Injury Evaluation
The special tests that can be performed on the ANKLE are?
Anterior Drawer Test
Talar Tilt Test
Percussion (Bump) Test
Thompson Test
Kleiger's Test
Compression (Squeeze) Test
What are the components of a Pre-Participation Exam:
Medical History, Physical Exam, Cardiovascular screening, Orthopedic Screening, General medical Screening, Wellness Screening
What are the 4 components of an Emergency Care Plan?
1. Materials and Equipment
2. Identification of Emergency Response Team
3. Procedures
4. Contingency Plans
A good diet consists of what three basic elements and the percentage to be taken each day?
30% fats
55% carbs
15% protein
When taping an ankle to prevent inversion, what is the direction of the heel lock on the lateral side of this ankle?
Pulled posteriorly from the inferior portion of the calcaneus going toward the Achilles tendon
When wrapping a hip flexor strain, what is the position of the patient who is being wrapped?
Involved leg is in a neutral position with the knee slightly bent.
When putting together a fitness testing assessment, which tests should be done last?
Aerobic Capacity Tests
An athletic trainer who has been convicted of a felony can apply for reinstatement of membership after what period of time?
One year after final ruling, court decisions, or completion of sentence or parole
Which nutritional factor positively influences bone density?
Vitamin D intake
How often should the athletic trainer educate tackle football players on the risks of head-down contact in a season?
Twice: once at the beginning and midway through the season
During a high school basketball training camp, a young boy complains of knee pain after landing from a jump shot. He reports hearing a popping sound when the injury occurred. What injury did they acquire? What tests can be performed to confirm this injury?
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear
Anterior Lachman's test
Anterior Drawer Test
How long after a patient had failed a urine-specific gravity test can the patient retest?
24 hours
A patient who is 18 years of age chooses to participate in athletics against medical advice. What law, act, or statute gives the patient the legal right to participate?
Federal Rehabilitation Act
Name three related heat illness and differentiate them
Heat Stress: buildup of body heat generated either internally by muscle use or externally by the environment
Heat Exhaustion: exposure to high temperatures, particularly when combined with high humidity, and strenuous physical activity--- if left untreated lead to heat stroke
Heat Stroke: prolonged exposure to high temperatures -- usually in combination with dehydration -- which leads to failure of the body's temperature control system
In which sport(s) are athletes allowed to wear a padded fiberglass cast?
baseball, softball, football, soccer
How many ankle severity classifications are there? What are they?
3
1st degree, 2nd degree, and 3rd degree
Which of the following best describes the areas of a female's body that are used during skinfold measurement?
Chest, thigh, abdomen, triceps, suprailium, midaxilla, subscapula, and calf
An athletic trainer may have been exposed to a blood borne pathogen. How long must documentation of this exposure be kept?
30 years from the date of the end of employment.
When weather conditions change for an outdoor athletic event, for example a rainstorm turned into a thunderstorm, the AT is responsible to stop all activity when they start to hear
the "flash to bang" nears 30s or the lighting detection system indicates increasing storm activity
What sport can an athlete participate in if he or she has an acute venous thromboembolism and is taking anticoagulants?
cross country
Name 4 = special tests that can be performed on the KNEE and what they are testing?
Anterior Lachman's Test= ACL
Anterior Drawer Test = ACL
Posterior Drawer Test=PCL
Posterior Sag Test=PCL
Godfrey 90/90 Test= PCL
Valgus Stress= MCL,PCL, capsule
Varus Stress Test= LCL, PCL & arcuate
McMurray Test= Medial and Lateral Meniscus
Apley Compression Test= Menisci
Apley Distraction Test=Menisci
Patellar Apprehension Test=Patella
Doctors must be careful when doing a PPE on women and keep an eye out for the Female Triad, what are the components of the Female Triad?
disordered eating, amenorrhea, and osteoporosis
Define Liability and Negligence. Which of the two are athletic trainers more likely to be sued for? What four things must be proven to be found guilty?
Liability: legal responsibility for harm caused to another person
Negligence: is the FAILURE to provide REASONABLE CARE that someone with the similar training would provide.
ATs are usually sued on a claim of negligence.
1. The defendant had duty to provide care to plaintiff
2. proper care was not given
3. Injury caused directly by the defendant not providing reasonable care
4. Damage resulted
An athletic trainer should refer an athlete or coach to a mental health professional when they start to see sign and symptoms of these disorders:
Depression
Paranoia
PTSD
Eating disorders
Anxiety
An athlete with known diabetes mellitus has a hypoglycemic reaction during an athletic event. What should be done to begin treatment?
Have the athlete drink 4 ounces of juice or soda, then reassess in 15 minutes