ATR 257 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
sports medicine - Answer -umbrella term, includes all professions who work with
competitive or recreational athletes
Does athletic training fall under the sports medicine umbrella? - Answer -yes
What are some other "sports medicine" professions besides athletic training? - Answer
-orthopedics, family care, pediatrics, physical therapy, exercise physiology,
biomechanics, nutrition and dietetics, etc.
the sports medicine team - Answer -interdisciplinary group of professionals
Who is usually the center of the sports medicine team? - Answer -the certified athletic
trainer
Who are the four core team members of the sports medicine team? - Answer -AT,
patient, head coach and physician
National Athletic Trainer's Association - Answer -founded in 1950 in Kansas City MO,
established minimal professional standards, membership primarily includes ATs,
mission is to enhance the quality of health care provided by certified athletic trainers
and to advance the athletic training profession
What is the mission of the National Athletic Trainer's Association? - Answer -to
enhance the quality of health care provided by certified athletic trainers and to advance
the athletic training profession
American College of Sports Medicine mission - Answer -to promote and integrate
scientific research, education and practical applications of sports medicine and exercise
science to maintain and enhance physical performance, fitness, health and quality of life
American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine mission - Answer -to promote and
integrate scientific research, education and practical applications of sports medicine and
exercise science to maintain and enhance physical performance, fitness, health and
quality of life
American Medical Society for Sports Medicine membership primarily includes who? -
Answer -primary care MDs who practice sports medicine
American Medical Society for Sports Medicine mission - Answer -to provide link
between rapidly expanding core of knowledge related to sports medicine and its
application to patients in a clinical setting
, athletic training involves what? - Answer -prevention, emergency care, clinical
diagnosis, therapeutic intervention and rehabilitation of injuries and medical conditions
What are the five domains of practice of an athletic trainer? - Answer -injury/illness
prevention and wellness protection, clinical evaluation and diagnosis, immediate and
emergency care, treatment and rehabilitation, and organizational and professional
health and well being
Are athletic trainers and personal trainers the same thing? - Answer -no
EAP - Answer -Emergency Action Plan, written, distributed to coaches, AD, campus
security and local EMS, practiced by all involved
mission of board of certification - Answer -to certify athletic trainers and to identify for
the public, quality health care professionals through a system of certification,
adjudication, standards of practice and continuing competency programs
What must you earn a degree from a college or university with in order to become an
AT? - Answer -a degree with a CAATE (Commission for Accreditation of Athletic
Training Education) accredited professional Athletic Training Program
In order from least to most rigorous, what are the additional regulations for the athletic
trainer? - Answer -certification, registration and licensure
P&P stands for what? - Answer -policy and procedure
Policy and Procedure Manual - Answer -comprehensive document guiding all aspects
of the athletic training program, policies for all elements of operation, basic rules and
principles, procedures for enacting each specific policy, copies in athletic training clinic
and administrative offices
areas for P&P inclusion - Answer -mission statement, hours of operation, standing
orders for patient care, referral, inventory management, etc.
What time of day are treatments typically done? - Answer -mornings
What time of day is typically for practice prep? - Answer -afternoon
referrals in P&P manual - Answer -tie in with standing orders, when AT should refer to
another medical professional
HIPAA - Answer -Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
FERPA - Answer -Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
PPE stands for what? - Answer -pre-participation physical examinations
sports medicine - Answer -umbrella term, includes all professions who work with
competitive or recreational athletes
Does athletic training fall under the sports medicine umbrella? - Answer -yes
What are some other "sports medicine" professions besides athletic training? - Answer
-orthopedics, family care, pediatrics, physical therapy, exercise physiology,
biomechanics, nutrition and dietetics, etc.
the sports medicine team - Answer -interdisciplinary group of professionals
Who is usually the center of the sports medicine team? - Answer -the certified athletic
trainer
Who are the four core team members of the sports medicine team? - Answer -AT,
patient, head coach and physician
National Athletic Trainer's Association - Answer -founded in 1950 in Kansas City MO,
established minimal professional standards, membership primarily includes ATs,
mission is to enhance the quality of health care provided by certified athletic trainers
and to advance the athletic training profession
What is the mission of the National Athletic Trainer's Association? - Answer -to
enhance the quality of health care provided by certified athletic trainers and to advance
the athletic training profession
American College of Sports Medicine mission - Answer -to promote and integrate
scientific research, education and practical applications of sports medicine and exercise
science to maintain and enhance physical performance, fitness, health and quality of life
American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine mission - Answer -to promote and
integrate scientific research, education and practical applications of sports medicine and
exercise science to maintain and enhance physical performance, fitness, health and
quality of life
American Medical Society for Sports Medicine membership primarily includes who? -
Answer -primary care MDs who practice sports medicine
American Medical Society for Sports Medicine mission - Answer -to provide link
between rapidly expanding core of knowledge related to sports medicine and its
application to patients in a clinical setting
, athletic training involves what? - Answer -prevention, emergency care, clinical
diagnosis, therapeutic intervention and rehabilitation of injuries and medical conditions
What are the five domains of practice of an athletic trainer? - Answer -injury/illness
prevention and wellness protection, clinical evaluation and diagnosis, immediate and
emergency care, treatment and rehabilitation, and organizational and professional
health and well being
Are athletic trainers and personal trainers the same thing? - Answer -no
EAP - Answer -Emergency Action Plan, written, distributed to coaches, AD, campus
security and local EMS, practiced by all involved
mission of board of certification - Answer -to certify athletic trainers and to identify for
the public, quality health care professionals through a system of certification,
adjudication, standards of practice and continuing competency programs
What must you earn a degree from a college or university with in order to become an
AT? - Answer -a degree with a CAATE (Commission for Accreditation of Athletic
Training Education) accredited professional Athletic Training Program
In order from least to most rigorous, what are the additional regulations for the athletic
trainer? - Answer -certification, registration and licensure
P&P stands for what? - Answer -policy and procedure
Policy and Procedure Manual - Answer -comprehensive document guiding all aspects
of the athletic training program, policies for all elements of operation, basic rules and
principles, procedures for enacting each specific policy, copies in athletic training clinic
and administrative offices
areas for P&P inclusion - Answer -mission statement, hours of operation, standing
orders for patient care, referral, inventory management, etc.
What time of day are treatments typically done? - Answer -mornings
What time of day is typically for practice prep? - Answer -afternoon
referrals in P&P manual - Answer -tie in with standing orders, when AT should refer to
another medical professional
HIPAA - Answer -Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
FERPA - Answer -Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
PPE stands for what? - Answer -pre-participation physical examinations
