KINES 41: Ch 1 Introduction to Injury Care

athletic training

a discipline whereby athletic trainers work in collaboration with physicians to optimize activity and participation of their parents

responsibilities of the team physician

administer and review preseason physical examinations, review preseason conditioning programs, assess the quality, effectiveness, and maintenance of protective equipments, diagnose injuries, dispense medications, direct rehabilitation programs, educate staff on emergency policies, procedures, healthcare insurance coverage and legal liability; review all medical forms, policies, procedures to serve as valuable resource on current therapeutic techniques...etc.

team approach

an approach that allows to deliver healthcare for a comprehensive prevention, assessment, management of an injury or illness, as it taps the expertise of individual specialists working in conjunction with one another and the patient. it allows treatment to the injury or illness from different perspectives.

sports medicine

area of health and special services that applies medical and scientific knowledge to prevent, recognize, manage, and rehabilitate injuries related to sport, exercise or recreational activity

why do health professionals need to be CPR/AED and First Aid certified

in performing their duties it is essential that the coach and other fitness professionals know basic athletic training class and maintain current certification in emergency cardiac care and automated external defibrillator and emergency first aid.

In the absence of an athletic trainer, the coach must be able to...

recognize a potentially serious injury, determine the immediate care that should be provided. in general, the responsibilities of the coach in an immediate injury would be: assessing the nature/severity of injury, determine the appropriate course of action in managing the injury, provide the appropriate course of action, and initiate an emergency care plan as necessary

responsibilities of the coach/PE/fitness specialist/sport supervisor

teaching various types of skills/strategies related to sports and physical activities; administering and supervising activities or activity areas within an institution or health club facility; injury prevention, onsite assessment, management of injuries, including reducing the potential for further injury or harm

responsibilities of the primary care physician

varies from completing a pre participation examination to counseling patient with multiple risk factors on parameters of safely beginning an exercise program. primary care physicians assume responsibility determining the medical eligibility or clearing an individual for participation in an activity