Introduction to Athletic Trainer's Utilization & Clinical Establishment of IV Access & IV Fluid to improve Patient Care
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Abstract:
Currently, Athletic Trainers in multiple states can provide under their state licensure IV access. Current CAATE Standards for athletic training education programs are not required to provide education in IV access, administration, or fluids, while nothing prevents some programs from providing this training. Current proposed CAATE Standards that have been adopted for implementation in 2020 include the administration of medication by all routes including IM, SubQ, IV, etc. The new standards will require current AT Educators to learn IV skills to teach them to the students. Currently, some CAATE Programs teach, IV, phlebotomy, IM, and subcutaneous injection methods while others do not. The CAATE 2020 Standards 75 states "Administer medications or other therapeutic agents by the appropriate route of administration upon the order of a physician or other provider with legal prescribing authority" One appropriate route is Intravenous or IV medication.
Objectives:
- Participant will be able to identify common medical and traumatic injuries that the establishment of IV.,
- Participant will be able to access or identify if IV Fluid administration would improve patient morbidity or mortality rate.,
- Participant will be able to identify the required supplies and equipment needed to establish IV access on patients.,
- Participant will be able to identify and understand the impact of state practice acts upon the ability for AT´s to provide IV access on patients.,
- Participant will be able to identify injuries or illness which current evidence supports the initiation of IV Fluids in AT Position Statements.
Level:
Advanced
Domains:
Domain 1: Risk Reduction Wellness and Health Literacy
Domain 2: Assessment Evaluation and Diagnosis
Domain 3: Critical Incident Management
CEUs:
1.0 Category A
Keywords: IV, Intravenous, medication, administration, fluid
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Eric Fuchs, DA, LAT, ATC, NRAEMT, SMTC
Dr. Eric Fuchs, chair of the department of exercise and sports science at Eastern Kentucky University, is one of five athletic trainers in the United States named a 2022 Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA), an organization representing more than 40,000 members of the athletic training profession.
Board certified as an athletic trainer since 1992, Fuchs has had the opportunity to serve numerous athletes, including Olympians and Paralympians. He currently serves as the director of sports medicine services for the Fiesta Classic and Volleyball Festival, both held in Arizona.
He has been at EKU since 2005 and was instrumental in creating the master’s program in athletic training and ensuring its accreditation. He has served as clinical coordinator, program director, and now chair of the department.
Additionally, Fuchs has served as president of the Kentucky Athletic Trainers’ Society, and on the executive board of the Southeast Athletic Trainers Association (SEATA). He has presented research on a wide variety of topics, consulted with a variety of organizations and reviewed other athletic training programs for accreditation purposes.
One of his most enjoyed accomplishments from his professional service includes being the founding chair of both the NATA’s Research Education Foundation Quiz Bowl and SEATA Student Quiz Bowl committees.