Ms Pittelkau 9/8/ th period

 Upon completion of this chapter, students will be able to:  Define athletic training  Describe the role of the ATC  Describe the roles of other health care providers and the sports medicine team  List the requirements for becoming a competent ATC  Describe the job opportunities available to ATCs

 A profession dedicated to maintaining and improving the health and well-being of the physically active population and preventing athletic- related injuries and illnesses

 Injury prevention (Role 1)  PPE  Proper strength and conditioning programs  Proper equipment  Equipment fitting  Taping and Bandaging  Bracing  Good nutrition

 Recognition, Evaluation, and Immediate Care of Athletic Injuries (Role 2)  Response  CPR/AED and 1 st Aid certification  Assessment  Treatment  Referral

 Rehabilitation and Reconditioning of Athletic Injuries (Role 3)  Exercises  ROM  Strength - weights  Reconditioning  Getting the athlete back into shape for athletic participation

 Health care Administration (Role 4)  Managing facilities  Budgets/purchasing  Staff scheduling  DOCUMENTATION

 Professional Development and Responsibility (role 5)  NATA  Formed in 1950  Continuing Education  Research and seminars  Guidelines and Ethics of professional development

 Athlete  Athlete’s parents  Team physician  Certified Athletic Trainer  Coach

 Provides other members with vital information about the injury

 Involved in making decisions in the athlete’s best interest

 Medical authority  Examines the injury and illness  Performs diagnostic tests (x-rays, blood work, etc)

 Communicates w/ injured athlete, athlete’s parents, team physician, and coach  On-site at games and practices  Initial injury assessments  Provides emergency care  Provides follow-up treatment or referrals to other sports medicine team members

 Personal relationship with athlete and parents  Rehabilitation modifications

Provides specialized care

 Primary Care Physician  Podiatrist  Allergist  Urologist  Gynecologist  Cardiologist  Pediatrician

 Dentist  Physical Therapist  Neurologist  Student Assistant  Chiropractor  School nurse  Registered dietician  Equipment manager

 Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education  Specified athletic training courses  Upon graduation, passing BOC exam  Licensure (varies by state)

 Licensure  Requirements set forth by the state that specifies who is allowed to practice athletic training and what duties they are allowed to perform  Certification  An acknowledgement by an organization or certification board that states a person possesses specific skills and competencies  Registration  The step of contacting state authorities prior to acting in capacity of an ATC (required by law in some states)

 Athletic Injury Evaluation  Upper Extremity  Lower Extremity  Human Anatomy/Physiology  Exercise Physiology  Biomechanics  Psychology  Nutrition  Pharmacology  Physics  Modalities  Rehabilitation  Organization and Administration

 Scholastic Environments  High Schools settings/secondary-schools-setting  Colleges settings/colleges-universities-setting

 Professional Teams settings/professional-sports-setting

 Hospital/Clinical settings/clinical-settinghttp:// settings/clinical-setting  Industrial/Occupational settings/industrial-occupational-setting  Military

 Performing Arts  Physician Extender settings/physician-extender-setting  Public Safety settings/public-safety-setting

 You see an injured athlete waiting in the athletic training room. She says that she doesn’t understand why she has to see her primary physician because she has already been evaluated by the ATC and the team physician?

 You are one of two student assistants working with a school’s ATC. The other student assistant asks you if it is alright to apply a hot pack to an athlete’s injury because the ATC is busy speaking with a parent?