate suffering
    2. To prevent added/further injury or damage
    3. To prolong life

    Common Injuries Encountered by Officiating Officials and Athletes

    SPRAIN – This is caused by torn fibers in a ligament. Swelling and bruising are some signs and symptoms.

    STRAIN – This is a twist, pull or tear of a muscle or tendon – a cord tissue connecting muscle to bone.

    KNEE INJURIES – This can result from a blow or twist to the knee

    FRACTURE – This is a break in the bone that can occur from either a quick, one-time injury to the bone
    (acute fracture) or from repeated stress to the bone over time (stress fracture).

    DISLOCATION – Happens when the two bones that comes together to form a joint become 8

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