Nov 23, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2019-20
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2019-20
[Archived Catalog]
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AT 1001 - Introduction to Sports Medicine
Provides an introduction to sports medicine by describing scope of practice, employment settings, and professional regulations of various sports medicine professionals. This course also introduces basic topics related to sports medicine and scientific principles related to illness and injury.
Credit Hours: 3
General Education Code: 2AS
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Students will be able to explain roles and responsibilities and identify work settings where athletic trainers and other sports medicine professionals are employed.
- Students will be able to explain the professional preparation of athletic trainers as required by Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE).
- Students will be able to describe the inherent risks associated with various environmental and physical conditions in the athletic population.
- Students will be able to identify common mechanisms of injury and the tissue response to those injuries.
- Students will be able to identify the components of a comprehensive athletic injury / illness prevention program.
- Students will be able to identify customized protective equipment
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