Highly qualified and multi-skilled allied healthcare professionals who render service or treatment, under the direction of or in collaboration with a physician
What is an athletic trainer?
It can be caused by a direct or indirect bump or blow to the head or body
What is a concussion?
This is the anatomic name for the shoulder blade
What is the scapula?
The month that is National Athletic Training Month
What is March?
This is the digit number of the pinky toe
What is the 5th?
Two settings that ATs work in
What are secondary schools, colleges/universities, clinics/hospitals, professional sports, performing arts, public safety, occupational health, and military?
Two symptoms of a concussion
What are Irritability, Sadness, More moody, Nervous/anxious/worried, Crying, Difficulty thinking clearly, Takes longer to figure things out, Difficulty concentrating, Difficulty remembering new information, Responding slowly, Trouble remembering, Sleeping more than usual, Sleeping less than usual, Trouble falling asleep, Feeling tired, Headache, Pressure in the head, Blurry vision, Nausea, vomiting, Dizziness, Balance problems, Sensitivity to light, Sensitivity to noise, Looking spaced out, Slurred speech?
This is the name of the joint shown in green - an injury to it will have a positive piano key test and often hurt to bring the arm across the chest
What is the acromioclavicular (AC) joint?
This device can greatly increase the likelihood of survival after a cardiac arrest if it is utilized quickly.
What is an AED (Automated External Defibrillator)?
This is the most common way to sprain an ankle - due to the lengths of the lower leg bones.
What is inversion?
The only state to not require licensure for ATs
What is California?
MTBI is an acronym for this
What is Mild Traumatic Brain Injury?
The sulcus sign is often seen in this shoulder injury
What is a dislocation?
The theme for 2023's NATM
What is "There's an AT for that"?
The Thompson test determines the integrity of this structure
70% of ATs have this degree
What is a Master's degree?
A person may be diagnosed with this if they still experience concussion-type symptoms at rest or in response to too much physical or cognitive activity 1-2 months after being diagnosed with a concussion
What is Post-Concussion Syndrome (PCS)?
This helps to provide stability in the shoulder and is the structure involved in a SLAP tear
What is the glenoid labrum?
This is the name of the white/tan bones in this picture
What are the metacarpals?
These are the names of the two bones that have the two bumps (lateral malleolus and medial malleolus) that help make the ankle joint along with the talus
What are the tibia and fibula?
The organization that oversees the exam and credential for ATs
What is the Board of Certification (BOC)?
In the 2015 movie "Concussion", Will Smith played Dr. Bennet Omalu - highlighting Omalu's research on this degenerative brain disease often suffered by professional football players
What is Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)?
These are the 4 rotator cuff muscles
What are the SITS muscles (Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres Minor, and Subscapularis)?
This is Jessica's favorite girl scout cookie flavor
What is Thin Mints?
This is the most commonly injured ligament in an inversion ankle sprain
What is the Anterior Talofibular Ligament (ATFL)?