The Basics
A broad, multi-disciplinary field that bridges the gap between science and athletic performance
Sports Medicine
When the patient is describing the situation and what they are experiencing
Subjective reporting
Voluntarily participating in an activity that is known to be potentially dangerous
Assumed risk
A civil tort resulting from a failure to provide care even when there is contractual obligation
Nonfeasance
The group of people from different medical backgrounds that work together to provide the best possible care to athletes by combining scopes of practice
Sports Medicine Team
The two categories that fall under the sports medicine umbrella
Performance enhancement and Injury care/management
Pinpointing what makes the injury pain spike vs what provides some relief
Aggs and eases
A form that must be signed prior to participating in possibly dangerous activities hosted by a private company
Hold harmless or waiver
Protects students' academic records from being shared without consent (full name, not condensed)
Family Education Rights and Privacy Act
The provider with ultimate final say on return to play decisons
The team physician
The year that the NATA was founded
1950
This specific portion of the injury evaluation involves physical touch to identify tenderness, deformities, etc.
Palpation
The plaintiff is able to link their dislocated shoulder to the fashion in which the athletic trainer wrapped them
Causation
Range of duties, activities, and procedures that a licensed or certified professional is legally, ethically, and educationally authorized to perform
Scope of Practice
Working to sort and refer patients/athletes to specific specialists based upon individual needs and urgency
Triage
This organization audits college programs to ensure rigorous clinicaleducation
CAATE
The acronym that may be used within SOAP notes and helps guide the evaluation
HOPS - history, observation, palpation, special tests
Providing 30 compressions followed by 2 ventilations and repeating until relieved by another provider vs providing several compressions, 1 ventilation, and quitting once tired
Standard of Care
Acting in a way that is carless and deliberately unsafe with disregard for others wellbeing
Gross negligence
Two personnel that are not commonly found within the sports medicine team but are considered members of the NVSM team due to their contributions in caring for our athletes
*2 of the following*
Parents
Teachers
Principal
The five pillars of Athletic Training
Prevention, clinical evaluation, emergency care, treatment and rehab, Organization and administration
To help practitioners observe patient progress, mitigate legal risk during audit or lawsuit, provide quick and simple detail to other collaborating providers, and optimize organization
Purpose of Documenting
An off duty AT choosing not to provide care to a stranger that rolled their ankle stepping off the curb
Ethically questionable but not illegal - risk mitigation
Duty of care, breach of duty, causation, damages
The four elements of Ordinary Negligence
The two positions that fall below Athletic Trainer in the hierarchy of the SM team
Coach and Fitness Specialist