Medical Availability in Delaware High School Athletics

The purpose of this study was to assess the current availability of medical personnel, emergency equipment, and medical documentation in Delaware high school athletic programs. A survey was sent via email to the fifty one athletic directors of high schools in Delaware and twenty nine (56.8%) were returned completed. Survey responses show twenty eight (96.5%) Delaware high schools had an athletic trainer available to participating athletes. All schools had either an athletic trainer, physician, or nurse present at football games. For practices, coaches and athletic trainers were the most common professionals available. As required by the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association, all coaches had CPR certifications. However, 60.7% of schools reported less than 50% of coaches with current first aid certification. Delaware should require all coaches to complete first aid certification with the CPR certification. They should also require athletic trainers at all sport events instead of just football.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science in Kinesiology (M.S.)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis (open access)

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Department of Health and Kinesiology

Year dc:date.available

2009

Author dc:creator

• Elder, Heather M.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Barry Joyner
• Sarah Ritchie

• ETD
• Athletic training
• Certified athletic trainer
• Delaware
• High school
• Physician
• High school athletes

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/78

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu:etd-1078