Please act now and help NYS Athletic Trainers by signing this letter which is shared with your senator and assembly man/woman. This enables Athletic Trainers to provide quality healthcare and ensures safety for the public.
Athletic trainers are duly educated and nationally certified healthcare practitioners. The field of athletic training entails many aspects of sports medicine including, but not limited to, injury assessment, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, rehabilitation of injuries and illness.
Athletic trainers work under the direction of a licensed physician (which shall not be construed as requiring the physical presence of one), in multidisciplinary settings from physicians offices to educational settings to athletic contests to military settings.
ATs are the front line professional charged with screening for risk factors and implementing prevention plans for injujry and illness, as well as developing emergency action plans.
ATs are the first responders to an athletic emergency. They are responsible for stabilizing the patient and managing the transfer of care to advanced life support.
ATs perform pre-participation, on-field, clinic, and ongoing evaluations of injury or illness to provide a diagnosis, determine appropriate immediate care, and establish short an long term goals for the affected individual
ATs administer and execute a plan of care, implementing appropriate techniques, procedures, practices & methods designed to provide the patient with optimal outcomes
The Suffolk County Athletic Trainers' Association is an organization of Certified Athletic Trainers and allied healthcare practitioners and professionals that promote the awareness and importance of the athletic training profession in Suffolk County, New York. The integration of diverse clinical practices and our steadfast drive for professional development exemplifies our commitment to provide the highest standards in the field of athletic training.
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scatassoc@gmail.com
PO Box 245 Moriches, NY 11955
Suffolk County Athletic Trainers Association
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