ATHLETIC TRAINING COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTION BANK WITH TESTED SOLUTIONS
AND REVIEW AIDS
●● What does athletic trainer (AT) mean?
Answer: An athletic trainer is a qualified health care professional who
specializes in the prevention, examination, diagnosis, treatment, and
rehabilitation of injuries and medical conditions.
●● What does an AT do?
Answer: Athletic trainers prevent injuries, recognize and evaluate
injuries, provide emergency care, develop rehabilitation programs, assist
with return-to-play decisions, educate athletes, and communicate with
physicians, coaches, and parents.
●● How does an AT differ from other health care professions?
Answer: ATs specialize in physically active populations and sports-
related injuries, are present during practices and games for immediate
care, and combine prevention, emergency care, rehabilitation, and
administration.
●● What is the AT team concept?
,Answer: The sports medicine team concept means many professionals
work together to provide the best care for the athlete, with the athletic
trainer acting as a communication link.
●● Where do we find ATs?
Answer: Athletic trainers work in secondary schools, colleges,
professional sports, clinics, hospitals, industrial settings, military
settings, performing arts, fitness centers, and physician offices.
●● How do you become an AT?
Answer: To become an athletic trainer, complete an accredited program,
gain clinical experience, pass the BOC exam, meet state licensure
requirements, and maintain continuing education.
●● What characteristics are needed to become a successful ATC?
Answer: Strong communication skills, empathy, stamina,
professionalism, ethical behavior, problem-solving ability, adaptability,
sense of humor, and intellectual curiosity.
●● What is the BOC?
Answer: The Board of Certification administers the certification exam
and regulates certification standards for athletic trainers.
●● What is the NATA Foundation?
, Answer: The NATA Foundation supports research and scholarships to
advance athletic training.
●● What is CAATE?
Answer: The Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training
Education accredits athletic training education programs.
●● What is Athletic Training?
Answer: Athletic training is an allied health care profession focused on
the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of injuries and
illnesses.
●● What should be the focus of athletic training?
Answer: Prevention should be the primary focus because it is safer, more
effective, and less costly than treating injuries after they occur.
●● What does it mean that athletic training is an allied health care
profession?
Answer: It means athletic trainers are recognized health care
professionals who work alongside physicians and other medical
providers.
●● What organization governs athletic training?
QUESTION BANK WITH TESTED SOLUTIONS
AND REVIEW AIDS
●● What does athletic trainer (AT) mean?
Answer: An athletic trainer is a qualified health care professional who
specializes in the prevention, examination, diagnosis, treatment, and
rehabilitation of injuries and medical conditions.
●● What does an AT do?
Answer: Athletic trainers prevent injuries, recognize and evaluate
injuries, provide emergency care, develop rehabilitation programs, assist
with return-to-play decisions, educate athletes, and communicate with
physicians, coaches, and parents.
●● How does an AT differ from other health care professions?
Answer: ATs specialize in physically active populations and sports-
related injuries, are present during practices and games for immediate
care, and combine prevention, emergency care, rehabilitation, and
administration.
●● What is the AT team concept?
,Answer: The sports medicine team concept means many professionals
work together to provide the best care for the athlete, with the athletic
trainer acting as a communication link.
●● Where do we find ATs?
Answer: Athletic trainers work in secondary schools, colleges,
professional sports, clinics, hospitals, industrial settings, military
settings, performing arts, fitness centers, and physician offices.
●● How do you become an AT?
Answer: To become an athletic trainer, complete an accredited program,
gain clinical experience, pass the BOC exam, meet state licensure
requirements, and maintain continuing education.
●● What characteristics are needed to become a successful ATC?
Answer: Strong communication skills, empathy, stamina,
professionalism, ethical behavior, problem-solving ability, adaptability,
sense of humor, and intellectual curiosity.
●● What is the BOC?
Answer: The Board of Certification administers the certification exam
and regulates certification standards for athletic trainers.
●● What is the NATA Foundation?
, Answer: The NATA Foundation supports research and scholarships to
advance athletic training.
●● What is CAATE?
Answer: The Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training
Education accredits athletic training education programs.
●● What is Athletic Training?
Answer: Athletic training is an allied health care profession focused on
the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of injuries and
illnesses.
●● What should be the focus of athletic training?
Answer: Prevention should be the primary focus because it is safer, more
effective, and less costly than treating injuries after they occur.
●● What does it mean that athletic training is an allied health care
profession?
Answer: It means athletic trainers are recognized health care
professionals who work alongside physicians and other medical
providers.
●● What organization governs athletic training?
