Title: Assess vital signs.
Course: Sports Medicine/Athletic Training II (Condensed) (14062-IIA) > Section: Understanding Exercise Physiology

Assessment should include measuring

- heart rate
- blood pressure
- respirations
- body temperature
- pulse oximetry.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is pulse oximetry? What does it measure? What are the normal ranges? At what percentage should one call 911?
- What are vital signs? Why are they important?
- What is heart rate? Why is measuring heart rate important? When are appropriate times to measure heart rate? What are appropriate methods of measuring heart rate? What are the steps required in measuring heart rate?
- What is blood pressure? Why is measuring blood pressure important? When are appropriate times to measure blood pressure? What are appropriate methods of measuring blood pressure? What are the steps required in measuring blood pressure? What are alternative methods of measuring blood pressure?
- What are respirations? Why is measuring respiration important? What are appropriate methods of measuring respiration? What are the steps required in measuring respiration? What is body temperature? Why is obtaining body temperature important? What are the appropriate methods of assessing body temperature? What are the steps required in the various methods of measuring body temperature?