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Personal Narrative: A Career As An Athletic Trainer

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Everyone has something they’re talented at, and many people have to try multiple things before they find their talent(s) that they have. As a child, my parents like many others had me participate in multiple activities. For example, I took dance classes, played a great amount of sports, and was a participant in many plays. In my freshman year, I tried running track and field. During the course of it, I developed shin splints and I proceeded to go to the athletic trainer. The athletic trainer here, Todd Korabek, has a system that works for the whole program. New injuries will see an aide, and that aide will then write up a card for them which lists their name, sport, injury, and body part. The aide doesn’t write the injury because only the athletic trainer can diagnose. After the athletic trainer treats all old injuries, he evaluates the new injuries, which happened to be me at that moment. Watching the aides assist Mr. Korabek really inspired me and his profession intrigued me. …show more content…

Being an aide has been the most rewarding experience of my life. I enjoy helping others and when providing first aid to a player, it really feels like it’s something I’m supposed to do with my life and gives me a rush. When I first started as an aide, I had no knowledge of how to do anything medical related. However, my sophomore year, I had traveled with the boys’ junior varsity basketball team to Tabb High School. One of the players had come off the court gushing blood out of his nose. After what felt like an eternity, I got the bleeding to stop. Being able to actually help someone who needed it felt so gratifying. After that moment, I realized how much I enjoyed being an aide and I should look into careers in the medicine field. The field of medicine is rapidly changing and I wished to be a part of that

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