Athletic Training Chapter 1 Quiz

Describes the field of "sports medicine"

Different specialized areas related to performance enhancement and injury care

True or False A certifies personal fitness trainer is responsible for the immediate care and treatment of injuries in athletic training settings.

False

True or False Team physicians primarily work under the supervision of an athletic trainer, who is ultimately responsible for directing the total health care of athletes.

False

True or False In the sports medicine team, the nurse is usually responsible for the recognition of sports injuries

False

In the sports medicine team, who is most likely responsible for establishing a budget for funding all aspects of an athletic health care program, including salaries, and equipment, and purchasing necessary insurance?

The athletic administrator

who is the most directly responsible for all phases of health care in an athletic environment. Including preventing injuries from occurring, providing initial first aid and injury management, evaluating and diagnosing injuries, and designing and. supervising a timely and effective program of rehabilitation that can facilitate the safe and expeditious return of the athlete to activity?

The athletic trainer

Who is ultimately responsible for deciding when an injured athlete is likely to return to full activity?

The physician

Coaches in the sports medicine team

They must ensure that sports equipment, especially protective equipment, is of the highest quality and is properly fitted and must also make sure that protective equipment is properly maintained.

True of False A coach is directly responsible for preventing injuries by seeing that athletes have undergone a preventative injury conditioning program

True

True or False Coaches must engage in a continual process of education to further their knowledge in their particular sport through organizations such as the American Sport Education Program or the National Council for Accreditation of Coaching Education.

True

True or False Personal fitness trainers have to be certified in order to work with clients in a health club setting.

True

True or False Team physicians should be responsible for compiling medical histories and conducting physical examinations for each athlete, both of which can provide critical information that may reduce the possibility of injury.

True

Athletic Training is

an area of specialization in sports medicine a major link between sports programs and medical communities concerned with the prevention and treatment of injuries related to physical activity

In the sports medicine team, a primary responsibility of the athletic trainer is to

educate the athletes and manage risks by making the competitive environment as safe as possible to reduce the likelihood of injury

In the sports medicine team, the individual who is responsible for compiling medical histories and conducting physical examinations for each athlete is the ____________

team physician

True or False A coach is directly responsible for preventing injuries by seeing that athletes have undergone a preventative injury conditioning program

true