KINE 2356 - Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries

3 credit hours. 3 lecture hours. 0 lab hours.

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.
Additional Fees: $20.00 Kinesiology Fee and $86.16 Online textbook and access code
Measurable Learning Outcomes:
1. Identify risk factors and causes of injuries and conditions.

2. Discuss the components of an injury prevention and risk management program.

3. Describe strategies to prevent common injuries and conditions.

4. Recognize and manage emergency medical situations by employing basic emergency management principles (i.e. conducting a primary survey, activating an emergency action plan, providing initial care, etc.).

5. Recognize the mechanisms and signs and symptoms of common musculoskeletal, non musculoskeletal, and environmental injuries and conditions.

6. Explain the proper short-term and long-term management of acute, sub-acute, and chronic injuries and conditions.

7. Describe the sports medicine and athletic training professions and the members of a sports medicine team.

8. Use standard medical and professional terminology.