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Therapeutic Equipment PolicyAll therapeutic equipment must be kept in optimum working condition. Maintenance requires regular inspectionfor defects or hazards, cleaning, and periodic professional calibration according to the manufacturer’srecommendations. Electrically operated modalities are required to be regularly inspected and/or calibrated on anannual basis by a qualified service technician (MedTech Biomedical Services, L.L.C) or a certified electrician(electrician from The University’s Physical Plant). The inspection and/or calibrations will be performed each yearduring May or June. The documentation with dates will be documented and maintained by the Head Athletic Trainerand housed in his/her office.Daily precautions that must be followed by the athletic training staff, athletic training graduate assistants,preceptors, physical therapy staff, and athletic training students under direction of their preceptors is as follows:1. Avoid spilling any fluids around areas where electrical modalities are in use or stored.2. Do not let patients/student athletes place any containers with fluid around areas where modalities are stored orused.3. Keep electrical cords neatly stored.4. Do not pull on electrical cords; remove them from wall outlets by pulling on plug.5. Inspect cords and plugs for any damage prior to using the modality.6. Use care in moving any therapeutic modality (don’t drop or handle roughly during transport).7. Clean all ultrasound transducers after use.8. Clean all whirlpool surfaces after use with either 10% bleach solution or approved cleaning solution.If a defect is found in either the plug or cord, the GFI continues to trip, or the unit fails to function correctly orerror message appears on its screen; unplug it and label it as being inoperative and remove it from the treatmentareas. The Head Athletic Trainer should also be informed of any problems when they are noted where action can betaken to correct the malfunction in a timely manner. A qualified service technician (MedTech Biomedical Services,L.L.C) will be contacted for repairs. Do not attempt to perform maintenance or repairs on any faulty modality.CLINICAL ASSIGNMENTSThe assignment of athletic training students to provide athletic training services to any team is dependent of thestaff athletic trainers’ observation and evaluation of the students’ skill, knowledge, dedication, and enthusiasm. If anathletic training student exhibits little or no progress or regard for his/her position, he/she may never achieve thisresponsibility. If, on the other hand, a student displays a high degree of skill and knowledge, shows him/herself to bereliable, enthusiastic, and a willingness to work, he/she may be assigned clinical responsibilities over an available,more experienced student who has not proven themselves as worthy. The number of athletic training studentsassigned clinically is usually as follows:Football (Fall & Spring)Men’s BasketballWomen’s BasketballVolleyballBaseballSoftballRodeoWomen’s SoccerMen’s SoccerCross Country/TrackCheerleadersTennisGolfAthletic Training Facility DutyHigh School Athletic TrainingTBD Affiliated Sites6 to 10 athletic training students (6 to 8 for away games)2 to 3 athletic training students (1 for away games)2 to 3 athletic training students (1 for away games)2 to 3 athletic training students (1 for away matches)3 to 4 athletic training students (1 for away games)2 to 3 athletic training students (1 for away games)3 to 4 athletic training students (1 to 2 for away trips)3 to 4 athletic training students (1 for away games)3 to 4 athletic training students (1 for away games)1 to 2 athletic training students (1 for away meets)1 to 2 (these athletic training students may also work other sport rotations)1 to 2 athletic training students (1 for away matches)none6 to 8 athletic training students1 to 2 athletic training students per staff/team traveling to an area high school oreventNumbers will be determined depending upon the site and clinical experienceopportunities32