Tears, sprains and contusions
Skin abrasions, lacerations and blisters
Infammatory response
RICER
Fractures
Dislocation
Direct injuries are caused by an external force applied to the body. An example may be a punch in boxing knocking out an opponent.
Indirrect injuries are caused by intrinsic force (those within the body). An example is a torn hamstring in a sprinter as the result of over-stretching (stride length).
TOTAPS
*TALK (find out what happened, how it occurred and what they are feeling- symptoms)* OBSERVE (look for obvious signs of injury- swelling, discolouration, deformity, etc)* TOUCH (gentally feel around the injury and try to pnpoint the area of pain)* ACTIVE MOVEMENT (ask the player to perform a range of movements specif to the required sport/activity)* PASSIVE MOVEMENT (the assessor manipulates the injured site to detect pain and instability)* SKILLS TEST (the player is required to perform a particular skill that is essential to their gameplay- e.g. an agility test of speed combined with sideways movement for a soccer player).