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Unit 1 & 2 Review Sheet

  1. Define an acute injury.
  1. Define critical force.
  1. A chronic injury is categorized by what kind of onset?
  1. Name an intrinsic cause of an overuse injury.
  1. Name 4 structures that qualify as soft tissue.
  1. Define catastrophic injury.
  1. What tissue is damaged in a sprain?
  1. What tissue is damaged in a strain?
  1. Define myositis ossificans.
  1. Is it generally accepted for coaches to reduce dislocations in the field without medical assistance?
  1. How does a stress fracture differ from an acute fracture?
  1. Name 3 non-contact sports.
  1. In basketball, girls sustained more of which two injuries than boys? What two injuries did boys sustain more than girls?
  1. Rotator cuff overuse injuries are particularly prevalent in what types of activities?
  1. Injuries to ligaments, capsules and cartilage are referred to as what?
  1. Define epidemiology.
  1. Name 4 characteristics of BOC-certified athletic trainers.
  1. Name 4 things the team physician should assist in providing, according the ACSM.
  1. Name 3 things the athletic health care team does to meet their role in medical management of athletes.
  1. How is a team approach to healthcare better for the athletes than one individual providing healthcare for the athlete?
  1. Name 4 professionals that could be categorized as sports medicine professionals.
  1. Define sports medicine.
  1. What does the acronym CAATE stand for?
  1. Name 3 requirements to become a BOC-certified athletic trainer.
  1. Define tort.
  1. Define contributory negligence.
  1. What is the legal tenet that acknowledges that the athlete participated with the knowledge that harm could occur?
  1. Name 4 actions from a coach that could be construed as negligent.
  1. Define the doctrine of sovereign immunity.
  1. Define negligence.
  1. Name 4 individuals that could be named as a defendant in a school sports-related tort claim.
  1. Name 3 reasons for the increase in sports-related lawsuits.
  1. Name 2 ways to avoid a sports injury lawsuit.
  1. What is the appropriate protocol if a coach disagrees with medical personnel on the injury status of an athlete?
  1. Define legal term “act of God”.
  1. What is one simple thing that volunteer coaches can do to protect themselves from litigation?
  1. Does the doctrine of sovereign immunity automatically protect coaches from lawsuits?
  1. Through what organization may one find a comprehensive, suggested protocol for pre-participation physical exam?
  1. Is failure to warn counted as negligent action on the part of the coach?
  1. Define an act of omission.
  1. In tort cases, damages are awarded in what form, typically?
  1. Are injury reports valuable when faced with a possible lawsuit? Why?
  1. What is one simple way that a defendant may protect themselves when faced with a lawsuit?
  1. What does HIPAA stand for?
  1. Unethical behavior by a coach most often constitutes what in a court of law?
  1. According to research, many team physicians reported becoming involved in sports medicine due to what?
  1. Name 4 domains of a BOC-certified athletic trainer.
  1. Historically, where was the field of athletic training typically confined to?
  1. What is a common reason school administrators give for not hiring an athletic trainer?
  1. How is the BOC certification exam given?