Chapter 28Athletic 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 trainer1. 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-to not allow injuries or illnesses to occur

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-devices used to prevent

injuries

Work with a team of people

Who are they?

Central TeamThe athlete

Athlete’s parent or guardian-makes 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-Pertains to all forms of documentation. Document everything!!!!•Know insurance rules•Know doctor information•Perform physicals•Know the LAW

Professional Development-professional programs taken for

educational purposes. Should belong to the NATAMust be NATA certifiedMust register with your stateMust receive licensure in your stateMust 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

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