Sports Med Unit 1

Athletic Trainer

A health care profession that addresses the prevention, evaluation, management, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries and other conditions experienced by athletes and other physically active individual

BOC

Board of Certification created in 1969

Negligence

Failure in following a standard of care by failing to provide care, providing too much care (outside of your scope of training), providing inappropriate care, or failing to prevent problems.

HIPAA

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability release forms

HMO

Health Maintenance organization a person needs to see a primary physician get a referral for a specialty doctor

Tricare

Military Insurance have to see military doctor

NATA

National Athletic Trainer Association created 1950s

PPO

Preferred Provided Organization a person doesn't have to see a primary physician before a specialty doctor

Sports Medicine

Sports medicine focuses on helping people improve their athletic performance, recover from injury and prevent future injuries. It is a fast-growing healthcare field, because health workers who specialize in sports medicine help many "regular" people as well as athletes.

Torts

a legal wrong

Good Samaritan Law

a limited protection against legal liability to any person who voluntarily chooses to provide first aid

Statue Limitations

a plaintiff will have 1-3 years to sue for negligence a minor will have up to 3 years after they turn 18

CAATE

an accreditation program for schools, all athletic trainers need to graduate from a CAATE school

Malfeasance

an act of omission: an individual commits an act that is not theirs to legally do

Nonfeasance

an act of omission: an individual fails to perform a legal duty

Roles of delineation

categories of what you need to know

Health Insurance

covers illness, hospitalization, emergency care, many different types of health insurance

ATC

credentials for athletic training

Treatment, Rehab, and recondition

designing protocols using therapeutic excursuses and modalities psycho-social intervention: athletes reaction to injury

Organization and Administration

documentation, timelines of injuries, legal reasons, inventory, policy and procedures

FERPA

family educational right and privacy act educational records

Medicare

for retired, older and disabled people

Immediate Care

initial on-field assessment and diagnosis emergency care: spine board, splints first aid go or no go = return to play or not

Liability

legally responsible for the harm a person causes another

LAT

license for athletic training

Medicad

low income government funding

Prevention

primary responsibility, make a competitive environment as safe as possible to minimize injury PPE: pre-participation exam AKA sports physical training and conditions programs to improve optimal performance minimizing safety hazards, checking field to make sure its safe protective equipment nutrition and medications

Clinical Evaluation and Diagnosis

recognizing and finding the extent of an injury understanding the pathology of injury and illness self-treating or referring to a doctor

Modalities

something to use to create optimal healing environment example: cupping

Professional Responsibility

staying current with education CCUs AT's need 50 CCUs every 2 years research

Assumption of Risk

taking the risk by playing a sport

Misfeasance

the individual improperly does something he or she has the legal right to do

AT

title of athletic training