The University of Kansas Health System is treating a total of 20 COVID patients today, up from 15 yesterday. Other significant numbers:
- 9 with the active virus today, up from 7 yesterday
- 2 in ICU, same as yesterday
- 0 on ventilator, same as yesterday
- 11 hospitalized but out of acute infection phase, up from 8 yesterday
Key points from today’s guests:
Doug Weisner, Youth Sports Medicine Program Director, Sports Medicine and Performance Center
- Backpacks have been provided to Blue Valley North High School athletic training staff to provide emergency care when needed to student-athletes. They include items like bleeding control kits, a stethoscope, inhalers and Epi-Pens.
- Athletic training has come a long way from previous generations. Education has been a real key in helping better take care of student-athletes.
- Emergency Action Plans are designed for each situation and help first responders more easily find where the student-athletes are in need of assistance on the field since there are so many different practice and game fields.
- Athletes should not think that sports injuries are just going to go away on their own. Talk to a trainer or sports medicine professional.
- It’s a privilege to take care of these student-athletes.
Caitlin Truhe, athletic trainer, Blue Valley School District
- Mental health care is important too and we have developed plans to help us handle any mental health needs of student-athletes.
- Mental health affects their physical performance and vice versa.
- The trainers also monitor and treat band members the same way they monitor sports athletes, especially when they are out in the heat.
Myles Wilcox, athletic trainer, Blue Valley School District
- Backpacks are present at every game and practice so they are readily available if it is needed.
- Prevention is key to helping avoid injuries – there are programs and camps designed to help student-athletes prevent injuries.
- We are prepared to deal with the “whole athlete” – not just the physical, but the mental aspects.
Dr. Dana Hawkinson, medical director of Infection Prevention and Control, The University of Kansas Health System
- There could be up to five times the amount of COVID cases that are going undiagnosed or unreported.
- Hospitalizations haven’t hit a big surge, which is a good thing.
- One study has shown that people who are exercising harder are breathing more COVID particles into the air, so gyms should have good air circulation.
Friday, May 27 at 8:00 a.m. is the next Morning Medical Update. How much do you know about strokes? It's the sixth leading cause of death in Kansas. We will put your knowledge to the test and help you understand the signs of a stroke and the problems they can cause.
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