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Chapter 1Chapter 1Introduction to the Athletic Introduction to the Athletic

TrainerTrainer

Roles of the Athletic Roles of the Athletic TrainerTrainer

• Injury prevention Injury prevention • Recognition, evaluation, and Recognition, evaluation, and

assessment assessment • Immediate care of athletic injuries Immediate care of athletic injuries • Treatment, rehabilitation, and Treatment, rehabilitation, and

reconditioning of athletic injuries reconditioning of athletic injuries • Organization and administration Organization and administration • Professional development and Professional development and

responsibility responsibility

The Sports Medicine The Sports Medicine TeamTeam

• Central team Central team • Athlete Athlete • Athlete's parents Athlete's parents

or guardian or guardian • Team physician Team physician • Certified athletic Certified athletic

trainer trainer • CoachCoach

The Sports Medicine Team The Sports Medicine Team (cont)(cont)

• Peripheral team Peripheral team • Example: Physical Example: Physical

therapist therapist • Example: School Example: School

nursenurse

Becoming a Certified Becoming a Certified Athletic TrainerAthletic Trainer

Accredited athletic training education Accredited athletic training education programs programs

• Required areas of study Required areas of study • Assessment of athletic injury and illness Assessment of athletic injury and illness • Exercise physiology Exercise physiology • First aid and emergency care First aid and emergency care • General medical conditions and General medical conditions and

disability disability • Health care administration Health care administration • Human anatomy Human anatomy • Human physiology Human physiology • Biomechanics Biomechanics • Medical ethics and legal issues Medical ethics and legal issues

• Nutrition Nutrition • Pathology of injury and illness Pathology of injury and illness • Pharmacology Pharmacology • Professional development and Professional development and

responsibility responsibility • Psychosocial intervention and referral Psychosocial intervention and referral • Risk management and injury and illness Risk management and injury and illness

prevention prevention • Strength training and reconditioning Strength training and reconditioning • Statistics and research design Statistics and research design • Therapeutic modalities Therapeutic modalities

Careers in Athletic Careers in Athletic TrainingTraining

• Organized athletics Organized athletics • Clinical and industrial settings Clinical and industrial settings