Certified and Licensed Athletic Trainers

I don't know how many of you have seen the news lately about North Carolina High Schools and their issue with kids getting head injuries and a few days to a week later they are dying. The argument is that not all schools in the rural areas have Certified and Licensed Athletic Trainers on staff to help "diagnose" serious injuries such as concussions or other brain/head injuries instead they have First Responders which only have the basic CPR/First Aid certifications. Yesterday on ESPN's show, "Outside the Lines", They talked about the Athletic Trainer issue in NC and I thought I would share the clip with you on the story. Hopefully the remaining NC High Schools that don't have Certified and Licensed Athletic Trainers on staff will soon hire them to help with this problem we are facing.