Kaitlyn Cerne

On Thursday night. Meg the Trainer and I spent out time preparing and monitoring the many games that were going on throughout the evening at Hawken. First off, we packed the cart with supplies such as water and first aid kits. Meg even let me drive the cart full of supplies to and from the games. We made our first stop at the girls’ lacrosse game. Because it was so hot, it was essential to keep a few extra jugs of water for the Hawken team as well as the other team so no one became dehydrated. Hydration is a key factor to monitor in this type of weather. During half time, Meg taught me the muscles in the body. We filled out a diagram and used different colors to label each muscle. I then took my quiz on all of the bones in the body. Because we had time, we then went over directions used to describe where things are located in the body. Meg then quizzed me for fun on these directions. After half time, we stayed until there was about five minutes left in the game. We had to leave because we received an emergency call from the softball game. A girl on the other team felt faint because she had not eaten all day and the hot weather caused her to feel light headed. We gave her some water and food to help her and kept her in the shade to cool off. We then headed off to make our last trip to the boys‘ lacrosse game. We taped ankles before the game. During the game, a player from the other team sprained his ankle. He told Meg that this was not the first time this had happened. Meg used the acronym RICE to help him. RICE stands for rest,  ice, compress and elevate. These are the steps an athletic trainer needs to take if there is a muscular injury.