Checklist: essential information for healthcare professionals during referral of patients with lateral ankle sprain
| Medical discipline | Diagnostic phase | Acute treatment phase | Guidance phase |
| General for each healthcare professional | Time of accident Trauma mechanism Age, weight, profession, hobby Man, woman Ability to walk after trauma Therapy until visit Concomitant symptoms and damage | (Differential) diagnosis Time schedule and treatment plan Advise follow-up visit Duration of rest When normal weight bearing allowed What to do with deviant drift of symptoms | Diagnosis Result of treatment Advise on activities of daily living and sports participation Medication Recommendations to prevent recurrence |
| Emergency physician | Thrombosis prophylaxis yes/no? | Not involved in the guidance phase | |
| Radiologist | Fracture yes/no Concomitant pathology Not involved in treatment plan | Not involved in the guidance phase | |
| Orthopaedic and trauma surgeon | Fracture yes/no Treatment options Thrombosis prophylaxis yes/no? | Therapy/treatment | |
| Sports physician, general practitioner | Thrombosis prophylaxis yes/no? | Advise follow-up visit | |
| Sports masseur, physical therapist | Therapy Advise follow-up visit | ||
| Medical officer, insurance medical officer, rehabilitation physician | Time schedule and treatment plan/result Advise follow-up visit Prognosis Reintegration protocol |