Table of Contents

I Professional Development and Responsibilities; 1 The Athletic Trainer and the Sports Medicine Team; 2 Health Care Administration in Athletic Training; 3 Legal Concerns and Insurance Issues; II Risk Management; 4 Training and Conditioning Techniques; 5 Nutritional Considerations; 6 Environmental Considerations; 7 Protective Sports Equipment; 8 Bandaging and Taping; III Pathology of Sports Injury; 9 Mechanisms and Characteristics of Sports Trauma; 10 Tissue Response to Injury; IV Management Skills; 11 Psychosocial Intervention for Sports Injuries and Illnesses; 12 On-the-Field Acute Care and Emergency Procedures; 13 Off-the-Field Injury Evaluation; 14 Bloodborne Pathogens; 15 Using Therapeutic Modalities; 16 Using Therapeutic Exercise in Rehabilitation; 17 Pharmacology, Drugs, and Sports; V Musculoskeletal Conditions; 18 The Foot; 19 The Ankle and Lower Leg; 20 The Knee and Related Structures; 21 The Thigh, Hip, Groin, and Pelvis; 22 The Shoulder Complex; 23 The Elbow; 24 The Forearm, Wrist, Hand, and Fingers; 25 The Spine; VI General Medical Conditions; 26 The Head, Face, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat; 27 The Thorax and Abdomen; 28 Skin Disorders; 29 Additional General Medical Conditions; Appendix A NATA Code of Ethics; Appendix B Canada's Food Guide; Appendix C NATA Position Statement: Exertional Heat Illnesses; Appendix D NATA Position Statement: Fluid Replacement for Athletes; Appendix E NATA Position Statement: Lightning Safety for Athletics and Recreation; Appendix F NATA Position Statement: Emergency Planning in Athletics; Appendix G NATA Position Statement: NATA Helmet Removal Guidelines; Appendix H NATA Bloodborne Pathogens Guidelines for Athletic Trainers; Appendix I NATA Position Statement: Management of Sport-Related Concussion; Appendix J Official Statement from NATA on Commotio Cordis; Appendix K Sample Resume.