Employment and Clinical Practice Characteristics of Secondary School Athletic Trainers in the Central Coast Section of California
Document Type
Poster
Abstract
As athletic trainers are not regulated or licensed by the State of California, the lack of research for secondary school demographics, patient interactions, emergency preparedness and general employment characteristics is inadequate. In the State of California, anyone can refer to themselves as “athletic trainers” and be employed by secondary schools in this role which is inconsistent with most other states in the country. The health and safety of student-athletes is at risk because unlicensed people can serve in health provider roles and provide health care services to their student athletes. Studies show that by providing a BOC-certified AT at the secondary school level, it results in reduced injury rates and improved recognition and management of various sport-related injuries, such as acute musculoskeletal injuries , chronic injuries and concussions. Secondary schools with ATs are more likely to have emergency action plans, heat-illness policies and automated external defibrillators and be CPR, AED and First-Aid certified,, all of which greatly reduce the risk of catastrophic injury and death among student athletes. The purpose of this project was to survey athletic trainers employed in the Central Coast of California in order to describe the employment conditions and clinical practice environment of athletic trainers in the state and region. The push for the student-athletes to be treated by a BOC-certification athletic trainer in the State of California secondary schools is on-going but with this data the push for regulation and legislation is hopeful.
Publication Date
Fall 2023
Recommended Citation
Lester, Casey J., "Employment and Clinical Practice Characteristics of Secondary School Athletic Trainers in the Central Coast Section of California" (2023). Athletic Training Student Research Day - Fall 2023. 5.
https://scholarworks.atsu.edu/atsrd_2023/5
Comments
Poster presented APR - Fall 2023.
This is a Kubify based presentation hosted at https://api.ltb.io/show/ABYAG. It includes a video presentation, references, a PowerPoint presentation, and summary poster.