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