PE3

• Triangular bandage


  Used as an arm sling, as a pad to control bleeding, to support or immobilize an injury to a bone or joint, or as padding over a painful injury
• ABC method


  1. A-Alert (call 999 or get a bystander to alert emergency services)

  2. B-Bleeding (assess how much, how fast, and what areas of the body it is coming from)

  3. C-Compress (apply firm, consistent pressure to wound site to slow down and stop the blood flow)
• Types of bandages


  • Crepe bandages
  • Conforming bandages
  • Cohesive bandages
  • Open wove bandages
  • Plaster of Paris bandages
• Crepe bandages


  • Commonly made of cotton, woven, elasticated, ideal to support the healing of sprains and strains, provide good compression, allow the skin to breathe, washable and reusable, can be used for dressing retention
• Conforming bandages


  • Very stretchy, conform closely to the body's contours, ideal for securing dressings in place on limbs, lightweight, fray-resistant, breathable, usually made with synthetic materials
• Cohesive bandages


  • Designed to stick to themselves but not to skin or hair, quick and easy to apply and remove, can be used for holding wound dressings in place and for supporting and providing compression to injured muscles or joints
• Open wove bandages


  • Non-elastic, can be used to hold dressings in place without constricting or pressuring the wound, loose weave allows good ventilation, helping the skin to breathe and avoiding infection
• Plaster of Paris bandages

  • Used for creating casts to provide rigid immobilization of fractured or broken limbs, impregnated with Plaster of Paris (calcined gypsum), set fast into a strong, solid cast, should only be applied by medical professionals
• Sprain


  Injury to the ligaments and capsule of a joint in the body
• Strain


  Injury to muscles or tendons
• Types of folding


  • Broad
  • Semi broad
  • Narrow
• Volleyball


  Played by two teams of six players on an indoor court 18m long and 9m wide
• Volleyball match


  1. Played to the best of five sets

  2. First team to score 25 points by a two-point margin wins the set

  3. If required, a fifth set is played to 15 points (a winning margin of two points is still required)
• Point


  Scored when the ball lands within the court boundaries or when a playing error is made
• Serve


  Results in a point either when the ball has the floor on the serving team's side of the court untouched, or when it is touched but unable to be kept in play by the receiving team
• Antenna


  • Thin poles attached to the net cables placed above the sideline
  • A ball touching the antenna is out of bounds
• Attack


  • The action of attempting to hit the ball into the opponent's side of the court
  • Types of attacks include spike, tip, shot and dump
• Attacker


  A player who attempts to hit the ball offensively with the purpose of terminating play
• Back Row/Court


  • Space from baseline and line to attack line
  • There are 3 players whose court positions are in this area (positions 1,5,6)
• Block


  • One of the six basic skills
  • A defensive play by one or more front row players meant to intercept a spiked ball
  • The combination of one to or three players jumping in front of the opposing spiker contacting the spiked ball with the hands
• Court


  • The area of the court is 30 by 50 feet
  • Divided by a center line into two equal halves of 30 by 20 feet
  • The game of volleyball is played within this space
  • Internationally, the court is 18 by 9 meters
• Dig


  Defensive play, slang for retrieving an attacked ball close to the floor
• Dink


  • A one handed, soft hit into the opponent's court using the fingertips
  • Also called a
• Double Block


  Two players working in unison to intercept a ball at the net
• Double Hit


  Violation, two successive hits by the same player
• Floater


  A serve with no spin to the ball follows an erratic path
• Foot Fault (Server)


  Server's last contact with the floor, as he tries to serve the ball, must be within the serving area (land of the end line)
• Fault


  A rule infraction, called a violation
• Front row


  Three players whose court position is near the net
• In Bounds


  A ball landing inside or touching the line of the court
• International Volleyball Federation (FIVB)
• FIVB


  • Headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland
  • Founded in 1947
  • Responsible for all international volleyball (both beach and indoor) rules and competitions
• Jump Serve Float


  1. Approach

  2. Toss

  3. Take-off

  4. Serve the ball with a snapping motion
• Jump Serve Float


  Two main types: jump float, jump spin
• Libero


  • A player specializing in defensive skills
  • Must wear a contrasting jersey color from teammates
  • Cannot block or attack the ball when it is entirely above the net height
  • Can replace any back row player without prior notice to the official
• Linesman/Lineswoman


  • Officials located at the corners of the court
  • Responsible for ruling if the ball is in play along the lines for which they are responsible
  • Indicate touches and play outside of the antennae on their side of the net
• Mintonette


  The original name of the game of volleyball, created by William Morgan
• Net


  • The basic dividing plane between two halves of the court
  • 36 inches wide and 33 feet long
  • Made of cord meshes 4 inches square
• Overhand serve


  Serving the ball and striking it with the hand above the shoulder, float or spin
• Rally (Volley)


  • The chain of events while the ball is in play
  • Begins with the service and ends when the ball is dead