Scope of ATP Flashcards
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Scope of ATP
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- who will be served?
- club/intramurals
- employees
- members of community
- camps in the summer?
- have insurance policy for yourself just in case
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Coverage
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- appropriate coverage of the athletic training facility should be provided
- treatments, rehab, game, and practice coverage vary by institution, personnel and risk associated with each sport
- should have on file an appropriate athletics event coverage plan
- ATC should attend all practices and games?
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Equitable medical care
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- NCAA member institutions should neither condone nor practice illegal discrimination based on race, creed, national origin, sex, age, disability, social status, , financial status, sexual orientation or religious affiliation
- availability and accessibility to medical resources should be based on established medical criteria rather than the sport itself
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Equitable medical care con’t
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- member institutions should not place sports medicine staff in compromising situations by asking them to provide inequitable treatment in violation of medical codes and ethics
- member institutions should be encouraged to incorporate questions about adequacy of medical care, with emphasis on equitable treatment, into exit interviews with student-athletes
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Team Physician (MD or DO)
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- ultimately responsible for clearance to participate and return-to-play decisions
- leadership role in the management, organization, oversight and provision of medical care for athletes and evaluation of the medical staff
- should make regular on site visits
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Day-to-day duties of an ATC
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- injury eval
- rehab/conditioning
- after hours consultation
- injury prevention contracts
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Organization and Administration
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- budgeting, meetings, staff scheduling,
8
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Fiscal Management
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- staff and workload management
- medical services
- fundraising
- insurance premiums
- budget management
- contracts
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Academics
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- academic teaching
- preceptor
- life skills presentations
- psychological issues and referrals
- counseling referrals
- student retention through return to play management
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Emergency care and planning should include
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- planned access to a physician
- planned access to early defib
- annually update EAP
- look who’s going to be around and put them in plan or not
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Emergency care and planning
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- access to a working telephone or other telecommunications device
- equipment: at site or quickly accessible, in good operating condition, personnel trained on proper use of equipment, annual training
- set up e-bags ahead of time
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Emergency care paperwork
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- emergency information for each student-athlete at home events and away events
- inclement weather policy
- require CPR, first aid, prevention etc
- EAP should address: concussion, heat illness, spine injury etc.
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Catastrophic Incident Plan
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- develop one
- aftermath of a catastrophic incident can be a time of uncertainty and confusion
- develop a plan to provide information and support to family, teammates, friends, coaches and staff after incident
- review annually
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Catastrophic injuries include
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- deaths
- permanent disability injuries
- serious injuries: neck or spinal fracture or head injury even with a full recovery
- temporary or transient paralysis
- injuries with severely diminished mental capacity or other neurological injury
- irrevocable loss of speech hearing or sight in both arms, both legs or one arm and one leg
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Components of a catastrophic incident plan
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- definition: sudden death of an athlete, coach, or staff member or disabling or quality-of-life altering injuries
- management team: select group - admin, receive all information about the incident, collab communicate information to family, team, coaches, staff and the institution and media
