Chapter 1 Sports Medicine

Which one of the following is not a goal of a professional organization?

• Bring together professionally competent individuals

• Provide an opportunity to work as a group with a single purpose

• Upgrade the profession through the establishment of standards

• Help athletic trainers make the majority of their decisions

In 1932, which family published the "First Aider"?

• Bilik

• Cramer

• Torg

• Davis

The athletic trainer is most directly responsible for all phases of health care in an athletic environment

EXCEPT:

• Prevention of athletic injuries

• First aid and injury management

• Implementation of prescribed rehabilitation

• Diagnosis of athletic injuries

Which would not be considered an appropriate injury-prevention strategy adopted by an athletic

trainer?

• Coordinating the administration of comprehensive physical examinations and pre-participation screenings of all athletes

• Implementing appropriate training and conditioning programs for all athletes

• Prescribing daily vitamin supplementation for all athletes

• Selecting and fitting any necessary protective equipment for all athletes

Which of the following performance domains includes the athletic trainer's responsibility to educate

others?

• Professional Responsibilities

• Prevention of Athletic Injuries

• Immediate Care of Athletic Injuries

• Clinical Evaluation and Diagnosis

Seeing that the protective equipment is of the highest quality, properly fitted, and maintained is the

responsibility of the:

• Athletic trainer

• Equipment personnel

• Coach

• All of the above

Which of the following performance domains includes explaining proper nutrition?

• Prevention of Athletic Injuries

• Organization and Administration

• Professional Responsibilities

• Treatment, Rehabilitation, and Reconditioning

Who is the final authority in determining when an athlete may return to play after a injury

• Coach

• Athletic Trainer

• Team Physician

• Personal Trainer

When did athletic training become recognized as an allied health profession?

• 1994

• 1990

• 1950

• 2001

Which of the following governs the practice of athletic training?

• The NATA Code of Ethics

• Federal law

• Individual state licensing agencies

• The Hippocratic Oath