Midterm Flashcards
what services are provided by athletic trainers?
PPE’s, medical supervision, injury recognition/treatment, edu. programs
How can one become an Athletic Trainer?
1-complete edu. program of CAATE accredited program
2-apply for BOC exam
3-take & pass it
What are examples of professional settings of an athletic trainer?
College sports intermediate schools clinics hospitals military
what has a set of criteria used to define a sports injury and give examples?
NCAA:
- occurs as a result of participation in practice/game
- requires medical attention by trainer
- results on restriction of student participation beyond injury
Give the types of injury classifications based on time
- acute injury: rapid onset
- chronic injury: slow onset
- catastrophic injury: brain/spinal cord
List the five types of common injuries
sprain-injury to joint/surroundin structure
strain-injury to muscle/tendon
contusion-bruise (doesnt brake skin)
fracture-break/crack in the bone
dislocation-displacement to the bone comprising the joint
what is the study of distribution of diseases injuries or other health states in human populations for the purpose of identifying measures to prevent further development or spread?
Epidemiology
name the classification of sports under the American Academy of pediatrics?
collision, contact, limited contact, and noncontact
give examples of extrinsic and intrinsic factors in injury
extrinsic- (equip., environ., type of activity, condition errors)
intrinsic- (age, gender, body size, fitness, muscle strength etc.)
what are the two general forms of prep articulation physical exams?
- primary-detect any life threatening conditions, meet insurance requirements
- secondary-general health, health issues, fitness levels
What is The amount of work that can be accomplished using oxidative system of converting nutrients into energy?
aerobic fitness/ power
give the difference in muscle strength muscle power and muscle endurance?
strength-max amount in one rep
power-time rate of performing work
endurance-ability to sustain activity for a period of time
what is the term given for harm, other than a breach of contract done to another for which the law holds the wrongdoer responsible?
Tort
lawsuits have increased due to what?
Number participants, visibility of sports gear media, improved assessability of legal services, consumer awareness
what is the failure to do what a reasonably careful person would/wouldnt have done under the same circumstances?
negligence
differentiate between an act of commission and an act of omission.
commission-acting in an improper way
omission-not acting in proper way
Give definition to each:
- duty
- breach of duty
- legal cause
- damage
- obligation required to conform to certain standard of conduct
- failure to conform to standard
- connection b/w connection
- actual loss resulting in interests of another
give definition of each:
- contributory negligence
- comparative negligence
- assumption of risk
- act of God
- negligence arising one injured party is partly responsible
- plaintiff awarded money depended upon judgment
- victim those potential risk and agrees to participate
- injury occurred as a result of factors beyond control of defendant…thunder etc.
what is the protection for citizens who voluntarily provide first aid or lifesaving measures to an injured victim?
Good Samaritan law
how can the chances of going to court over an injury be reduced?
A written contract, CPR, emergency plan, parent consent, PPE, documentation
unethical behavior by coach, athletic trainer, conditioning coach will be considered as …….. in a court of law?
negligence
provide parts of the EAP-emergency plan
- identifies what plans were created for
- identifies persons involved equipment need
- if/how equipment is removed
- specific communication
what are the four functions of emergency personnel
- immediate care/assessment of the athlete
- equipment retrieval
- activation of EMS
- directing EMS to scene of injury
what is the policy for first aid training
- all personnel involved must be certified in first aid and CPR
- training should be updated every two years
during care on the field how can one determine the level of responsiveness?
AVPU scale (consciousness)
what is the science of substances in food that are essential for life?
nutrition
differentiate between macronutrients in micronutrients
- carbs, fat’s, proteins
- water vitamins minerals
in nutrient dense foods:
- carbs:
- fats:
- proteins:
- vitamins
- minerals
- water:
- most efficient source of energy
- most concentrated source of energy
- growth and maintenance of body
- regulate body processes
- stored in Body
- most essential to life– 60%
what distorted eating happens when one takes in thousands of calories after starvation and begins to vomit?
bulimia nervosa
what distorted eating occurs when there’s a distorted body image and denies hunger?
anorexia nervosa
what are some ways to carry an injured player off the field?
two players/coach carrying the individual, stretcher, gator, One person lift
what three forces affect connective tissue’s
compressive Shear and tensile
what are the phases of healing
- inflammatory response phase
- fibroblastic repair phase
- maturation and remolding phase
what takes place in the inflammatory response phase of healing
healing process begins immediately after injury
symptoms: redness, swelling tenderness, pain, increase in temperature
what is the distruction of injurious cells (white blood cells)?
phagocytosis
what takes place in the fibroblastic repair phase of healing?
regenerative activity leads to a scar… fibroplasia takes place (period of scar formation-begins in 1st days and last up to 4-6 weeks)
what takes place in the mature ration remodeling phase of healing?
it is a long-term process of remolding of collagen fibers and scar tissue that can take up to several years to complete
what is the process of bone healing
it is similar to the healing of soft tissue;
process stages: osteoclasts, osteoblasts, soft callus hardens, then bone matures into fully functional point
tissue remodels in the direction forces are placed on it. This explains what law?
Wolff’s law
The rehabilitation process of an injury can be affected by what?
emotions, feelings, etc
individuals view and injuries or illnesses as ……?
disasters, opportunity to show curds, embrace to avoid embarrassment
what do individuals go through during the post injury/illness stage?
A variety of emotions including:
kubler-Ross: anger, denial, etc
**reaction phases: injury, rehab, return to play
if an injury requires long-term recovery the individual feels how?
social support is imperative to recovery in what way?
feels alienated, coaches “don’t care,” social life is rehab
teammates can help prevent negative feelings
what is the term for the imbalance between physical load in coping come Pacitti, staleness, burnout (physical/emotional exhaustion)?
overtraining
