SPORTS MEDICINE EOPA REVIEW
Coach - Answer -Member of the sports medicine team
Responsible for first aid care of athletes in the absence of an athletic trainer.
Athlete - Answer -Member of the sports medicine team
Should be well informed about their injury and listen to their body to prevent re-injury.
Parents - Answer -Member of the sports medicine team
Important especially with athletes who are minors
Team Physician - Answer -Member of the sports medicine team
Assists the athletic trainer in return to play decisions
Athletic Trainer - Answer -Member of the sports medicine team
Responsible for all aspects of care of the injured athlete.
Facilitates communication between all members of the sports medicine team.
CSCS - Answer -Lead/instruct individuals and groups in exercise activities.
Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist
"Personal Trainer"
ATC - Answer -Prevent, evaluate, care and rehabilitate injuries.
Exercise physiologist - Answer -Expert in the effect of exercise on the human body
Family Physician - Answer -Medical doctor
Diagnose illness, prescribe and administer treatment for people with injury or disease
Orthopedic Surgeon - Answer -Medical doctor
Bone/Joint surgeon
PA - Answer -Practices medicine under the supervision of physicians and surgeons
Podiatrist - Answer -Diagnose and treat issues of the foot and lower leg
Sports Psychologist - Answer -Study mental processes and behavior and assists in the
mental aspect of sport participation
Collision sport - Answer -Athletes use their bodies to deter or punish their opponent.
Examples include football, rugby and hockey.
Contact sport - Answer -Contact with the opponent is part of the sport, but is not part of
the actual intent of the sport and discouraged by the rules.
Examples include basketball, soccer, and wrestling
,Non-contact sport - Answer -Players are physically separated from their opponent
Examples include Volleyball, Tennis, and Cross Country running
Assumption of Risk - Answer -Athletes recognize that there are some risks inherent in
participating in sports and choose to take part anyway.
Battery - Answer -Touching someone without their permission
Commission - Answer -Doing something extra that a reasonable person would not have
done
Omission - Answer -Failing to do something that a reasonable person would have done
Failure to Warn - Answer -Not informing a participant of potential risks and dangers
HIPAA - Answer -Medical information confidentiality law
Informed Consent - Answer -Being informed of all procedures and potential
risks/benefits of each
Liability - Answer -Legal responsibility to act
Malpractice - Answer -When an individual commits a negligent act while providing care
Negligence - Answer -Failure to use ordinary or reasonable care.
Must prove four things: Duty of care, Breach of duty, Injury/damage, Proximate cause
Standard of Care - Answer -Level of care that is expected, based on someone with
similar education and experience
ADA - Answer -Federal legislation ensuring equal opportunities to Americans with
disabilities (American Disability Act)
Scope of Practice - Answer -The skills and responsibilities of your level of training.
What you can and cannot do as part of your career.
Title IX - Answer -Gender equity law
SOAP - Answer -Proper documentation format
Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan
EAP - Answer -Plan detailing how to deal with an emergency.
Includes location of equipment and individual responsibilities.
Specific for each sport and venue.
Cryotherapy - Answer -Treatment by use of cold
, Hydrotherapy - Answer -Treatment by use of water
Thermotherapy - Answer -Treatment by use of heat
Modality - Answer -Method or apparatus used for healing an injury
Proprioception - Answer -Sense of the body's position in space
Range of Motion - Answer -Movement of a joint around a central point (how much
motion occurs at a joint)
Reduction - Answer -To bring back to the normal position
Valgus - Answer -Distal aspect of limb forced away from the midline
Varus - Answer -Distal aspect of limb forced toward midline
Acclimatization - Answer -The process of the body physiologically adapting to an
unfamiliar environment (altitude or temperatures)
Aerobic - Answer -Work or exercise requiring oxygen.
(Endurance, long in duration yet low in intensity)
Anaerobic - Answer -Work or exercise not requiring oxygen
(Sprints, short in duration and high in intensity)
Analgesic - Answer -An agent for producing insensibility to pain
Contralateral - Answer -On the opposite side
Diagnosis - Answer -The name of the disease or condition a person is believed to have
Prognosis - Answer -Prediction of the course and end of a disease or eventual outcome
of an injury
Palpation - Answer -Examination by touch
Vasoconstrictor - Answer -An agent causing the constriction or closing of blood vessels
Vasodilator - Answer -An agent causing the dilation or opening of blood vessels
Abrasion - Answer -Minor wound in which the skin's surface is rubbed or scraped
Avulsion - Answer -Tearing or pulling away or a part of a structure
Coach - Answer -Member of the sports medicine team
Responsible for first aid care of athletes in the absence of an athletic trainer.
