Exam #1 Flashcards
sports medicine
area of health care that applies med/science knowledge to prevent, recognize, assess, manage and rehab injuries related to sports
athletic trainer
part of sports medicine that provides link btwn sport and med community
five domains of athletic training
- injury/ illness prevention/ wellness protection
- clinical eval and diagnosis
- immediate/ emergency care
- treatment/ rehab
- organization/ professional health/ well being
ergonomics
- in the prevention domain
- fitting any part a persons job to their body and needs to make them more efficient
physical wellness
eating well and exercising
-making the right choice for you body
emotional wellness
how you view yourself
- trust
- ability to share feelings
intellectual wellness
- active mind and openness to new ideas
- maintaining a sense of humor, creativity and curiosity
spiritual wellness
set of guiding beliefs or values that give meaning to your life
interpersonal and social wellness
- realize that satisfying relaitonships are good for physical and emotional health
- need a support network
environmental wellness
our health depends on the health of the planet
standard of care (SOC)
what a min competent individual would have done in the same similar situation to protect someone from harm or further harm
what dictates the SOC
- scope of care that outlines the responsibilities of profession
- board of cert established so the public knows what they can expect from that profession
malfeasance
when someone commits an act tat is not under their scope of care
misfeasance
someone commits an act that is under their scope but they performed it wrong
nonfeasance
someone fails to perform legal duty of care
how is negligence proven
- duty of care
- breach of duty
- there was harm
- resulting harm was direct result from breach of duty
reasonably prudent coach….
5 of them
- warns athletes of danger of sport
- supervises constantly and attentively
- properly prepares and conditions athletes
- properly instructs in skills of sport
- ensures proper/safe equipment and env’t
steps in case of injury by coach/AT
- use reasonable care to obtain proper medical treatment
- use reason care to prevent further injury until med care arrives
- KEEP RECORDS
post season
IMMEDIATELY follows sports season
-goal: rest/ rehab for 1-2wks
off season
continue conditioning
-best to use another sport
pre season
IMMEDIATE prior to season
-goal: achieve high level of fitness (6-8 wks)
in season
maintain high level of conditioning
-goal: not to decondition
SAID principle
Specific Adaptation to Imposed Demands
-your body will adapt to overcome stresses put on your body