First Day: Taping Practice and Environmental Situations

5/9/22

Blog Written: 7:50pm

Start: 8:35am

End: 5:30pm

Today’s Time: 7h50m

Total Time: 7h50m


Today, my mentor, Chris Jones, and I first talked about the basics behind taping. Especially how each piece of tape that is laid down onto someone, has a purpose. Whether it be a the pre-wrap(to give a base for the tape to stick to if the athlete has unshaved body hair), an anchor(exactly what it sounds like, a place for the tape to anchor to), and/or the stirrups(used to pull the ankle laterally or outwards to prevent the most common type of ankle sprain).

I practiced and learned about Louisiana Ankle Taping, also Open Basket Weave Ankle Taping. Louisiana Ankle Taping is where you do your classic ankle tape but when you get to the heel locks and figure eights, you don’t stop between them, also you intertwine the two. Open Basket Weave Ankle Taping is where you create horizontal stirrups all the way up the foot, past the ankle, stopping at about the mid calf. 


We also talked about environmental situations, what they are, how to identify them, and how to manage them. We talked about heat stroke, hypothermia, and just a tiny bit about lightning strikes, basically just how to prevent injury from one, mainly just staying inside if lightning has been reported within 10 miles of the school or the area where a sport is played. We talked for a good 2 hours about hypERthermia and hypOthermia; hypERthermia is extreme overheating and hypOthermia is extreme cold. With hypERthermia you must immediately cool them down using an ice bath or really anything you can to cool them down, as well as calling 911, but you cannot release care until they reach below 102° F. But with hypOthermia, you have to slowly ease them into warming them, otherwise you put them at risk for shock and sepsis.


Even though it is only the first day, I am already having a lot of fun. I have dreamed about pretty much only being able to talk about medicine all day, and I certainly didn’t think that day would come so soon, but I am truly happy being able to.


Comments

  1. grandmaMay 9, 2022 at 7:49 PM

    Aspen-
    I'm so impressed with the amount of information you are absorbing and how seriously you
    are studying the ways that are important for successful taping. After reading your comments, I can assure you if I ever had need of someone to tape a fall or injured bone, I wouldn't hesitate having
    you do it! What useful information you are getting.

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  2. Kelly Griffin-BrownMay 10, 2022 at 8:29 AM

    What an amazing first day! Keep up the good work.

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