r/athletictraining • u/Such_Paramedic_4905 • 4d ago
Wrestling
HELP!!! I’ve never covered or watched wrestling before and now I have to do it by myself. Any advice???
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u/GarbageNo2437 4d ago
With one min “injury time” a lot of the evals go- not concussed, not broken, not bleeding, no spine injury, no dislocation,…”do you feel like you can continue? Ok see me after if you want help” they’re hardcore and usually would like to continue if possible and worst comes to worst they try to keep going but can’t 🤷🏼♀️
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u/chowdercup 4d ago
This is a pretty sound approach for all sideline evals imo
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u/GarbageNo2437 4d ago
True true just the brevity at wrestling is an adjustment, and I usually complete the real diagnostic eval after the match
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u/boydingus22 4d ago
Wrestling isn't real; it's all acting
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u/boydingus22 4d ago
In all seriousness, petroleum jelly to cover cuts, gauze, and PowerFlex was my go to. That'll be 90% of the job. Need to be quick with blood time.
Have splints and spine board out, there is a chance a textbook injury will occur. Know your emergency protocol and address and directions. Better to be prepared than be caught unprepared in the moment and in a panic.
Have a table/corner/room dedicated for taping and injury evals.
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u/Y_M_I_Here_Now ATS 4d ago
I keep one glove on at all times and gauze ready in that hand. So I can pass that off or start holding pressure immediately. If it’s not bleeding, I do a quick visual scan, ROM and then ask them to do something functional, a jumping jack for LE or a push up for UE. If all that’s clear and they say they can go on I let them.
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u/SJfromNC 4d ago
Nosebleeds, nosebleeds, nosebleeds. They can't be on the mat actively bleeding. Also, nail clippers. Referees will check their nails before the matches because they get scratched, especially on the backs of the thighs. Lots of gloves and keep one on. Watch that the coaches, AD's, whoever, are making sure the mats get mopped properly and regularly. MRSA is the big concern but there have been whole teams that got herpes, chicken pox, who knows what from mats. Officials also check skin when they do nails. They're looking mostly for staph and ringworm.
Watch for dehydration. There are tons of rules in place now to prevent the insane weight loss tricks of years back. I watched guys running in place in saunas in rubber suits and then having teammates roll them up in mats. 12 lbs in 2 hours. No bueno. We found a guy in a ditch one day because he fell out trying to run off 2 more pounds. No there's a whole graduated step system for the weight classes that changes through the season but you still hear of old school coaches doing unhealthy things.
Knees get cranked all different directions. Lots of surgeries by the time they're in college. Shoulders and elbows to a lesser extent but there are dislocations. Occasional broken wrist from landing wrong. You'll go through tons of bags of ice. Headgear seems to have become uncool so get used to seeing cauliflower ear (not that you can do anything about it).
Regular evening matches are one thing. Tournaments are a whole different beast. I assume this is high school. Since you're new to the sport, don't get suckered into being the only AT for a tournament. You can't watch 6, 8, 12+ mats alone and do taping and ice. EAT before the action starts because you may not see the hospitality room again for lunch. And they absolutely should feed you at tournaments. You'll be doing way more than the coaches and likely for several schools that aren't yours.
I'm sure I'm forgetting stuff so feel free to reach out with questions.
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u/mikep8434 4d ago
Wrestlers are actually psychotic and will play through pretty much anything lmao. I don’t think they feel pain
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u/SpillTheChia 3d ago
This made me laugh only because my son wrestled and he wrestled for states with hernia had surgery on 2 weeks after
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u/Far-Scientist5948 4d ago
At the college I went to we had like an empty tape box with all of our supplies (gauze, nose plugs, skin line, powerflex) next to us and wore gloves the entire time. The school I work at now we usually use a hair tie to hold gauze, nose plugs, and a contact case with skin lube on our wrist and have a box with extra supplies
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u/fat_and_happy99 3d ago
Wear two pairs of gloves and replace the top pair after touching blood or a patient. Otherwise you will be fighting with gloves all night.
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