Athletic trainers evaluate and advise individuals to help them recover from or avoid athletic-related injuries or illnesses, or maintain peak physical fitness. They may provide first aid or emergency care and typically do the following:
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- Athletic Trainers
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What do they typically do
- Perform general administrative tasks such as keeping records or writing reports
- Evaluate athletes' readiness to play and provide participation clearances when necessary and warranted
- Collaborate with physicians to develop and implement comprehensive rehabilitation programs for athletic injuries
- Assess and report the progress of recovering athletes to coaches or physicians
- Plan or carry out comprehensive athletic injury or illness prevention programs
- Conduct an initial assessment of athletes' injuries or illnesses to provide emergency or continued care and to determine whether they should be referred to physicians
- Apply protective or injury preventive devices like tape, bandages, or braces to body parts such as ankles, fingers, or wrists
- Care for athletic injuries using physical therapy equipment, techniques, or medication
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