Abilities & Goals
Abilities Required:
- Ability to carry out instructions in written, oral, or diagrammatic form
- Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in or from standardized situations
- Able to perform the four basic arithmetic operations
- Knowledge of standard units of measure
- Reasonable manual dexterity; ability to lift 25 pounds
- Proper clothes and shoes, depending upon the work situation and skill set being demonstrated.
Sports Medicine Pathway Goals and Purpose:
The course goals and objectives are for students to gain a fundamental understanding of Sports Medicine and other related career fields, gain basic knowledge and hands-on skills in emergency response and injury management, and gain skills and understanding in career readiness and gaining employment after graduation. Students will learn a variety of skills sets including but not limited to: CPR for Adults, children, and infants, splinting a fractured limb, signs, and symptoms of a spinal injury and spine board techniques, taping and wrapping techniques, current administrative procedures and policies in sports medicine, and basic modalities and rehabilitative techniques.