Identify catastrophic injuries.

Identification should include injuries and conditions resulting in permanent disability or death, such as

• acute (e.g., spinal injury, traumatic brain injury, profuse bleeding, shock, sickle cell)
• environmental (e.g., lightning strike, exertional heat illness, exertional heat exhaustion vs. exertional heat stroke, sickle cell)
• cardiac conditions, congenital or acquired (e.g., heart attack, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, arrhythmias, commotio cordis).

Process/Skill Questions:

• What are signs and symptoms of catastrophic injuries?
• What are risk factors for catastrophic injuries?
• How can catastrophic injuries be prevented? How can catastrophic injuries be treated? 

Teacher Resources:

• Lightning Safety Links to an external site., NATA
• Inter-Association Task Force Recommendations on Emergency Preparedness and Management of Sudden Cardiac Arrest in High School and College Athletic Programs: A Consensus Statement Links to an external site., NATA