PHED 2356 - CARE & PREVENTION OF ATHLETIC INJURIES
Prevention and care of athletic injuries with emphasis on qualities of a good athletic trainer, avoiding accidents and injuries, recognizing signs and symptoms of specific sports injuries and conditions, immediate and long-term care of injuries, and administration procedures in athletic training.
Upon completion, students will be able to:
Organize and administer a sports medicine program including a sports medical coverage team, designing a facility, developing conditioning programs, and pre-participation physical exams. Organize and administer pre-participation sports physicals.
Distinguish signs and symptoms of environmental injuries and conditions that occur in sports such as heat illness, hypothermia, lightning safety and participation at altitude.
Perform the steps of a primary and secondary survey of an injured athlete
Learn the basic anatomy, signs and symptoms, and evaluation techniques of sports injuries to the ankle, leg, knee, thigh, high, should elbow, hand, and head.
Perform basic wrapping and taping techniques for sports injuries.
Grade Basis: L
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours: 48.0