 |  Essentials of Athletic Training, 5/e Daniel Arnheim
William Prentice,
University of North Carolina
The Sports Medicine Team and Their Roles
Chapter Overview- The sports medicine team consists of the coach, the athletic trainer, and the team physician.
- The term sports medicine has many connotations, depending on which group is using it. The term encompasses many different areas of sports related to both performance and injury.
- The provision of health care to the athlete requires a group effort to be most effective.
- The coach must ensure that the environment and the equipment that is worn are the safest possible, that all injuries and illnesses are properly cared for, that skills are properly taught, and that conditioning is at the highest level.
- The athletic trainer is responsible for preventing injuries from occurring, for providing initial first aid and injury management, for evaluating injuries, and for designing and supervising a program of rehabilitation that can facilitate the safe return to activity.
- The team physician is responsible for preparticipation health examinations, for diagnosing and treating illnesses and injuries, for advising and teaching the athletic training staff, for attending games, scrimmages, and practices, and for counseling the athlete about health matters.
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