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CATA Exam Prep - Part 1 - Health Care, Legal
Questions with Correct Answers for a Specific
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What are the disciplines athletic therapy draws on?
Ans: exercise, medicine, physical therapy, physical education, and sports
When did athletic therapy come into existence?
Ans: 19th century
What physician wrote the first major text on athletic training (The Trainer's
Bible, 1917) and was a major influence in developing athletic therapy?
Ans: S.E Bilik
What are the goals of professional organizations?
Ans: 1) professional standards
2) bring together individuals to exchange ideas, stimulate research, promote
critical thinking
3) opportunity to work as a group - achieve objectives that separately they
could not accomplish
International Federation of Sports Medicine
Ans: - created in 1928 in Switzerland at the Olympic Games
- purpose: to promote the study
American Academy of Family Physicians
Pretest - Stuvia US
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Ans: - 1947
- high quality standards for family doctors
National Athletic Trainers Association
Ans: - 1950
enhance the quality of health care provided by certified athletic trainers and
to advance the athletic training profession
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
Ans: -1954
- all aspects of sports
American Orthopaedic society for sports medicine (AOSSM)
Ans: - 1974
- American journal of sports medicine
- develop methods for safer, more productive, and more enjoyable fitness
programs and sport participation
National Strength and Conditioning Association
Ans: - 1978
- exchange ideas in strength development
- CSCS, NSCA-CPT
American Academy of Paediatrics, Sports Committee
Pretest - Stuvia US
, 3
Ans: - 1981
- special needs of children who participate in sports
American Physical Therapy Association, Sports Physical Therapy Section
Ans: - 1981
NCAA Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of
Sports
Ans: - desirable training methods, prevention and treatment of sports injuries
- drug testing, drug education
- sports medicine handbook
National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM)
Ans: - 1987
- transforming lives & revolutionizing the health and fitness industry
Percentage of ATs in hospitals/ clinics
Ans: 40%
Employment settings for ATs
Pretest - Stuvia US
CATA Exam Prep - Part 1 - Health Care, Legal
Questions with Correct Answers for a Specific
Exam Mail
What are the disciplines athletic therapy draws on?
Ans: exercise, medicine, physical therapy, physical education, and sports
When did athletic therapy come into existence?
Ans: 19th century
What physician wrote the first major text on athletic training (The Trainer's
Bible, 1917) and was a major influence in developing athletic therapy?
Ans: S.E Bilik
What are the goals of professional organizations?
Ans: 1) professional standards
2) bring together individuals to exchange ideas, stimulate research, promote
critical thinking
3) opportunity to work as a group - achieve objectives that separately they
could not accomplish
International Federation of Sports Medicine
Ans: - created in 1928 in Switzerland at the Olympic Games
- purpose: to promote the study
American Academy of Family Physicians
Pretest - Stuvia US
,2
Ans: - 1947
- high quality standards for family doctors
National Athletic Trainers Association
Ans: - 1950
enhance the quality of health care provided by certified athletic trainers and
to advance the athletic training profession
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
Ans: -1954
- all aspects of sports
American Orthopaedic society for sports medicine (AOSSM)
Ans: - 1974
- American journal of sports medicine
- develop methods for safer, more productive, and more enjoyable fitness
programs and sport participation
National Strength and Conditioning Association
Ans: - 1978
- exchange ideas in strength development
- CSCS, NSCA-CPT
American Academy of Paediatrics, Sports Committee
Pretest - Stuvia US
, 3
Ans: - 1981
- special needs of children who participate in sports
American Physical Therapy Association, Sports Physical Therapy Section
Ans: - 1981
NCAA Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of
Sports
Ans: - desirable training methods, prevention and treatment of sports injuries
- drug testing, drug education
- sports medicine handbook
National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM)
Ans: - 1987
- transforming lives & revolutionizing the health and fitness industry
Percentage of ATs in hospitals/ clinics
Ans: 40%
Employment settings for ATs
Pretest - Stuvia US
