Texas Athletic Training License Study Guide

Expendable Budget

Something that can not be reused

Can someone with 1 kidney compete in sports?

No contact or collision

Can someone with 1 testicle compete in sports?

Yes

Can someone with an enlarged spleen compete in sports?

No contact or strenuous activity

Negligence

Failure to use ordinary or reasonable care

Nonfeasance

A individual fails to perform a legal duty

Malfeasance

A individual commits a act that is not theirs to legally perform

Misfeasance

A individual improperly does something they have the legal right to do

Sovereign Immunity

Neither the government or any individual who is employed by the government can be held liable for negligence

Agonist Muscle

The muscle that contracts and causes movement

Antagonist Muscle

The muscle that is being stretched

Carbs

55-60%

Fats

25-30%

Proteins

15-20%

Pregame meal should be eaten how long before competition?

3 hours

What does the pregame meal do?

Store carbs (glycogen) in resting muscle and the liver

What does the relative humidity have to be before heat loss through evaporation is impaired? When it stops?

Impaired at 65% and stops at 75%

Mild dehydration is the loss of what percent of body weight?

2%

NCAA Guidelines on Football Acclimation

Day 1-2 helmets only, Day 3-4 helmet and shoulder pads, Day 5 full pads

Flash to bang

1 mile for every 5 seconds that pass

How do you fit someone for a football helmet?

Covers occipit, 2 fingers above eyebrows, 3 fingers between face mask and nose, doesn't rotate or move

How do you fit a mouth piece?

Make sure it is on the upper jaw and goes back as far as the last molar

How long does each phase of tissue healing last: Inflammation? Repair/Regeneration? Remodeling/Maturation?

Inflammation: up to 7 days, Repair/Regeneration: 4-21 days, Remodeling/Maturation: up to 2 years

What is Seasonal Affective Disorder?

Mental depression related to certain seasons of the year

How do you treat Seasonal Affective Disorder?

Light therapy

What do you look for during the primary survey?

Circulation, Airway, Breathing, Profuse Bleeding, and Shock

What type of fracture is a rapid form immobilizer used for?

Angulated injuries

Subjective portion on a SOAP note

History & Mechanism of Injury

Objective portion of a SOAP note

Visual Inspection, Palpation, Range of Motion, Manual Muscle Tests, Special Tests

Assessment portion of SOAP note

Professional judgement (diagnosis)

Plan portion of SOAP note

How are we going to care for it?

Conduction

Heating through direct contact with a hot medium (ex. Moist heat pack, ice pack)

Convection

Heating indirectly through medium such as air or liquid (ex. Hot or cold whirlpool)

Radiation

Transfer of heat through space from one object to another (ex. Shortwave diathermy)

Conversion

Heating through other forms of energy (ex. Ultrasound)

At what temperature must a hot whirlpool not exceed for full body immersion?

104 degrees

At what temperature must a cold whirlpool not exceed for full body immersion?

55 degrees

A hot whirlpool must not exceed what temperature at any one time?

110 degrees

A cold whirlpool must not exceed what temperature at any one time?

50 degrees

What type of massage is effleurage?

Stroking, light-sedative, deep-venous, and lymphatic drainage

What type of massage is petrissage?

Kneading, picking up tissue

What type of massage is friction?

Heat producing, stretch underlying tissue, increase circulation

What type of massage is tapotement?

Cupping, hacking, pinching, stimulating sensation of sensory nerves

Joint Mobilization Grade 1 is small or large and is used for what?

Small, pain

Joint Mobilization Grade 2 is small or large and is used for what?

Large, pain

Joint Mobilization Grade 3 is small or large and is used for what?

Large, increase tissue mobility

Joint Mobilization Grade 4 is small or large and is used for what?

Small, increase tissue mobility

Joint Mobilization Grade 5 is small or large and is used for what?

Small, joint manipulation (not usually used by athletic trainers)

What is one advantage that NSAIDs have over Asprin?

Longer duration of action

What structure attaches to the anterior portion of the medial meniscus?

ACL (anterior cruciate ligament)

What structure attaches to the posterior portion of the medial meniscus?

Semimembranous

Care for MRSA?

Care and cover skin lesions before participation

Care for impetigo?

No new skin lesions for 48 hrs, Completed at least 72 hrs of antibiotics, No further drainage from wounds, Active infections may not be covered

Comission

Commits an act that is not theirs to complete

Omission

Person fails to perform legal duty

During what years of HS does the UIL require a PPE to be performed?

The 1st and 3rd years

What is the longest amount of time that the UIL allows football to practice in a day?

3 hours

What is the longest amount of time the UIL allows contact practice in football a week?

1 and 1/2 hours

What muscle causes scapular winging?

Serratus Anterior

Normal Shoulder ROM:

Flexion 150, Extension 50, Internal Rotation 90, External Rotation 90

Normal Elbow ROM:

Flexion 140, Extension 0

Normal Knee ROM:

Flexion 150, Extension 0

Normal Hip ROM:

Flexion 100, Extension 30

Normal Ankle ROM:

Dorsiflexion 20, Plantarflexion 40, Inversion 40, Eversion 20

Normal Cervical ROM:

Flexion 60, Extension 75, Lateral Flexion 45, Rotation 80

What is a positive Babinski Test?

Great toe extension, and the rest of the toes splay

What does a positive Babinski Test indicate?

Brain or Spinal Cord Trauma

What is a positive Romberg Test?

Unsteadiness

What does a positive Romberg Test indicate?

Lack of balance or Cranial Nerve 8 dysfunction

What is a positive Trendelenburg?

The pelvis lowers on the non-weight bearing side

What does a positive Trendelenburg Test indicate?

Weakness of the gluteus medius

What type of wounds can introduce tetanus into the bloodstream?

Puncture wounds

Who can sign off on a UIL physical exam?

Physician, Physician Assistant, Nurse Practicioner, and Chiropractor

What is Kyphosis?

Increase thoracic curve

What is Lordosis?

Increased lumbar curve

What is the action of the brachioradialis?

Flex the elbow

When can you break HIPPA?

When their life is in danger

What is an eye injury that needs immediate referral?

Diplopia

What is the leg position with a posterior hip dislocation?

Flexed, adducted, and internally rotated

What condition mimics sickle cell trait?

Rhabdomyolysis

When there is lightning and thunder present when can you resume play?

30 min after the last lightning or thunder

What should the athletic trainer do when there is a shoulder dislocation?

Immediately immobilize in a comfortable position

How do you properly fit a cane?

Measure from the floor to the greater trochanter

What is the maximum number of pitches in youth sports (age 9-14)?

75 pitches per game, 600 pitches per season

When should you weigh your athletes?

Before and after practices

What does a positive Thompson's Test indicate?

Ruptured achilles tendon

What type of joint mobilization would you use to increase dorsiflexion?

Anterior to Posterior

What type of joint mobilization would you use to increase shoulder abduction?

Anterior to Posterior

What is proprioception?

The ability to determine position, balance

What is kinesthesia?

The ability to detect movement

How long before practice should you drink 20 oz of water?

2-3 hours

What vitamins are fat-soluble?

A, D, E, & K

What vitamins are water-soluble?

B & C

You want to train your athletes with strength, endurance, and __________?

Power