New York State Athletic Trainers' Association
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The mission of the New York State Athletic Trainers' Association shall be to advance, encourage and improve the profession of athletic training by developing the common interests of its' membership for the purpose of enhancing the quality of health care for the physically active in New York State.
NYSATA Newsletter
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In this issue...
- Albany Lobby Day
- NYSATA Conference
- NATA Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposia
- EATA Convention
- President’s Report
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ABOUT THE NEW YORK STATE ATHLETIC TRAINERS’ ASSOCIATION
The mission of the New York State Athletic Trainers' Association shall be to advance, encourage and improve the profession of athletic training by developing the common interests of its' membership for the purpose of enhancing the quality of health care for the physically active in New York State.
For more information please visit: http://gonysata2.org/
ABOUT SPORT SAFETY INTERNATIONAL
The mission of Sport Safety International is to promote injury prevention and safe participation in physical activity and sports by providing the highest quality educational programming to athletes, parents, coaches, and sports medicine professionals.
For more information please visit: http://www.sportsafetyinternational.org/
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Athletic Trainers are licensed in New York to provide athletic training services under the supervision of a physician in New York. This specialized form of healthcare includes managing injuries sustained by athletes from the playing surface to the physician’s office when necessary through the safe return back to the playing surface. The injuries managed include sport related concussions suffered by youth amateur athletes through professional athletes. The first step in this process is baseline tests such as the Standard Assessment Concussion (SAC) test and the Balance Error Scoring System (BESS) test. These tests are recommended by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Position Statement: Management of Sport Related Concussion and the Alliance Partners of the Youth Sports Safety Alliance prior to injury as an important first step in managing sport concussion. They are mandatory in many youth amateur sports, including Secondary School Athletic Programs, as well as Collegiate and Professional sports. These tests are also used by certified athletic trainers as a part of the pre-participation physical examination screening process.
The New York State Athletic Trainers’ Association (NYSATA) is a leading resource in concussion education for health care professionals, athletes, coaches and parents. NYSATA continues to encourage all New York athletes, parents, coaches and sport administrators who participate or oversee the participation of athletes in contact sports (boxing, field hockey, football, ice hockey, lacrosse, martial arts, soccer, wrestling, baseball, basketball, diving, high jump, pole vault, gymnastics, softball, and volleyball) to investigate the use of services provided by a NY State Licensed Athletic Trainer. If you are interested in more information concerning athletic training coverage, please contact one of the NYSATA Region Representatives (http://gonysata2.org/Regional_Reps.html).
NYSATA is devoted to enhancing the quality of health care for the physically active in New York State, and encourages all secondary school districts to hire a NATA Certified Athletic Trainer. NYSATA is committed to advancing, encouraging, and improving the athletic training profession.
NYSATA Public Concussion Information
The votes are in and NYSATA would like to announce that Aimee Brunelle, from Jamestown Community College, has been elected as President-Elect. Her term will begin at the June 2012 NYSATA meeting.
NYSATA would like to thank Tim Prohinsie, from Nassua Community College, for his desire to become our association's next President-Elect.
Congratulations to Aimee, and thank all those who participated in the election.
Athletic trainers: A routine job with life-or-death moments
Syracuse -- Cyndi Kelder is still reaping the rewards for her part in a life-saving drama last summer on the Fayetteville-Manlius athletic fields.
A self-described Wegmans addict, the F-M assistant athletic trainer often strolls the aisles of the mega-grocery in DeWitt. Occasionally she spots teenager Dan Cochran stocking the shelves.
They don't always talk. But just seeing the 16-year-old at work is enough of a pat on the back for Kelder, one of four people who helped to revive Cochran after he suffered a medical event called commotio cordis last June when he was struck in the chest with a lacrosse ball during tryouts for a local all-star team.
Cyndi Kelder
"Sometimes I'll just pass by and be happy," said Kelder, who administered the Automated External Defibrillator shock that rebooted the teen's heart. "There he is, stocking the candy bars."
March is Athletic Training Month, and the theme is "Athletic trainers save lives."
While Kelder's daily routine at F-M is heavily tilted toward relatively thankless tasks such as taping ankles and evaluating minor sports injuries, being prepared for matters of life and death is also part of the job - a role she's much more aware of these days.
"It was definitely scary," said Kelder, who is in her eighth year at F-M. "You get in a routine of what you do. The catastrophic things ... you can go through a whole career and never have one. For me, it was a real big awakening." READ ENTIRE ARTICLE
