ATHTR 395AClinical Internship I

3 credits · Athletic Training · Penn State

This course is designed to give students practical experiences in a variety of clinical settings in which certified athletic trainers are commonly employed. Students will participate in clinical education experiences under the supervision of certified athletic trainers in a variety of clinical settings. These settings include but are not limited to: intramural sports, club sports, outpatient sports medicine clinics, high schools, and intercollegiate athletic training facilities. In addition to clinical experiences there is also a didactic portion of this course which emphasizes students gaining proficiency in important clinical skills. The objectives of this course include demonstrating proficiency in: the evaluation of a unconscious person; the recognition of cerebral concussion and closed head injury; the recognition of acute injury to the cervical spine; the recognition of fractures and dislocations; the assessment of neurovascular function; the recognition, treatment, and prevention of lower extremity injuries, heat illnesses including heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke; the use of splints, stretchers and spine boards in the management of injured persons; the application of taping and wrapping techniques commonly used in the prevention and management of common athletic injuries; and in obtaining a medical history.