Sports Medicine: Chapter 2
Describe the benefits local associations provided to athletic trainers.
- paid vacations - health insurance - retirement - etc.
What dictates what a "normal" work day is to an athletic trainer?
8 hours a day or 40 hours a week
Title IX
Bans gender discrimination in education including sports
How is the athletic trainer cerified and/or licensed?
NATA- largest certifing company in the country or locally
What is the Athlete's Bill of Rights?
We have the right to: - get to participate in sports at your own level - to a safe & healthy enviornment - to good care - to good coaching
What is a certified athletic trainer?
a highly educated & skilled professional specializing in athletic health care
What qualities are needed to make the ATC successful?
care, communication, commitment, integrity, & knowledge
What are the primary skills required for athletic training?
decision-making skills, & working skills
Allied Health Profession
dental hygenists, diagnostic medeical sonographer, dietititians, medical technologist, etc.
What five skills do you feel most important?
empathy, patience, carefullness, respectfulness, & calmness
Explain liablility issues pertaining to athletic trainers.
if the athletic trainer does something outside their lisecnce (even if the athlete gives permission) so they are not at risk of being sued; basically athletic trainers have to stay within their license
Athlete's Bill of Rights
intened to incorpertate the work done by other human rights and humanitarian groups to help poor treatment to athletes
Hippocratic Oath
oath taken by medical students swearing to practice medicine in an ethical way
Athletic Training
the prvention, examination, diagnosis, treatment, & rehabilitaion of emergent, acute & chronic injuries & medical injuries
ATC (Certified Athletic Trainer)
they are qualifed to colaborate w/ physicians to provide prevention service, emerngency care, etc.
What other career paths are available to athletic trainer?
they can work in colleges, highschools, hospitals, etc.
Athletic trainers must adhere to a strict code of conduct. Why is this so important?
to provide care to you ethically & safely
