Exam 1 - AT Basics & History

Question 0

Why did athletic training form? When?

Answer 0

Early 1900’s, NCAA football players dying

Question 1

What is athletic training?

Answer 1

Prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of injuries and illnesses related to psychical activity under the direction of a psychian

Question 2

What is the NATA?

Answer 2

National AT Association - trade organization which promotes AT worldwide and provides many services to members

Question 3

When was the undergraduate and certification process founded?

Answer 3

Undergraduate founded in 1959 & certification process founded in 1970

Question 4

When did the NATA organize education and how?

Answer 4

1990’s approved majors or internship

Question 5

How many ATC’s are there as of 2014?

Answer 5

45,000

Question 6

What is the Advisory Board of AT’s?

Answer 6

Regulates AT’s in TX, enforces law and creates rules concerning processes, continuing education, and disciplinary action

Question 7

What is the SW ATA?

Answer 7

1 of 10 NATA districts, 6; includes TX & AR, provides many education and marketing services

Question 8

What is the TX State ATA?

Answer 8

Trade organization responsible for promoting AT in TX and lobbying for the benefit of TX AT’s

Question 9

What is the Board of Certification?

Answer 9

Certifying agency for AT’s within US, sets continuing education standards,
Code of Pro Practice and ethics/disciplinary action related to certification

Question 10

What is CAATE

Answer 10

Accreditation ensures you meet the minimum standards, follow up at campus and ask various people questions

Question 11

What is a LAT?

Answer 11

Licensed AT, 1800 hours in 3 years, 8 courses, sit for licensure exam

Question 12

Who is on the active team?

Answer 12

AT, Pt, MD (PCSM/Ortho), Coaches, Family? Administration, & Physician

Question 13

Who is on the assistive team?

Answer 13

PT & Specific MD and other health professions

Question 14

What is evidence based practice?

Answer 14

Best research evidence, clinical state and circumstances, health care resources, patient values, and clinical experience

Question 15

Why do we use evidence based practice?

Answer 15

Rising medical cost and insurance

Question 16

What is intrarater reliability?

Answer 16

How consistent the same examiner gets the same results

Question 17

What is interrater reliability?

Answer 17

How consistent different examiners get the same results

Question 18

What is reliability measured against?

Answer 18

Gold standard (highest diagnostic accuracy)

Question 19

What is sensitivity?

Answer 19

True positive rate, tests ability to detect those patients who actually have the disorder relative to gold standard (true positive, false negative - SnNout)

Question 20

What is specificity?

Answer 20

True negative rate, tests abilities to detect those patients who don’t have the disorder relative to the gold standard (true negative, false positive - SpPin)

Question 21

What is the “H” in HOPS?

Answer 21

History; subjective information: what, when, why, where, & how?

Question 22

What is the “O” in HOPS?

Answer 22

Observation; what you see: deformity, swelling, limp, wounds, and discoloration

Question 23

What is the “P” in HOPS?

Answer 23

Palpation; touching/examining: pain, general vs. point tenderness, swelling, pulses, and defects

Question 24

What is the “S” in HOPS?

Answer 24

Stress test: ligament, muscle, joint, sensation, and functional tests

Question 25

What is the order of EBP?

Answer 25

Editorials, case series, case-control studies, cohort studies, randomized controlled trials, systematic reviews