Athlete - Answer -Member of the sports medicine team
Should be well informed about their injury and listen to their body to prevent re-injury.
Parents - Answer -Member of the sports medicine team
Important especially with athletes who are minors
Team Physician - Answer -Member of the sports medicine team
Assists the athletic trainer in return to play decisions
Athletic Trainer - Answer -Member of the sports medicine team
Responsible for all aspects of care of the injured athlete.
Facilitates communication between all members of the sports medicine team.
CSCS - Answer -Lead/instruct individuals and groups in exercise activities.
Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist
"Personal Trainer"
ATC - Answer -Prevent, evaluate, care and rehabilitate injuries.
Exercise physiologist - Answer -Expert in the effect of exercise on the human body
Family Physician - Answer -Medical doctor
Diagnose illness, prescribe and administer treatment for people with injury or disease
Orthopedic Surgeon - Answer -Medical doctor
Bone/Joint surgeon
PA - Answer -Practices medicine under the supervision of physicians and surgeons
Podiatrist - Answer -Diagnose and treat issues of the foot and lower leg
Sports Psychologist - Answer -Study mental processes and behavior and assists in the
mental aspect of sport participation
Collision sport - Answer -Athletes use their bodies to deter or punish their opponent.
Examples include football, rugby and hockey.
Contact sport - Answer -Contact with the opponent is part of the sport, but is not part of
the actual intent of the sport and discouraged by the rules.
Examples include basketball, soccer, and wrestling
,Non-contact sport - Answer -Players are physically separated from their opponent
Examples include Volleyball, Tennis, and Cross Country running
Assumption of Risk - Answer -Athletes recognize that there are some risks inherent in
participating in sports and choose to take part anyway.
Battery - Answer -Touching someone without their permission
Commission - Answer -Doing something extra that a reasonable person would not have
done
Omission - Answer -Failing to do something that a reasonable person would have done
Failure to Warn - Answer -Not informing a participant of potential risks and dangers
HIPAA - Answer -Medical information confidentiality law
Informed Consent - Answer -Being informed of all procedures and potential
risks/benefits of each
Liability - Answer -Legal responsibility to act
Malpractice - Answer -When an individual commits a negligent act while providing care
Negligence - Answer -Failure to use ordinary or reasonable care.
Must prove four things: Duty of care, Breach of duty, Injury/damage, Proximate cause
Standard of Care - Answer -Level of care that is expected, based on someone with
similar education and experience
ADA - Answer -Federal legislation ensuring equal opportunities to Americans with
disabilities (American Disability Act)
Scope of Practice - Answer -The skills and responsibilities of your level of training.
What you can and cannot do as part of your career.
Title IX - Answer -Gender equity law
SOAP - Answer -Proper documentation format
Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan
EAP - Answer -Plan detailing how to deal with an emergency.
Includes location of equipment and individual responsibilities.
Specific for each sport and venue.
Cryotherapy - Answer -Treatment by use of cold
, Hydrotherapy - Answer -Treatment by use of water
Thermotherapy - Answer -Treatment by use of heat
Modality - Answer -Method or apparatus used for healing an injury
Proprioception - Answer -Sense of the body's position in space
Range of Motion - Answer -Movement of a joint around a central point (how much
motion occurs at a joint)
Reduction - Answer -To bring back to the normal position
Valgus - Answer -Distal aspect of limb forced away from the midline
Varus - Answer -Distal aspect of limb forced toward midline
Acclimatization - Answer -The process of the body physiologically adapting to an
unfamiliar environment (altitude or temperatures)
Aerobic - Answer -Work or exercise requiring oxygen.
(Endurance, long in duration yet low in intensity)
Anaerobic - Answer -Work or exercise not requiring oxygen
(Sprints, short in duration and high in intensity)
Analgesic - Answer -An agent for producing insensibility to pain
Contralateral - Answer -On the opposite side
Diagnosis - Answer -The name of the disease or condition a person is believed to have
Prognosis - Answer -Prediction of the course and end of a disease or eventual outcome
of an injury
Palpation - Answer -Examination by touch
Vasoconstrictor - Answer -An agent causing the constriction or closing of blood vessels
Vasodilator - Answer -An agent causing the dilation or opening of blood vessels
Abrasion - Answer -Minor wound in which the skin's surface is rubbed or scraped
Avulsion - Answer -Tearing or pulling away or a part of a structure
