Atrium Health Floyd Athletic Trainers Get Students Ready

Area high school students received guidance Monday from Atrium Health Floyd’s certified athletic trainers, preparing them to help care for local athletes during the upcoming school year.

The athletic trainer students will help Floyd’s ATCs provide care for athletes at various schools.

“Our high school student athletic trainers do so much to assist us throughout the year at each of our schools, so we wanted to give back by furthering their knowledge and preparing them to help us even more effectively this upcoming school year,” said Athletic trainer Andrea Mendence.

The training event took place at Rome High School’s indoor practice field. The 25 students were divided into groups that rotated through stations where they learned how to respond to a variety of issues.

Bo Bradshaw, who provides care at Armuchee High School, showed the students how to respond if an athlete gets overheated, which can happen easily when Georgia’s prep football season opens in August.

Bradshaw also demonstrated how to set up an ice bath and take vital signs.

Hope Horne, athletic trainer at Rockmart High School, taught students how to bandage injuries. Another station showed students how to safely place an injured athlete on a spine board.

Athletic trainer Chad Wilson, a Rome High alum who cares of athletes there, said the high school students could be well on their way to a future career path.

Atrium Health Floyd provides a certified athletic trainer to each of the high schools in Floyd County Schools, Polk County Schools, Rome City Schools, Unity Christian School, Trion City Schools, Chattooga County Schools as well as Darlington School, Cass High School, Adairsville High School and Woodland High School.