Chapter 28 Athletic Training as a Profession Athletic

Chapter 28 Athletic Training as a Profession

Athletic Training • Is a profession dedicated to maintaining and improving the health and well-being of the physically active population and preventing athletic-related injuries and illnesses.

What is the role of an athletic trainer? List 5 in order of importance.

Roles of an athletic trainer 1. Prevention 2. Recognition 3. Evaluation 4. Care/First Aid 5. Rehabilitation 6. Apply protective devices 7. Work with a team of people 8. Health care administration 9. Professional development

Prevention What kind of injuries can be prevented? ***List 3

Can this be prevented?

Recognition • Using your knowledge to assess an injury and determine what happened. *Athletic Trainers are not allowed to DIAGNOSE-only doctors are.

Evaluation • Using a set of evaluation tools/skills to determine what kind of injury occurred.

Care/First Aid • Providing the necessary treatment to the injury

Clint Malarchuk • His jugular vein was sliced by an opponents skate. The trainer saved his life!! • Trainer Jim Pizzutelli pinched off his vein until doctors put in over 300 stitches. • 7 people fainted, 2 had a heart attack and his teammates threw-up on the ice.

Rehabilitation • Providing strengthening exercises and sports specific skills to assist in the healing of an injury.

Apply protective equipment

Work with a team of people Who are they?

Central Team The athlete Athlete’s parent or guardianmakes the decisions until child is 18. Physician Coach Athletic Trainer

Peripheral Team • • • Primary care physician/pediatrician Dentist Podiatrist Orthopedist Allergist Urologist Gynecologist Cardiologist Physical therapist/chiropractor Neurologist Registered dietitian

Becoming a certified trainer • Must go to college- Major or minor in it. • Most programs you must apply to get in. • Once in program must pass all classes otherwise you will be removed. • Must put in hours in the training room(over 800 documented hrs under a cert. trainer) • Must be assigned to teams (in-season, out of season, team sport, individual sport, contact sport and non-contact sport).

Becoming a certified trainer continued • Must pass the NATA (National Athletic Trainers Association) Board Certification Exam. 175 question test that you have 4 hours to complete. 1. Stand-alone multiple-choice questions 2. Stand-alone alternative items (drag-and-drop, text based simulation, multi-select, hot spot, etc. ) 3. Focused testlets- A 5 -item focused testlet consists of a scenario followed by 5 key/critical questions related to that scenario

What the candidates can do: • The test will give a demonstration on how to operate the program. • You can go forward and back when answering the questions. • Once you submit for scoring, you cannot change anything.

Health Administration • You must document everything!!!!!!! • Know insurance rules • Know doctor information • Perform physicals • Know the LAW

Professional Development Should belong to the NATA Must be NATA certified Must register with your state Must receive licensure in your state Must maintain CEU’s 75 in 3 yrs. Must report your CEU’s ( continuing ed. Units) Must be First aid and CPR certified

What kinds of settings can athletic trainer’s work in?

Cinquain Poem _____________ • Athletic and talented • Throwing, catching, running • Champion team this year • Football ________________ • 2 adjectives • 3 action verbs • 4 word sentence or phrase • 1 word

You will have a matching quiz on your terminology worksheet Please study