The role of the physician is to complete the healthcare team provided at an athletic event. The ATC works under the physician since there are injuries that take place that are out of the scope of practice for an ATC (E. Quandt, M. Mitten, & J. Black, 2009). Both the ATC and physician should be aware of each other capabilities of each other practice to perform the best care for the student athletes. Dr. Michael Shepard, official orthopedic surgeon of the Los Angeles Angles and of local Anaheim high school, claimed that many physicians do not want to volunteer to cover high school athletic events for fear of being sued (personal communication, October 26, 2016). This fear raises the need of an ATC so there can be at least a portion of a healthcare team on site to cover an emergency situation along with more minor
The role of the physician is to complete the healthcare team provided at an athletic event. The ATC works under the physician since there are injuries that take place that are out of the scope of practice for an ATC (E. Quandt, M. Mitten, & J. Black, 2009). Both the ATC and physician should be aware of each other capabilities of each other practice to perform the best care for the student athletes. Dr. Michael Shepard, official orthopedic surgeon of the Los Angeles Angles and of local Anaheim high school, claimed that many physicians do not want to volunteer to cover high school athletic events for fear of being sued (personal communication, October 26, 2016). This fear raises the need of an ATC so there can be at least a portion of a healthcare team on site to cover an emergency situation along with more minor