Investigating the Field of Sports Medicine

Multiple Choice

After World War I, the development of athletic trainers as specialists in preventing and managing athletic injuries resulted from the work of this physician.

• Torg

• Davis

• Cramer

• Bilik

Multiple Choice

Which of the following families began publishing in 1932?

• The Cramer family

• The Bilik family

• The Torg family

• The Davis family

Multiple Choice

The National Athletic Trainers Association was officially founded in 1950.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Identify a true statement about the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA).

• It maintains high-quality standards for family doctors who provide continuing comprehensive health care to the public.

• It educates all physicians, especially pediatricians, about the special needs of children who participate in rigorous physical activities.

• It is a forum that establishes collegial relations between physical therapists and physical therapy students interested in sports physical therapy.

• It holds an annual convention at which members have an opportunity to exchange ideas through clinical programs.

Multiple Choice

The American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine was developed to encourage and support scientific research in orthopedic sports medicine.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The National Athletic Trainers Association was founded with the purpose of establishing professional standards and disseminating information about athletic training.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The American College of Sports Medicine is responsible for regulating the practice of athletic trainers and physicians.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which of the following types of regulation is the most restrictive in determining the practice of athletic trainers?

• Certification

• Registration

• Exemption

• Licensure

Multiple Choice

Which of the following governs the practice of athletic training?

• Federal law

• Individual state licensing agencies

• The NATA code of ethics

• The Hippocratic Oath

Multiple Choice

Generally, a team physician is the first person to evaluate an injury that an athlete has experienced on the field.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The individual who is responsible for seeing that a complete medical history of each athlete is compiled should be the:

• School nurse

• Team physician

• Athletic trainer

• Coach

Multiple Choice

It is a team physician's responsibility to determine an athlete's health status through a physical examination.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

A team physician:

• Need not be cognizant of the physical demands of various sports as that is an athletic trainer's role

• Needs to focus the physical exam on the heart, lungs, and blood pressure

• Needs to work completely independent of an athletic trainer

• Is the final authority in determining when an athlete may return to play

Multiple Choice

A team physician should act as an advisor and supervisor to an athletic trainer, but he or she should allow the athletic trainer to make decisions with regard to athletes' playability status.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

A team physician works primarily under the supervision of an athletic trainer, who is ultimately responsible for directing the complete health care of athletes.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Coaches are directly responsible for preventing injuries through conditioning programs.

• True

• False