Chapter 2

Athletic Training

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Sports Medicine Team

• Physician• Certified athletic trainer• Coach• Athletes

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Sports Medicine Team

• Community health care facility– Additional members for school sports

• Parents of athletes• School administration

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Certified Athletic Trainer (AT)

• Health care professional – Specializes in preventing, recognizing,

managing and rehabilitating injuries that result from physical activity

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Health Insurance Portability and Accounting Act of 1996 (HIPAA)

• Federal regulations – Established national standards for health

care information to protect personal health information

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The Athlete

• Responsible for carrying out instructions given to him or her by the doctor, the trainer, and/or the coach

• Any injury during play must be reported to the coach and athletic trainer

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The Athletes’ Parents

• Parents (or guardians) – Must be informed in writing if moderate or

major injury occurs to their minor child

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Athletic Trainer

• Certified in CPR and first aid training • Trained in protective taping, padding,

and bracing • Understands the proper use of any

specialized padding or bracing used during rehabilitation programs

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Athletic Trainer as Record Keeper

• Daily injury log• Treatment log• Rehabilitation progress reports• Insurance information• Consent forms

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Athletic Trainer as Record Keeper

• Healthy history forms• Statistical analysis of season to season

injuries• Recording of athletic training supplies

and equipment

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Risk Acknowledgement Form• Signed by a parent or guardian of a minor

participating in sports • Informs the parents/guardians of any risks

their son or daughter may take while participating in a sports program

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Emergency Insurance Information and Consent Form• Signed by parents/guardians • Provides all the insurance information to

health care providers

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Pre-Participation Physical Evaluation

• Designed to find out if an athlete has any pre-existing injury or illness

• Completed by a physician before sports participation