Conscious Victim Off the Field Evaluation (2 1. Assess victim's level of consciousness and ability to communicate by asking questions and noting response. Question should be asked relating to time, place, and events to determine the athlete's ability to comprehend. a. What is your name? b. Where are you? ©. How oldare you? d. What position do you play? e. Do you remember what happened? 2. Ask the victim how he/she is feeling a. How bad is your headache and where does it hurt? b. Dizziness? . Nausea? . Tinnitus (ringing in the ears?) e. Weakness, numbness or tingling? , 3. Observe vital signs te a. Check pulse b. Check respirations aed. ©. Check blood pressure. (use a sphygnometer) rt . Check pupils for size, equality ad response to light €. Observe skin for temperature, texture and color Perform Cranial Nerve Assessment {- a. I: Olfactory-have athlete identify a familiar odor while keeping — 6's. es closed. (do not use item w/ pungent odor.) fe +b. Il: Optic- have athlete identify number of fingers being held up by you; check peripheral visi nae (c Oculomotor: check pupillary response . -{ & IV: Tochlear-have athlete follow your finger with his/her eyes without moving head. |e, V: Trigeminal- have athlete identify where touch is applied to face; have athlete hold mouth open wide as you attempt to close it, \ £. Vi: Abducens- check lateral eye movements ~g. VI: Facial-have athlete wrinkle forehead or puff cheeks hh. VIII: Acoustic-have athlete identify a familiar sound in both ~~ ears;perform Romberg's test; perform finger-to-nose test + i. IX: Glossopharyngeal-have athlete say “ah” or swallow {j. X:Vagus-check gag reflex using a tongue depressor k. Xi: Spinal-apply resistance against shoulder shrugging and ~~ turning of the head 4 1. XIl: Hyposglossal-have athlete stick out his/her tongue 5. Perform bilateral sensation tests et ot 6. Perform bilateral resistance tests for neck, shoulder, elbows, wrists, fingers, knees and ankles a + p