This week I was doing clinical hours for a softball game. We were waiting for the away team to arrive. We had received extensive care plans for the athletes to do before the game. Unfortunately, their bus broke down on the way and we had limited time to treat the away team. We met them outside to tape them on the benches and then they went to warm up. These’ s girls were already grateful for the athletic training staff. Many of them made comments that we are awesome and we do really great taping and we actually care for them, instead of other colleges who do poor jobs just to get them through. The girls continued to mention how many of their teammates had been injured throughout the week in pretty tragic ways. One had a patella dislocation while batting, a few had sprained their ankles, and four got into a car accident where they were lucky to get a few scratches and concussions. Needless to say they had gone through a rough week. They were looking forward to this game however and they were in high spirits. I had volunteered to be in the away dug out for the first game. Things were going smoothly. They had a good lead through most of the game. Then another one of their teammates had a serious injury. She hit a double and slid into second base. Next thing I know she was screaming and not getting up. The certified athletic trainer and I quickly ran out to her and we saw a gross malalignment of her ankle. It was clear she had dislocated and a had various fractures of her lower leg. The head athletic trainer held her stable while I splinted her and had the coaches call 9-1-1. After she was splinted, I ran out to the road to go wave down the ambulance. They got to the field quickly and transported her to the hospital where they relocated her and she was sent home for surgery. The rest of the day was emotional for the girls. This is definitely one of the more intense injuries I have been able to assist and I was left on edge. The way I stayed calm was the fact that I knew I did everything right and the girl is going to be okay. While it is unfortunate the girl had such a bad injury, I am grateful I was able to experience this before I graduated. If I ever see it again, I will be more experienced now and I will be able to help my athlete better the next time this happen.
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