Class Notes Athletic Trainer, Sports Medicine PDF

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Athletic Trainer = allied health/medical professional recognized by the American Medical Association ○ Professionals- Certified Athletic Trainers ○ Responsible for all aspects of health care for athletes ○ First people on the field for trauma ○ CAATE Accredited program ■ Master of Science inAthletic TRaining will be new standard by 2020 ○ NATABOC exam ○ State level- licensure, certification, registration, exempt ○ Must be certified by the NATABOC ○ Member of primary sports medicine team ○ Continuing education History ○ Stems from exercise, medicine, PT, PE, sports ○ Began late 1800’s when collegiate and scholastic athletics established ○ First meeting in 1950- established NATA 6 Domains of Athletic Training ○ Prevention ■ If injuries are prevented, no need for further care ■ Includes: ● Physical examinations ● Training and conditioning ● Playing environment ● Equipment ● Guidance ○ Clinical evaluation and diagnosis ■ Evaluation = problem solving ■ Referral ○ Immediate care ■ First person in contact with athlete once injured ■ First aid and emergency care ■ Activate EAP (emergency action plan) ○ Treatment, rehabilitation, and reconditioning ■ Regain mobility and strength ■ Return to activity ● 2 parts: ○ Design and progress ○ Supervision ○ Organization and administration ■ Record keeping ■ Equipment and supplies ● Inventory

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● Ordering ■ Supervision ■ Operating procedures ■ Surveys ○ Professional responsibilities ■ Positive representation of the profession ■ Follow code of ethics, standards of professional practice ■ Keep up to date certifications, and licensures Professional organizations ○ Upgrade the field by devising and maintaining a set of professional standards, including a code of ethics ■ Lobby Day ○ Bring together professionally competent individuals to exchange ideas and research ■ Yearly meetings and CEU courses ○ Give individuals the opportunity to work together ○ Growth ■ Federation of sports medicine ■ American college of sports medicine ■ American orthopedic society for sports medicine ■ National athletic trainers’ association ■ American physical therapy association, sports physical therapy section Sports medicine Team ○ Primary sports medicine team ■ Team physician ● Responsible for total health care of the athlete ● Can be a general practitioner or orthopedic ● Job description: ○ Medical histories- physicals ○ Diagnosing injuries and illnesses ■ Rehab ■ Return to play ○ Disqualifications ○ Sport coverage (during games) ■ Athletic trainer ■ Coach ● Can prevent injuries by: ○ Conditioning programs/fitness ○ Biomechanics and skill ○ equipment ■ Athlete ● Major focus ● First concern of athletic trainer and the entire sports medicine

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team Athletic trainer communicates with physician, coach, and athlete ■ Goal: everyone communicates with each other Relationship between AT and TP ■ Must have a working relationship ■ Team physician makes ultimate decision, athletic trainer has flexibility to make decisions without team physician ● Must communicate decisions ■ Ex: AT thinks athlete has Strep Throat, TP will order medication Coaches and relationships: ■ Relationship with athletic trainer and team physician ● Respect ● Coaches coach, athletic trainer does own duties ● Don’t question ● Medical personnel have the final decision related to health of athlete ● Coach may want athlete to play but AT may not agree and think it is safe Secondary sports medicine team: ■ List goes on: ■ Nurse ■ School health services ■ Orthopedist ■ Dentist ■ Podiatrist ■ PA ■ Emergency crews ■ Biomechanist ■ Strength coach ■ Equipment ■ Psychologists ■ PTs ■ Exercise physiologists ■ Nutritionists ■ Referees ■ Cardiologists ■ Pulmonologists Primary and secondary sports medicines ■ ALL COMMUNICATE WITH ONE ANOTHER...