1. Chapter 28 Athletic Training as a Profession

2. 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.

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

4. 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

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

7. Can this be prevented?

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

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

10. Providing the necessary treatment to the injury
Care/First Aid
Providing the necessary treatment to the injury

11. Clint Marlachuk
His jugular vein was sliced by an opponents skate. The trainer saved his life!!
The trainer 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.

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

13. Apply protective equipment

14. Work with a team of people
Who are they?

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

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

17. 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).

18. 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               

19. 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.

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

21. 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

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

23. You will now be given a terminology sheet. Define all the terms
You will have a quiz on them