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WorksheetsAthletic Training and Sports Medicine Quiz
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 53mins
Which of the following is incorrect regarding BOC-certified athletic trainers?
Recognized as allied health professionals by the American Medical Association
In order to remain certified, an athletic trainer must earn CEUs.
In order to sit for the BOC certification examination, the student is required to accumulate clinical hours of experience.
Anyone wishing to take the BOC certification examination must have a bachelor’s degree from a CAATE-accredited program.
A recent study of salaries for high school athletic trainers nationally found the average salary to be approximately:
$24–25k.
$75–80k.
$33–34k.
$52–58k.
Which of the following is likely to occur in a typical secondary school setting with the athletic healthcare team?
Supervised conditioning programs
Nutrition education and dietary counseling
Lack of daily contact with team physicians or BOC-athletic trainers
Access to acupuncture and psychological assessments
It is generally acknowledged that more sports medicine services in the future will be provided by which of the following?
Orthopedic surgeons
Chiropractors
Podiatrists
Family practice physicians
Research conducted by Rogers (1985) found that many team physicians reported they became involved with sports for which of the following reasons?
Financial reward
Strong personal interest
Public recognition and subsequent fame
Forced to do so out of fear of litigation
According to the ACSM, the team physician should do all but which one of the following?
Coordinate the assessment and management of gameday injuries and medical problems
Make the final decisions on clearance to participate, same-day RTP, and post–game-day RTP
Perform wrapping, taping, and bracing to prevent injuries
Help develop and rehearse the emergency action plan
Based on the latest BOC practice domains for athletic trainers, which of the following would involve education and communication to minimize the occurrence of injury and illness?
Risk Reduction, Wellness, and Health Literacy
Examination, Assessment, and Diagnosis
Critical Incident Management
Therapeutic Intervention
Which one of the following is the most cost-effective way to employ a BOC athletic trainer in a school?
Teacher/athletic trainer combination
Full-time athletic trainer
Graduate assistant athletic trainer
Contract athletic trainer from local PT clinic
Which of the following represents a legal reason that employing a BOC-certified AT for youth athletes can be beneficial?
AT will likely have access to vast resources that benefit youth athletes.
School/organization is less vulnerable to tort claims related to sports injuries.
Physician practice will likely receive a return on investment through AT skills.
The medical model will allow for easy referrals for advanced care.
Effective delivery of health care and sports medicine services to participants in sports and other physical activities is best achieved through a comprehensive team approach.
With few exceptions, the health care of professional and college athletes was traditionally the domain of the family practice physician.
The field of sports medicine has grown in recent years to include professionals such as chiropractors, cardiologists, physical therapists, and sports psychologists, as well as others.
BOC-certified athletic trainers are now recognized as allied health professionals by the AMA.
Nationwide, there has been little growth in the number of sports medicine clinics and the employment of ATs in recent years.
Sports medicine refers to health care that is related to sports and physical activity; it typically includes a variety of healthcare specializations within performance enhancement, injury management, and injury care and rehabilitation.
Students enrolled in a CAATE-accredited curricula in athletic training are educated through the application of over 90 standards related to classroom instruction and clinical education.
School administrators sometimes believe they cannot afford to hire a BOC-certified athletic trainer.
The Program Assessment for Safety in Sport (PASS) helps schools and organization continually prioritize the health and safety of their athletes by benchmarking their success and opportunities against five standards.
The acronym CAATE stands for the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education.
To become a BOC-certified athletic trainer, one must complete both academic and clinical requirements at the master’s level and successfully pass the certification examination.
The most cost-effective approach for a public school to employ an athletic trainer appears to be by hiring an athletic trainer who also teaches within the school.
The BOC certification examination is administered online.
BOC-certified athletic trainers receive comprehensive education in a variety of areas, with the exception of rehabilitation of injuries.
An industrial or occupational athletic trainer is able to educate and train employees on injury prevention and wellness.
Coaches are the first responders to the scene of the injury, and they must make the initial decisions regarding the status of the athlete, including which first aid procedures to administer.
