Ch. 1 Exam Preparation
What are the five steps to developing a clinical question?
1. Develop a clinical question 2. Search the literature 3. Appraise the evidence 4. Apply the best-available evidence 5. Evaluate the outcomes
What are the five domains of athletic training?
1. Injury/illness mitigation and wellness promotion 2.Examination, assessment, and diagnosis 3. Immediate and emergency care 4.Therapeutic intervention 5. Healthcare administration and professional responsibilities
What are the five major domains of the athletic training certification examination?
1. Injury/illness prevention and wellness protection 2. Clinical evaluation and diagnosis 3. Immediate and emergency care 4. Treatment and rehabilitation 5. Organizational and professional health and well-being
What are key components of the preparticipation examination?
1. Obtain medical history and physical examination 2. Screen for existing and/or potential health issues 3. Collection of biometrics
How many continuing education units must be evidence-based practice education?
10 evidence-based practice units
What year was the NATA officially established?
1950
To maintain certification, all certified athletic trainers must document a minimum of how many continuing education units within a 2-year certification term?
50 continuing education units
At current, what is the minimum entry point into the profession of athletic training?
A baccalaureate (bachelor's degree)
List the special populations that athletic trainers may work with.
Adolescents, Aging athletes, and disabled athletes
What does the AMA stand for?
American Medical Association
Which profession requires more education? Athletic Training or Personal Training
Athletic Trainer
List examples of injury care and management subspecialties.
Athletic Training, Physical Therapy, Massage Therapy, Sports Dentistry, Orthotics/Prosthetics, Chiropractic, Sports Podiatry, Emergency Medical Technician, and Paramedics
What is an athletic trainer?
Athletic trainers are health care professionals who specialize in preventing, recognizing, managing, and rehabilitating [sports related] injuries [and illnesses].
There are a variety of ways for athletic trainers to earn continuing education units, list them:
Attending symposiums, seminars, workshops or conferences Completing approved webinars or home study courses Serving as a speaker, panelist, or certification exam writer Authoring a research publication in a professional journal Authoring or editing a textbook Completing post graduate coursework
Examples of courses required for acceptance into an athletic training education program include:
Biology, Anatomy, Physiology, Introduction to Athletic Training
What field of scientific studies the structure, function, and motion of the human body?
Biomechanics
Athletic Trainers are certified by which certifying agency?
Board of Certification
What does CATA stand for?
California Athletic Trainers' Association
What type of regulation indicates the person possesses the knowledge and skills required by the profession, but does not restrict the use of the title of athletic trainers?
Certification
What type of individual specializes in and performs soft tissue mobilization?
Certified Massage Therapist
What type of fitness coach advises and supervises athletes on training and conditioning programs and must be certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Association?
Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialists
Which performance enhancement specialist is required to obtain a bachelor's degree: certified personal trainer or certified strength and conditioning specialists?
Certified strength and conditioning specialists (CSCS)
Alternative medicine concerned with the diagnosis and manipulation of orthopedic injuries.
Chiropractic
Athletic trainers working as physician extenders most commonly work in which employment setting?
Clinic and/or hospital setting
List other employment settings for athletic trainers.
Clinics and Hospitals, Industrial/Occupational Settings, Corporate Settings, Professional Sports, Amateur/Recreational Youth Sports, Performing Arts, Military/Law Enforcement/Government, Health/Fitness Clubs, Independent Contractor
Athletic trainers from what employment setting helped to establish the National Athletic Trainers' Association?
Collegiate and university
What does CAATE stand for?
Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education
What academic organization is responsible for accrediting and standardizing athletic training education programs?
Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE)
Entry-level healthcare providers who are trained to provide basic life support for patients at the scene of an incident and while transporting patient to the hospital.
Emergency Medical Technician
What type of regulation is most often used in states where there are not enough practitioners to warrant the formation of a state regulatory board?
Exemption
List examples of performance enhancement subspecialties.
Exercise Physiology, Biomechanics, Sports, Psychology, Sport Nutrition, Strength and Conditioning, Coach, and Personal Fitness Training
What field of science studies the functions of the human body under physical stress and/or during physical activity?
Exercise physiology
True or False: athletic trainers may or may not have higher education in health sciences.
False, athletic trainers must acquire a higher level of education relative to health science(s).
True or False: personal trainers are required to have completed a rigorous science-based education.
False, personal trainers are not required to receive higher education.
True or False: registered dietitians are not required to achieve higher education (e.g. post secondary school education, college).
False, registered dietitians must possess a bachelor's or master's degree.
True or False: athletic trainers do not have to participate in continuing education throughout their career.
False: athletic trainers MUST participate in continuing education throughout their career.
True or False: athletic trainer and trainer can be used interchangeably.
False: athletic trainers are health care professionals, trainers are coaches.
True or False: athletic training and training can be used interchangeably.
False: training implies training athletes, preparing them for competition (e.g. practices), whereas athletic training are medical services rendered by athletic trainers.
What does FWATA stand for?
