Power Point Presentation to Accompany

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Power Point Presentation to Accompany

• Essentials of Athletic Training
• prepared by
• Jeffrey A. Bonacci, DA, ATC/L
• William O. Kauth, PhD, ATC/L
• Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois

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Power Point Presentation to Accompany

• Essentials of Athletic Training
• modified for
• Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries, APA
  3125

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Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries

• Karen Holland CAT (C)

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About this course

• Who am I?
• Course Format and Textbook
• Why are you taking this course?
• What this course is NOT

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Introduction to Athletic Therapy

• Prevention and Care of Athletic injuries
  describes the specialized field of Athletic
  Therapy.
• Athletic Therapy is a profession devoted to the
  health and safety of the physically active
  individual.

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Introduction to Athletic Therapy

• History and Background of Athletic Therapy in
  Canada
• The CATA was established in 1965 by a group of
  Athletic Trainers working with professional
  sports teams.
• These trainers were highly skilled and educated
  individuals charged with returning the injured
  athlete to activity quickly and cost effectively.
• The success of these early association members
  has led to the growth of the CATA to include a
  membership of more than 1200 with a well defined
  scope of practice.

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The Sports Medicine Team

• Athletic Therapist
• Physicians
• Team physician
• Other physicians (specialists)
• Other sports medicine support persons
• School nurses and physicians nurses
• EMTs and referees
• Physical therapists Conditioning specialists
• Others

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What is an Athletic Therapist?

• A professional charged with injury prevention and
  health care of the athlete - Concerned with the
  total healthcare of the athlete
• In Canada AT is similar to Athletic Trainer in
  the USA. In this course we will use the terms
  interchangeably

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Responsibilities of theAthletic Therapist

• Injury Prevention and Risk Management
• Early Recognition of Athletic Injuries
• Evaluation and Assessment of Athletic Injuries
  (can be Prevention)
• Treatment, Rehabilitation and Reconditioning
• Organization and Administration

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Responsibilities of theAthletic Therapist

• Make the competitive environment safe
• Equipment
• Field or arena
• Conditioning of athlete

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Personal Qualities ofAthletic Therapists

• Stamina and Ability to Adapt
• Empathy
• Requires ability to sense and alleviate distress.
• Sense of Humor
• Communication
• Intellectual Curiosity
• Ethical
• Professional - maintain certification

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Employment Settings for the Athletic Therapist

• Public and Private High Schools
• Colleges and Universities
• Professional teams
• Sports Medicine Clinics
• Industrial settings
• Hospitals
• Health and Fitness Center

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Professional Preparation of the Athletic Trainer

• Professional Preparation CATA
• Certification Requirements
• Accredited program of education
• 1200 hours practical experience
• Written exam
• Practical exam

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Roles of other members of the Sports Medicine
Team

• Physician
• Compiling Medical Histories
• Diagnosing Injury
• Final decision on return to play status

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Roles of other members of the Sports Medicine
Team

• Coaches
• Ensure athletes undergo preventive injury
  conditioning programs.
• Oversee quality, fit and maintenance of
  protective equipment.
• When called on, administer appropriate first aid.
• Maintain CPR and First aid certification

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Roles of other members of the Sports Medicine
Team

• Equipment Manager
• Maintain CPR and First aid certification.
• Purchases equipment and first aid supplies.
• This position has evolved to include assessing
  quality and fit of equipment as well as ensuring
  proper maintenance of protective equipment.

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Roles of other members of the Sports Medicine
Team

• EMT and referees
• Physical Therapist
• Nutritionist
• Sport psychologist
• Strength and conditioning coach
• Exercise physiologist
• Nurse

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Legal Liability and Insurance
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Legal Concerns and Insurance Issues

• Liability
• Standard of Reasonable Care
• Negligence
• Torts

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Liability

• The state of being legally responsible for the
  harm one causes another person.

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Standard of Reasonable Care

• Assumes that an individual is neither
  exceptionally skillful nor extrordinarily
  cautious, but is a person of reasonable and
  ordinary prudence.

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Negligence

• the failure to use ordinary or reasonable care
  the care that persons would normally exercise to
  avoid injury to themselves or to others under
  similar circumstances.

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Torts

• a legal wrong committed against a person or
  property.
• omission vs. commission

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Legal Concerns

• Statute of Limitation you only have so long to
  sue for negligence (1 to 3 years)
• Assumption of Risk athletes parents need to
  know the risks of the sport
• Athletic trainers and coaches must reduce the
  risk of litigation?

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Legal Concerns and Insurance Issues How do
Coaches reduce litigation?

• Warn athletes of the potential dangers of the
  sport.
• Supervise regularly and attentively.
• Properly prepare and condition athletes.
• Properly instruct athletes in the skills of their
  sport.
• Utilization of proper and safe equipment.

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Legal Concerns and Insurance IssuesHow athletic
trainers reduce liability?

• Relationship with athletes, parents, co-workers.
• Establish policies and procedures
• Establish emergency procedures
• Medical history of athletes
• Documentation
• Detailed job description
• Provincial regulations and limitations
• Liability insurance
• Use common sense delivering medical care