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What is an athletic trainer?
Athletic trainers (ATs) are highly qualified, multi-skilled health care professionals who render service or treatment, under the direction of or in collaboration with a physician, in accordance with their education, training and the state's statutes, rules and regulations. As a part of the health care team, services provided by athletic trainers include primary care, injury and illness prevention, wellness promotion and education, emergent care, examination and clinical diagnosis, therapeutic intervention and rehabilitation of injuries and medical conditions. For more information on what athletic trainers are what they do, visit http://www.nata.org
UNDERSTAND YOUR HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES’ RISKS
High school athletes can face a variety of challenges due to their involvement in sports.
90 PERCENT of student athletes report some sort of sports-related injury in their athletic careers.
54 PERCENT of student athletes report they have played while injured.
37 PERCENT of high school athletes say they have experienced sprains.
12 PERCENT report they have sustained concussions and head injuries from their time on the field. In 2012 alone,
163,670 MIDDLE SCHOOL OR HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES were reported being seen in the emergency room for a concussion.
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