Annotated Bibliography #3

Straus, Lindsey Barton, JD. "Athletic Trainer Plays Critical and Unique Role In Concussion Safety." Athletic Trainer Plays Critical and Unique Role In Concussion Safety. 23 Oct. 2013. Web. 28 Feb. 2016.

      This article talks about concussions and how important athletic trainers are the immediate care of a concussion. AT’s are trained to diagnose a concussion right after it may have occurred. By diagnosing a concussion, they can prevent a concussion from going undetected and causing more brain damage to the athlete. Also, because concussions are becoming so common in sports AT’s have special training just for these specific head injuries. Athletic trainers are one of the best people to treat and diagnose a concussion.

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                   “Certified athletic trainers (ATs) play a key role in the identification and initial sideline screening for concussions in high school sports, as well as the critical return to play decision.”

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                  “Since their specialty is sport-related injuries, an athletic trainer, in general, will know as much, if not more, about sports-related concussions than other health care professionals…”

    This document is not on any official website or anything, but it is very well documented. It cites 12 resources from which it got its information and is written very professionally.

    This article was helpful because it provided me with specific information on how Athletic Trainers improve athletics. It gives credible information saying athletic trainers help athletes with concussions. I can use this information to answer my essential question ("How has the growing popularity of Athletic Training benefited sports?") and back up my argument that AT’s are good for sports.