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Option: Sports Medicine
Quick questions on Injury prevention in sport: HSC PDHPE Sports Medicine
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What is heat?Show answer
Sport Australia's hot weather guidelines use wet-bulb globe temperature to set play/no-play thresholds. Heat illness ranges from minor (heat cramps) to severe (heat exhaustion, heat stroke). Heat stroke is a medical emergency.
What is cold?Show answer
Hypothermia is less common but a real risk in outdoor winter sport, water sport, and altitude. Prevention includes appropriate clothing, dry kit, and shelter access.
What is air quality?Show answer
Bushfire smoke and other air pollution affect sport. Sport Australia and state agencies issue guidance during smoke events. Outdoor sport during high pollution exposes athletes to respiratory irritation and longer-term lung damage.
What is surface?Show answer
Playing surface (turf, grass, court, beach, road) affects injury patterns. Hard surfaces increase stress fracture and joint impact risk; uneven surfaces increase ankle injury risk.
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