Midterm Review Flashcards
Profession dedicated to maintaining and improving health and well-being of the physically active population and preventing athletic-related injuries and illnesses
Athletic training
Roles of an athletic trainer (5)
- injury prevention
- recognition, evaluation, and immediate care of injuries
- rehabilitation and reconditioning of athletic injuries
- Health Care Admin.
- professional development and responsibility
Height/Weight for physical exam
barefooted, against wall
certified scale, min. clothes
Skinfold/BMI
% body fat, age/gender specific percentage
obesity, h/w to measure BMI
BP/pulse rate
systolic/diastolic
radial/carotid
respiration/body temp
adult - 12 to 20
child - more rapid
vision - shellen eye chart
joint rom and stress test
joint ROM
major joints, standardized measurements, r/l limbs measured bilaterally
stress test
fitness testing
ear, nose, throat assessment
heart, lungs, abdomen
Neurological
peripheral and central
neurological - peripheral
sensation/muscular movement
pain
touch
reflexes
neurological - central
brain (concussion)
comp./sideline testing options
checkout with physician (3)
- Reviews all of the tests completed at each station
- determine if further testing is needed
- clears athlete for participation
wounds
skin
sprains
ligaments
strains
muscles/tendons
nerve
nerve tissue
closing techniques for a skin wound
butterfly, tough material to bring together edges of a wound