Exam 2 Flashcards
What are the rules of operation for an Athletic Healthcare Program?
- Must develop policies and procedures – a manual used by everyone who is involved in
providing some form of health care (AT staff, Physicians, others) - Define scope of program
What is the point of a manual for an Athletic Healthcare Program?
To delineate a daily routine program that has policies and procedures.
What are policies?
– clear and accurate written statements that identify basic rules and principles used to control and expedite decision making (what & why)
What are procedures?
describe the process of how something is done (how)
How can AT’s keep the AT facilities kept clean?
Establish rules such as
* No equipment/cleats in athletic training room
* Shower prior to treatment
* No roughhousing or profanity
* No food or smokeless tobacco
What is the deal with emergency telephones?
- Accessibility to phones in all major areas of activity is a
must - Should be able to contact outside emergency help and
be able to call for additional athletic training assistance - Radios and cell phones provide a great deal of
flexibility
What are security concerns regarding an AT facility?
- security concerns
- fire safety
- Electrical equipment safety
- EAP
- Crisis management plan
What are some unthought of budget considerations an AT facility has?
- Telephone and postage expenses
- Contracts for outside services (ambulance service,
ancillary medical services, per diem AT’s) - Purchases relative to liability insurance and
professional development* - Clothing to be worn in the facility
Supplies v. Equipment
Supplies - Expendable items that cannot be reused- first aid and injury
prevention supplies
Equipment - *Items that can be used for a number of years
* Fixed (remain in the training room- ice machine, tables)
* Non-fixed (crutches, coolers, training kits)
YEARLY INVENTORY AND RECORDS MUST BE MAINTAINED
Why is managing budget and equipment/supplies is critically
important?
Inventory must be taken yearly to effectively keep track of:
* New equipment that is needed
* Equipment that needs to be replaced
* Equipment needing to be replenished
Size of AT Facility
Varies between settings
* Must take advantage and manage space effectively
* Interact with architect relative to needs of program and
athletes
Location of AT Facility
- Outside entrance (limits doors that must be accessed
when transporting injured athletes) - Double door entrances and ramps are ideal
- Proximity to locker rooms and toilet facilities
Distinct areas of AT facility
- Taping and bandaging
- Injury treatment with rehabilitation equipment and/or
therapeutic modalities - Wet area (whirlpools, refrigerator, ice machine)
- Physicians’ examination room
- Office space
Record Keeping
- Critical responsibility of healthcare program
- Necessary for accurate, timely assessment and evaluation of
practices - Documents all practices to assure that responsibilities and
expectations are being met.
What must occur for the release of medical records?
- The release of medical records cannot occur without written
consent - If the athlete wants records released to colleges/universities,
professional organizations, insurance companies or news media,
he/she and the parents/guardians must provide written consent - Waiver must specify information to be released
HIPPA Meaning
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
What are the HIPPA regulations?
- Regulates how any members of the sports medicine team
can share health information concerning an athlete - Provides athletes with access to their medical records and
control over how their health information is used and
disclosed - Athlete can provide blanket authorization for release of
specified medical information on a yearly basis
FERPA Meaning
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
- Protects privacy of student educational records
What are the FERPA regulations?
- Provides parents certain rights with respect to inspection of child’s educational records. Can request corrections if inaccurate or misleading
- Rights transfer to child
- Age 18 or upon entering school beyond high school
(become “eligible student”) - School must have written permission to release information
Injury Reports
- Injury reports serve as future reference
- Reports can shed light on events that may be hazy
following an incident - Necessary in case of litigation for up to three years
after the injury - All reports should be filed in the athletic health care
facility and in the athlete’s medical record
What is the SOAP Format
Subjective, objective, assessment, plan
Subjejctive
information that the patient / athlete tells the athletic trainer about the injury (what happened, what they
felt or heard)
Objective
information such as range of motion, strength levels, visually obvious information (deformity, color,
swelling
Assessment
the professional opinion of the athletic trainer based on the subjective and objective information
