1. And The Sports Medicine Team
Athletic Training
And The Sports Medicine Team

2. What is Athletic Training?
The athletic trainer is part of the sports medicine team.
The sports medicine team includes the physician, athletic trainer, coaches, student athletic trainers, athletes, athletes’ parents, school administration, and the community healthcare facility.

3. The Team Physician
Ultimately decides if an athlete is cleared to participate in games or practices.
Athletic trainer can not overrule the team physician.
“Captain of the Team”
Dr. Michael A Benavides – Noble Alum

4. The Athletic Trainer
Specializes in preventing, recognizing, managing and rehabilitating injuries that result from physical activity
Communication link between all parties involved in the medical team.
Keeping injury records, consent forms, and health insurance info.
Naclaysia McGee, MS ATC

5. The Coach
If the school does not have an athletic trainer, the coach will step into that role.
Certified in CPR
Prevent further injury by not allowing an athlete to participate until it is safe.
Bringing the proper medical forms and records to off campus events.

6. Student Athletic Trainers
Trained in first aid
Assist in emergency action plans
At no time should a student athletic trainer allow an athlete to return to play following an injury.
At no time should a student AT make a diagnosis/evaluation of an injury.

7. The Athlete
Carry out instructions given by the doctor, athletic trainer, or coach.
Bring injuries to the attention of the coach or trainer.

8. The Athletes’ Parents
If an athlete is a minor, the parents must be informed either verbally or in writing of any moderate or major injury.
Parents are responsible for getting proper medical treatment for their child.

9. The School Administration
Responsible for making sure each athletic event and practice is attended by someone who is properly trained in CPR and first aid, both home and away.
Responsible for approving the funding for equipment.
Safety of the athletes must be the highest priority of the administration.

10. Community Health Facilities
Provide needed services such as rehabilitation, drug testing, physicians’ services, and athletic training support.

11. Responsibilities of an Athletic Trainer
Set up the athletic training room
Provide therapeutic modalities to injured athletes
Keeping medical records, injury records, insurance information, etc.
Organizing the student trainer program
Making sure each team has the supplies they need every day (water, ice, first aid kit)

12. Responsibilities of an Athletic Trainer
Injury care, prevention, and evaluation
Plans and supervises injury rehabilitation
Purchases and organizes all sports medicine equipment
Cleaning of the training room and all equipment used.
Be skilled in taping, bracing, and wrapping
Provide medical assistance to the visiting team

13. Responsibilities of a Student Athletic Trainer
Under the direct supervision of a certified athletic trainer, the student athletic trainer may:
Administer first aid (when trained)
Activate EMS
Taping, bandaging, and wrapping
Oversee rehabilitation
Organize medical forms and other records
Prepare water bottles, injury ice, and first aid kits
Help keep the training room clean and organized
Act as another set of eyes

14. Responsibilities of a Student Athletic Trainer
Become certified in CPR (BLS) and First Aid

15. Responsibilities of a Student Athletic Trainer
Application of efficiencies learned in class (example: perform vital signs at school physicals)

16. Record Keeping Injury records Sportsware documentation
Assumption of risk forms
Physical forms
Insurance forms
Emergency cards
Rehabilitation log

17. Health Insurance Portability and Accounting Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
Federal regulations
Established national standards for health care information to protect personal health information
Parents and guardians sign release forms so medical and coaching staff can share information regarding the athlete’s health

18. How to stop a nose bleed Sit down and lean slightly forward
Hold the bleeding nostril closed with a tissue, pinching the soft part of your nose under the bridge may help
Ice packs may also help
After the bleeding stops, avoid doing anything that causes it to bleed
Use a nose plug and return to play

19. How to wrap a bandage
If the wound is a minor abrasion or scratch and there is not a lot of bleeding, it may be wrapped quickly.
Use universal precautions and personal protective gear if any blood is present
Use saline or hydrogen peroxide to clean the area if needed
Cover with a gauze pad
Use Prewrap and Liplast to secure bandage

20. How to care for blisters
Use universal precautions and personal protective equipment to drain a blister
Once drained with a lancet, use Second Skin to cover the blister
Use a adhesive bandage to secure the Second Skin
Finally, use Prewrap and Liplast to secure the bandage