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Athletic and other injuries that occur at Memorial High School should be reported to the Sports Medicine staff and the athlete’s coach as soon as the athlete realizes he/she is injured.
The Sports Medicine staff will evaluate the injury and based upon the evaluation make a determination as to what the most appropriate course of care for the athlete. In most cases, injuries are minor in nature and the athlete can be successfully treated in the athletic training room.
If the injury is more extensive or will require further medical evaluation by a physician, the athlete’s parent/guardian will be contacted by the athletic trainer and provided with information about the injury and can recommend a physician or help with appointments to speed up the down time.
It is essential that ALL athletic injuries be reported to the Sports Medicine staff when they occur.
On the Road…
Unfortunately, we do not have an athletic trainer on the road with all athletic teams. If an athlete is injured while on the road, he/she should report that injury to his/her coach and then to a sports medicine staff member as soon as possible following their injury.
The host school will typically have an athletic trainer on site. Our coaching staff may elect to have the athlete examined by that athletic trainer who will most likely provide basic care for the injury (i.e.; ice, wrapping, etc.) and refer the athlete back to our sports medicine staff. The athlete should report the injury to the Sports Medicine staff member the next day in school. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT HE/SHE DOES THIS! In the case of a significant injury, parents will be contacted about the injury directly from that site and consulted about the problem.
Questions from Home…
If you are concerned about an injury that your child suffered during athletics, PLEASE CALL OR EMAIL THE ATHLETIC TRAINER.
If an injury appears minor one day then becomes bothersome the next day. Please call the athletic training room so that we can assist you in the next appropriate steps. It is always your right as a parent to seek further medical care for your child if you have any doubts as to the seriousness of his/her injury. It is strongly recommended that you contact the sports medicine staff before taking your child to the physician of your choice. Often, the athletic trainer can eliminate unneeded waiting time and have your child seen in a timely fashion.
Anytime you take your child to a physician for an athletic injury we ask that you obtain in writing the doctor’s instructions for treatment and return to play guidelines for us to appropriately treat your child.
YOUR CHILD MAY NOT RETURN TO PLAY WITHOUT A SIGNED AND DATED WRITTEN RELEASE FROM THE MEDICAL PHYSICIAN. Parental Authorization and/or notification will not be accepted.
Follow-up Care
To ensure that athletes recover from their athletic injuries, it is extremely important that they make every effort to come to the athletic training room for daily care and follow-up until released by the athletic trainer and/or their physician. Please encourage your child to continue to follow-up with our Sports Medicine Staff as needed.
The Memorial High School Athletic Training rooms offer a wide array of treatment methods and rehabilitation procedures including: ice, moist heat packs, hot/cold tubs, electric stimulation, exercise rehabilitation, stretching, functional testing, etc.
Athletic and other injuries that occur at Memorial High School should be reported to the Sports Medicine staff and the athlete’s coach as soon as the athlete realizes he/she is injured.
The Sports Medicine staff will evaluate the injury and based upon the evaluation make a determination as to what the most appropriate course of care for the athlete. In most cases, injuries are minor in nature and the athlete can be successfully treated in the athletic training room.
If the injury is more extensive or will require further medical evaluation by a physician, the athlete’s parent/guardian will be contacted by the athletic trainer and provided with information about the injury and can recommend a physician or help with appointments to speed up the down time.
It is essential that ALL athletic injuries be reported to the Sports Medicine staff when they occur.
On the Road…
Unfortunately, we do not have an athletic trainer on the road with all athletic teams. If an athlete is injured while on the road, he/she should report that injury to his/her coach and then to a sports medicine staff member as soon as possible following their injury.
The host school will typically have an athletic trainer on site. Our coaching staff may elect to have the athlete examined by that athletic trainer who will most likely provide basic care for the injury (i.e.; ice, wrapping, etc.) and refer the athlete back to our sports medicine staff. The athlete should report the injury to the Sports Medicine staff member the next day in school. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT HE/SHE DOES THIS! In the case of a significant injury, parents will be contacted about the injury directly from that site and consulted about the problem.
Questions from Home…
If you are concerned about an injury that your child suffered during athletics, PLEASE CALL OR EMAIL THE ATHLETIC TRAINER.
If an injury appears minor one day then becomes bothersome the next day. Please call the athletic training room so that we can assist you in the next appropriate steps. It is always your right as a parent to seek further medical care for your child if you have any doubts as to the seriousness of his/her injury. It is strongly recommended that you contact the sports medicine staff before taking your child to the physician of your choice. Often, the athletic trainer can eliminate unneeded waiting time and have your child seen in a timely fashion.
Anytime you take your child to a physician for an athletic injury we ask that you obtain in writing the doctor’s instructions for treatment and return to play guidelines for us to appropriately treat your child.
YOUR CHILD MAY NOT RETURN TO PLAY WITHOUT A SIGNED AND DATED WRITTEN RELEASE FROM THE MEDICAL PHYSICIAN. Parental Authorization and/or notification will not be accepted.
Follow-up Care
To ensure that athletes recover from their athletic injuries, it is extremely important that they make every effort to come to the athletic training room for daily care and follow-up until released by the athletic trainer and/or their physician. Please encourage your child to continue to follow-up with our Sports Medicine Staff as needed.
The Memorial High School Athletic Training rooms offer a wide array of treatment methods and rehabilitation procedures including: ice, moist heat packs, hot/cold tubs, electric stimulation, exercise rehabilitation, stretching, functional testing, etc.