Far West Athletic Trainers' Association
Early evidence from what two civilizations indicate that there were coaches, trainers (people who helped the athlete reach top physical condition), and physicians (such as Hippocrates and Galen) who assisted the athlete in reaching optimum performance?
Greek and Roman
List examples of biometrics that may be obtained during the preparticipation examination.
Height, Weight, Body Mass Index (BMI), Blood Pressure, and Heart rate (resting/under stress)
What type of regulation is the most restrictive of all forms of regulation and limits the practice of athletic training to only those who have met the minimal requirements established by a state licensing board?
Licensure
What are the four types of professional regulation?
Licensure, Certification, Registration, and Exemption
What does NATA stand for?
National Athletic Trainers' Association
What type of professional custom fits, designs, and constructs braces, orthotics, and support devices?
Orthotist/Prosthetist
When developing a clinical question, what format should be used?
PICO or PIO
What's the difference between the Paralympics and Special Olympics?
Paralympics: athletes with physical disabilities (amputees, blindness, deaf, etc.). Special Olympics: athletes with intellectual disabilities.
Entry-level healthcare providers who are trained to provide advanced life support for patients at the scene of an incident and while transporting patient to the hospital.
Paramedic
What does PI(C)O stand for?
Patient condition Intervention Comparison Outcome
What are two major areas of specialization in sports medicine?
Performance Enhancement and Injury Care & Management
What type of licensed health care professionals specializes in injury rehabilitation?
Physical Therapist
Specialized field of health care dealing with the study and care of the foot, trained in surgical procedures, foot biomechanics, and fitting and construction of orthotic devices for the shoes.
Podiatrist
What components are included as part of the orthopedic examination?
Range of motion Joint stability Muscular strength Functional testing
What type of licensed clinician works in the field of nutrition, and may be certified in sports dietetics, to guide individual athletes and/or teams with nutritional counseling.
Registered Dietitian/Sports Dietition
What type of regulation requires registration with a state authority?
Registration
List examples of therapeutic intervention.
Rehabilitation, Cryotherapy, Thermotherapy, Electrical Stimulation, Massage Therapy, Ultrasound, Laser Therapy...
Who wrote the first major text on athletic training?
S.E. Bilk
What are three primary examples of the "traditional setting" for athletic trainers?
Secondary schools, colleges, and universities (academic institutions)
What type of clinician provides dental consultation for the team, conducts preseason dental exams, as well as constructs and fits custom dental products?
Sports Dentist
What is Sports Medicine/
Sports Medicine refers to a broad field of health care related to physical activity and sport.
What type of licensed healthcare professional advises and supports athletes on the psychological aspects of their life?
Sports Psychologist
List the qualities that are important for athletic trainers to maintain.
Stamina and ability to adapt Empathy Sense of humor Ability to communicate Intellectual curiosity Ethics
True of False: athletic trainers provide physical medicine and rehabilitation services.
True
True of False: cardiorespiratory health and fitness testing, blood work, urinalysis may be performed as part of the preparticipation examination.
True
True of False: game officials play a key role in ensuring athlete safety, by enforcing safe sports participation.
True
True of False: there is a large difference in the education, skill set, and job duties between an athletic trainer and personal trainer.
True
True or False: Adolescent athletes cannot be approached either physically or emotionally in the same manner as adults.
True
True or False: Coaches are directly responsible for reducing the risk of injuries and developing the skills and abilities of their athletes.
True
True or False: athletes age, muscular coordination, strength, and endurance slowly decreases after the age of 35.
True
True or False: athletic trainer must pass a comprehensive exam before earning ATC credential.
True
True or False: athletic trainers are required to complete continuing education.
True
True or False: athletic trainers coordinate care with physicians and other allied health professionals.
True
True or False: athletic trainers mitigate, diagnose, treat injuries (acute and chronic).
True
True or False: athletic trainers must adhere to standards of professional practice established by national certifying agency.
True
True or False: athletic trainers must have at least a bachelor's degree in athletic training.
True
True or False: athletic trainers must keep knowledge and skills current via continuing education.
True
True or False: athletic trainers select, fit, and maintain protective equipment.
True
True or False: athletic trainers support the practice of sound nutritional habits and lifestyle choices.
True
True or False: athletic trainers work in a variety of settings, including schools, colleges, professional sports, clinics, hospitals, corporations, industry, military.
True
True or False: it's vitally important that athletic trainers understand the sequence/timeframe of injuries/illnesses in order to tailoring rehab programs to stages of physiological healing.
True
True or False: registered dietitians are required to complete a dietetic internship.
True
True or False: registered dietitians are required to pass a national exam.
True
True or False: athletic trainers must maintain their CPR/AED certification in order to practice athletic training.
True, all athletic trainers must be CPR/AED certified
What are the requirement for certification as an athletic trainer?
- Extensive background of both formal academic preparation - Supervised practical experiences in a clinical setting - Enrollment and/or registered in their final semester /quarter prior to graduation - Must receive confirmation of their exam application by Program Director recognized by CAATE.
