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what are the roles and responsibilities of the athletic trainer? CORRECT ANSWERS
prevent and treat injuries, including initial first aid and injury management
what is NATA and when was it founded? CORRECT ANSWERS National Athletic
Trainers' Association; 1950
What is ACSM and when was it founded? CORRECT ANSWERS American College of
Sports Medicine; 1954
what is NSCA and when was it founded? CORRECT ANSWERS National Strength and
Conditioning Association; 1978
What individuals compose the American College of Sports Medicine? CORRECT
ANSWERS medical doctors, doctors of philosophy, athletic trainers, physical educators
what is the NSCA and when was it founded? CORRECT ANSWERS National Strength
and Conditioning Association; 1978
what is a ATC? CORRECT ANSWERS certified athletic trainer
what are employment settings for athletic trainers? CORRECT ANSWERS Professional
sports, hospitals, clinics, industrial settings, the military, equipment sales, physician
extenders
Board of Certification (BOC) certification is a prerequisite for what? CORRECT
ANSWERS Athletic Training licensure in most states
what is the sports medicine umbrella? CORRECT ANSWERS broad field of health care
related to physical activity and sport, with areas of specialization, performance
enhancement side and injury care & management side
All certified athletic trainers must demonstrate proof of current______. CORRECT
ANSWERS CPR/AED certification
what is a load? CORRECT ANSWERS external force or forces acting on internal tissue
what is stiffness? CORRECT ANSWERS ability of a tissue to resist a load
what is stress? CORRECT ANSWERS internal resistance to an external load
what is strain? CORRECT ANSWERS extent of deformation of tissue under loading
, what is deformation? CORRECT ANSWERS change in shape of tissue
what is elasticity? CORRECT ANSWERS property that allows a tissue to return to
normal following deformation
what is yield point? CORRECT ANSWERS elastic limit of tissue
what is plastic? CORRECT ANSWERS deformation of tissues that exists after load is
removed
what is creep? CORRECT ANSWERS deformation of tissues that occurs with
application of a constant load over time
what is mechanical failure? CORRECT ANSWERS exceeding the ability to withstand
stress and strain, causing tissue to break down
what are the types of tissue loading? CORRECT ANSWERS compression, tension,
shearing, bending, torsion
what is compression? CORRECT ANSWERS force that results in tissue crush; two
forces applied towards one another
examples: bruises, arthritis
what is tension? CORRECT ANSWERS force that pulls and stretches tissue
example: strain, sprain
what is shearing? CORRECT ANSWERS force that moves across the parallel
organization of tissue
example: blisters
what is bending? CORRECT ANSWERS two force pairs act at opposite ends of a
structure (4 point load)
*Three forces cause bending (3 point load)
*Already bowed structures encounter axial loading
example: fractures
what is torsion? CORRECT ANSWERS loads caused by twisting in opposite directions
from opposite end
*Shear stress encountered will be perpendicular and parallel to the loads
example: spiral fx
when a force applied to any part of the body results in a harmful disturbance in
function/structure, it is called? CORRECT ANSWERS mechanical injury