Sports Trauma Management

Lubas Sports Trauma Management delivers all the core assessment & treatment skills, essential for leading a pitch-side medical team.
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Interactive online learning, blended with practical medical skills & training, delivered by experienced professional instructors.
Lubas Sports Trauma Management delivers all the core assessment & treatment skills, essential for leading a pitch-side medical team.

The course

Lubas training is now presented as a programme of blended learning, delivering a personalised experience. Your programme includes 8 hours of supporting online course material & 1 day dedicated completely to practicing & applying those skills in practical scenarios.

Flexible Learning

Personable, online training lets you complete the supporting pre-course material at your own pace at a time suitable to you. You can review specific content as many times as you need to feel fully confident & prepare for your day of practical learning.

Taught by healthcare professionals for healthcare professionals

Your instructors are a team of qualified educators & medical professionals working at the highest level within sport. Clear & supportive training gives you a structured approach, enabling you to manage both primary & secondary injuries as a first contact practitioner.

Sports Trauma Management is suitable for all health professionals working in sport and exercise.

Delivering familiar practical scenarios

You'll enjoy scenario-based sports trauma training with a strong emphasis on interactive student participation throughout the practical day.

With engaging delivery, instructors create a relaxed atmosphere resulting in an enjoyable & supportive learning experience.

Many governing bodies, sports organisations, colleges & schools make attendance on an advanced sports trauma management course compulsory for health professionals covering sporting events.

Lubas Sports Trauma Management is recognised by governing bodies & sports organisations throughout the UK & abroad.

This is our most popular course and fulfils the requirement of the ACPSEM (Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sports and Exercise Medicine) CPD pathway to silver & gold levels. Sports Trauma Management was recognised as the level required by health professionals working in the London 2012 Olympics.

You can find out more about our assessment process here.

More Information

  • Who Should Attend?

    The Lubas Sports Trauma Management course is specifically designed for healthcare professionals, such as:

    • Physiotherapists
    • Doctors
    • Paramedics
    • Sports Therapists
    • Physiotherapy/Medical Students

  • What Will I Learn?

    The Lubas Sports Trauma Management online theory equates to 8 learning hours (CPD). However this can be completed at your own pace. Here’s a breakdown of the course content.

    Pre-course online theory

    • Airway Management
    • Breathing Management
    • Cardiac Emergencies
    • COVID guidelines
    • Head Injuries & Concussion
    • MSK
    • Spinal Management
    • Player Assessment

    Face to face training is supervised by an experienced medical professional and gives you the chance to put the theory skills you've learnt into practice. This includes:

    • Management of the Airway
    • Management of Breathing
    • CPR & AED usage
    • Head Injuries & Concussion
    • MSK/Fracture Management/Splinting & Immobilisation
    • Spinal Injury Assessment
    • Spinal Injury Management
    • Player Assessment
    • Group Assessment
    • Group MCQ

    Content

    • Covid-19 response and PPE - Respond and manage an injured player during the covid-19 pandemic safely.
    • Assessing an injured player - Learn to safely approach the casualty, identify the level of responsiveness, resuscitation and use of an Automated Defibrillator. Assist medical staff in airway management and use a bag valve mask.
    • Wounds, Haemorrhage and shock - Manage wounds and bleeding, deal with shock, and prevent infection.
    • Splints and immobilisation - Review how to manage fractures, dislocations, cramp, sprains, strains, and other joint injuries plus learn how to apply various immobilisation devices.
    • Spinal Injury - Learn to identify a spinal injury and manage the injury until help arrives. Measure and apply cervical collars, log roll, use painkilling gas and apply spinal immobilisation equipment.
    • Head Injuries & Concussions - Learn to spot and treat a concussion or serious head injury. Discuss the management of a concussed player after removal from play.
    • Medical Emergencies – This section of the course covers the assessment of an unwell player, including managing: anaphylaxis, asthma attacks, dehydration, hyperthermia and hypothermia.
    • Putting it All Together – During the practical day, we recap the course, going through a step-by-step approach to assessing injured players and using the new skills and equipment.
    • Assessment – During the practical day, you will demonstrate your learning by the completion of a short question paper and demonstration of practical skills.

    The course allows time for the demonstration and practice of all the skills mentioned above.

  • What Qualification Will I Get?

    Following the completion of the course, you'll receive a Lubas Sports Trauma Management certificate (valid for 3 years) and a Certificate in CPR and Automated External Defibrillation (annual refresher course highly recommended).

    This course fulfils the requirement of the ACPSEM (Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sports and Exercise Medicine) CPD pathway to silver & gold levels, and the OSCA (Osteopathic Sports Care Association) Advanced Performance Pathway for levels 1,2 & 3.

    You can also view our assessment process here.

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    Cricket Trauma Management Course

    First Aid for Sport and Exercise – FASE 1

    Cricket Safe 1

    Medical Gases

    Cricket Safe 2

    Sports Trauma Management

    Wound Management

Testimonial

“What an amazing Sports Trauma Management course! This was so much more than I expected – all questions answered and practice scenarios brought to life”

“Great interactive Sports Trauma Management course that adds vast skills”

“Very good tutors in terms of teaching style – they kept me engaged throughout the course”

We are Lubas. Lubas was created by Paramedic Paul Lubas & is run by him and his son, Chris. Here’s a bit more on our history.