Why I Want To Be An Athletic Trainer

Hello, my name is Mrs. Smith. I am 33 years old and I am a certified Athletic Trainer (ATC). I work at Oakland High School in Colorado. I have been working for the school for seven years now. I really enjoy what I do in life because I am able to provide help to all the athletes at the school, as well as encourage and support them in all of their home games/ events. It was a long journey to get where I am today. Prior to working at Oakland High School, I was employed at a hospital for three years. It has definitely been a roller coaster getting where I am today. I had to put in a lot of time practicing and studying in order to achieve the title of being a certified Athletic Trainer. Not only did I attend college at University of Miami,
With becoming an Athletic Trainer you have to meet certain criteria. Like I stated before, I went to an accredited athletic training program and one of the premises in order to get to the level that I am at; you must earn a degree from an accredited athletic training curriculum. Another thing that must be accounted for when meeting the requirements to be a certified Athletic Trainer is graduating with Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from an accredited professional athletic training education program. If you cannot earn a Bachelor’s nor a Master’s degree then there will be limitations with how far you can go in the Athletic Training field, so I encourage all to do their very best in school. Furthermore, you must pass a comprehensive test administered by the Board of Certification. There is no way of getting around that fact. Passing ensures your spot at becoming an Athletic Trainer. With anything that you do, you must continue to perform in tasks that are given by instructors to keep certification. Now that you know what the job requires, the next most important thing is the amount of money that one
She couldn’t move her hand at all and she was crying. I rushed her to the sidelines. The symptoms that occurred because of the fracture were: inability to arch and bend the ligaments in the hand, swelling which turns the skin a bright red, and it was also very tender to the touch, as well as leaving part of the metacarpal in the left hand deformed and depressed. I realized instantly that it was a fracture due to the symptoms, but what surprised me the most was noticing that the ring metacarpal was slowly protruding through the skin. I knew this was serious and told her parents to take her to the doctor’s immediately. I believe that the doctors should complete several physical examinations including; range of motion tests, X-rays, and assessments involving how the hand feels. My plan to treat the injury consists of having my patient wear a splint for three to six weeks with every two weeks containing an X-ray to insure that the metacarpals are still in place. Also, if there is pain the patient is allowed to take an ibuprofen 200 every three hours, so that way the body doesn’t become immune to the drug. However, if the splint does not help then I recommend that surgery should be put in place. This could be placing a wire to keep the bone in place more firmly because in this case the bone punctured the skin. After the surgery, I recommend that the patient sit out for the rest of the soccer season. Also, the person