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May 01, 2026
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PHED 2356 - Care & Prevention of Athletic Injuries
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.
Learning Outcomes: Upon successful completion, students will be able to:
- organize and administer a sports medicine program including a sports medical coverage team, designing a facility, developing conditioning programs, and preparticipation physical exams. Organize and administer pre-participation sports physicals;
- distinguish signs and symptoms of environmental injuries and conditions that occur in sports such as heat illness, hypothermia, lightning safety and participation at altitude;
- perform the steps of a primary and secondary survey of an injured athlete;
- learn the basic anatomy, signs and symptoms, and evaluation techniques of sports injuries to the ankle, leg, knee, thigh, high, shoulder, elbow, hand, and head;
- perform basic wrapping and taping techniques for sports injuries.
Credit Hour(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 48
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