ATR 200 Sports Medicine and Athletic Training Review

Vocabulary flashcards generated from ATR 200 study material covering sports medicine team roles, legal liabilities, anatomical directions, environmental considerations, emergency assessment, and rehabilitation principles.

Strength and Conditioning Coach

Makes sure the athletes are fit for competition, conducts both team and individual training sessions, and is responsible for teaching proper lifting techniques and conditioning athletes.

Personal Trainer

Responsible for designing comprehensive exercise or fitness programs for an individual client based on that person's health history, capabilities, and objectives for fitness.

Team Physician

Responsible for injury diagnosis and is the supervisor/advisor to the Certified Athletic Trainer.

Coach

Understands the specific roles and responsibilities of each individual who could potentially be involved in the sports medicine team, clearly understands the limits of their ability to provide care to injured athletes in the state where they are employed, and conducts both individual and team training sessions.

Athletic Trainer

The individual who deals with the athlete from the time of the initial injury, throughout the period of rehabilitation, until the athlete's complete, unrestricted return to practice or competition; responsible for injury evaluation and immediate care of athletic injuries.

Pre-participation Exams

Exams conducted to identify conditions that predispose an athlete to injury and to establish a baseline for comparison should an injury occur during the season.

Certified Athletic Trainer Requirements

Requires a Master's degree, passing a board exam, holding the ATC credential, and obtaining state licensure (licensed as health care providers in 49/50 states, except California).

Anatomical Position

Standing up straight and looking forward with arms at sides, palms facing forward, and feet parallel flat on the ground; provides a universal point of reference.

Proximal

Near the center of the body.

Distal

Away from the body.

Medial

Middle.

Lateral

Outside.

Abduction

Movement away from the midline.

Adduction

Movement towards the midline.

Supination

Palms facing up/outward.

Pronation

Palms facing down/inward.

Flexion

Bending the limb.

Extension

Extending the limb.

Anterior

Front of body.

Posterior

Back of body.

Radial Deviation

Bending hand towards thumb.

Ulnar Deviation

Bending hand towards pinky.

Dorsiflexion

Decrease angle of the body, flex.

Plantarflexion

Increase angle of the body, point.

Six Domains of Athletic Training

Prevention, clinical evaluation & diagnosis, immediate & emergency care, treatment & rehabilitation, organization & administration, and professional responsibility.

Act of Commission

Performing duties that are not legally yours to perform.

Act of Omission

Performing duties incorrectly or choosing not to perform duties that are your legal responsibilities to perform.

Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)

Prevents where an individual can receive care with the exception of an emergency; generally pays 100% of costs as long as it is an approved facility.

Product Liability

Manufacturer has written consent that the equipment is safe for use.

Good Samaritan Law

Provides limited protection to someone who chooses to provide first aid; however, it does not protect someone who has the duty to act as dictated by his/her job.

Assumption of Risk

Acknowledgement of hazards in participating in athletics.

Medicare/Medicaid

Health care/insurance program for the aged, disabled, or low incomes.

Tort

A legal wrong against another person.

Personal Liability Insurance

Covers claims of negligence on the part of the individual.

Statute of Limitations

Specific length of time an individual has to file lawsuit.

NOCSAE

National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment; responsible for setting the minimum standard of equipment to protect athletes and prevent injuries.

Periodization

Training system that allows athletes to train year-round with fewer injuries and staleness, prevents plateaus, reduces injury risk, and supports peak performance.

Impediments to Flexibility

Muscle length, excessive fat, and skin.

Preliminary Assessment

Assessment conducted on incoming student-athletes to check if they are at risk for certain injuries.

Hyperthermia Prevention Measures

Ensure medical care availability, conduct physician-supervised preparticipation exams, educate athletes/coaches on heat illness, educate athletes to balance fluid intake with sweat/urine loss, and have emergency equipment available (fluids, ice, immersion tank, rectal thermometer, cell phone/two-way radio).

Stages of Cold during Cold Water Immersion

Cold, burning, aching, and numbness.

Sun Protection Factor (SPF)

Abbreviated as SPF; recommended level is 30 SPF and should be applied 15-30 minutes before exposure to UV rays.

Humidity Effects on Evaporation

Humidity reaching 65% slows evaporation (the primary cooling mechanism), and humidity reaching 75% stops evaporation completely.

Heat Exhaustion

Heat-related condition indicated by profuse sweating, pale skin, dizziness, and hyperventilation.

Heat Stroke

A life-threatening condition indicated by sudden collapse, loss of consciousness, minimal sweating, and shallow breathing.

Flash-Bang Method

Method used to estimate distance away from a storm by taking the time between lightning and thunder clap and dividing by 5 to calculate miles away.

Inherent Lightning Danger Zone

Being within 6 miles of a storm.

Lightning Activity Resume Threshold

30 minutes from the time lightning ends before resuming athletic activity.

Primary Emergency Assessment Procedures

Involves assessing Airway, Breathing, and Circulation (ABCs); managing Shock (moist, pale, cool, clammy skin) by elevating feet/legs, keeping athlete calm, and giving nothing by mouth; and controlling Bleeding via direct pressure, elevation, and pressure points.

Crutch Rule for Stairs

Up with the good, down with the bad.

Two-Man Assist vs. Carry

Two-man assist is used for transporting a mildly injured athlete, while carry is used for moving an athlete a distance greater than they can walk.

PRICE

Protect (protect injury from worsening), Rest (give body time to recover), Ice (reduce pain and inflammation), Compression (reduce swelling and minimize hemorrhage formation), Elevation (drains blood back to central circulatory system).

Rehabilitation Program Components

Provide correct and immediate first aid, control pain, restore full ROM, restore core stability, restore strength, maintain cardiorespiratory fitness, and reestablish balance.

Post-Injury Psychological Support Strategies

Assist athlete in re-entering team culture, rehab with sport, incorporate sport-specific drills, perform rehab at practice, and work to maintain a sense of camaraderie with the team.