| A | B |
|---|
| A.T.C | athletic trainer certified |
| ABrasion | a scraping type of wound |
| Achilles Tendon | tendon attaching the calf muscles to the hell |
| Acute | immediate, just occured, short, sharp |
| anaphylactic shock | a severe allergic reaction that will cause the victim to go into shock: a life-threating situation that may cause death |
| anchor strips | initial taping strips used to provide a base for other strips when applying support strapping |
| anterior | front surface |
| anti-flammatory | reducing the inflammation process |
| arch sprain | injury to ligaments that make up the supportice structure of an arch: Usually occuring to the foot or toe |
| athletic training | the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of athletic injuries |
| bandage | material used to hold a dressing in place |
| blister | injury that occurs from friction when layers of skin rub together |
| bursea | close, fluid-filled sacs that serve as cushions against friction |
| bursitis | imflamation to the bursea |
| cpr | cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| calcaneus | heel bone |
| calf muscles | group of muscles in the back of the lower leg |
| carpals | bones that make up the wrist |
| cartilage | firm avascular connective tissue |
| cervical | neck region |
| cervical spine | 7 bones that make up the neck |
| charley horse | a catch-all term for spasm in the muscle |
| chronic | slow onset not acute |
| clavical | collarbone |
| cold pack | ice bag made of two plastic bags and natural ice or chemical ice pack |
| compound fracture | when the bone breaks the skin |
| compress wrap | a type of bandage made of cloth , wet or dry, applied to an injury to control bleeding |
| concussion | bruise to the brain |
| contusion | the internal rupture of a blood vessel, bruise |
| cranium | the part of the head that encases the brain |
| cruicate ligaments | ligaments that stabilize anterior and posterior movements of a joint |
| deltiod ligaments | large group of four ligaments found on the inside of the ankle |
| distal | farthest from the point of origin |
| donut pad | felt or foam pad with hole cut in it to be placed arond a blister or bruise |
| dorsal | backside |
| dressing | protective convering used to stop bleeding and prevent contamination of a wound |
| elastic wraps | an expandable material used to provide support, compression, or to hold a dressing in place |
| elevate | to lift up; normally elevation means to lift above the level of the heart |
| eversion | turning outward |
| extension | the straigting of a limb |
| fibula | shin bone |
| flexion | the bending of limbs around the joint |
| fracture | a break in the bone |
| frostbite | freezing of body tissue |
| funny bone | refers to a contustion to the ulnar nerve usually occuring at the elbow |
| gastrocnemius | the large muscle in the calf, used to plantar flex the foot. |
| hamstring | muscle group behind the thighs |
| heat cramp | cramping of muscles due to dehydration |
| heat exhaustion | a disorder cuased by excessive sweating |
| heat stroke | a life-threating condition caused by the body's normal cool processes failing |
| heel bruise | an unjury to the tissues surrounding the heel |
| hot spot | early irriation cuase by friction |
| humerus | upper arm bone |
| hypertherma | high core body temp |
| hypotherma | low core body temp |
