Kennedy Appleton, MS, LAT, ATC

It doesn't matter who you are or what you've done. The only thing that matters is who you are right this second. -wide awake

[Stephanie Kuzydym @stephkuzy]

That's 18 deaths of athletes this year.

12 high school
4 college
1 middle school
1 youth

They happened in:
AL
CO
GA
ID
IL
KS
KY
MI x3
NC
NE
NJ x2
NV X2
TX
WV

#SaferSidelines

[Kennedy Appleton, MS, LAT, ATC @kappleton46]

Athletes dying is not a new problem.
Athletes dying is not a small problem.

Buy the AED. Hire the Athletic Trainer.

When schools say they can’t afford an athletic trainer, they really mean winning is more important.

Put your athletes life above winning.

[Matt Mudd @realmattmudd]

If you're looking at national news today it's a good time to read @stephkuzy's reporting on sudden death in (particularly youth) sports.

This problem isn't new, and I don't think most folks understand the scope of it. https://t.co/Ds02xt1huS

[Kennedy Appleton, MS, LAT, ATC @kappleton46]

New favorite thing: out of context athletic training quotes.

“Something I’ve really been into lately is the feet and toes, especially the great toe”

[Edward Wozniakewicz, MS, LAT, ATC⚕ @EdWozATC]

So I've been chipping away at a long blog post that is 18 months overdue, and I wish I could say it was mostly positive, but with the last 4 weeks of deep reflection the one thing I want to share with #ATtwitter that I found most upsetting over the last 18 months (1/6)

[Kennedy Appleton, MS, LAT, ATC @kappleton46]

This is why I am a CPR instructor and certify all of the faculty at my school on top of being an AT who has been in that situation before.

[Stephanie Kuzydym @stephkuzy]

The #NFL wrote an opinion piece for the @courierjournal following #SaferSidelines acknowledging one major issue:

High schools are unprepared to save athletes from cardiac arrest.

https://t.co/qQqWX60mM4

[Kennedy Appleton, MS, LAT, ATC @kappleton46]

https://t.co/sOu8wMW55K
This is why it is so important for Athletics to have an athletic trainer and an AED on site. We are trained to stay calm and keep others calm while dealing with emergencies.

[Kennedy Appleton, MS, LAT, ATC @kappleton46]

@DRitterMD I had a high school football player with X-rays like this. His only complaint was a calf cramp that lasted 3 days(the weekend) looked at it on Monday and referred for imaging. He refused to wear the boot I gave him because “it’s not that bad”

[Stephanie Kuzydym @stephkuzy]

Kids need toys.
High schools need athletic trainers & AEDs.
Wanna donate in honor of Damar Hamlin?
These foundations are in honor of athletes who collapsed. Their families donate life-saving equipment to sidelines:
@playforjake
@TMMJFoundation
@JMFoundation_
@zachmfoundation

[Kennedy Appleton, MS, LAT, ATC @kappleton46]

For anyone interested, Dr. Sutterer does an amazing job explaining what happened and how.

Damar Hamlin Suffers Cardiac Arrest During NFL Game - Doctor Explains https://t.co/HknheV5NtV via @YouTube

[Kennedy Appleton, MS, LAT, ATC @kappleton46]

Me too, but sometimes it’s needed for people to understand. I don’t like the reason, but I’m glad people are seeing the importance of our profession

[hannah’s art account @HClaytonArt]

I kind of hate using traumatic events like this as an athletic training soapbox

[Stephanie Kuzydym @stephkuzy]

You’re shocked seeing this because it happened on national TV, when you didn’t expect it.

But what if I told you it happened on sidelines across America at the high school level five times this summer that an athlete collapsed? #athletesATrisk

[Kennedy Appleton, MS, LAT, ATC @kappleton46]

@ChrisCarrollMD I actually just told my mom how it’s not just the medical staff and team personnel, but all the fans in that stadium are affected as well.

[Hannah Ptacek MHA ,LAT, ATC @hannahptacekATC]

This is why certified athletic trainers are NOT negotiable. High school sideline or NFL sideline.

[Fink @dustfink]

If you’re watching MNF this is an athletic trainers worst nightmare…

[Breyah Jones, M.Ed, M.S., LAT, ATC @BigB_TheeAT]

To whom it may concern-

Those “cute” little one liners that you give in attempt to woo female Athletic Trainers do NOT hit like you think they do.

No I do not want to assess your injury. No I do not want to give you a massage. No I don’t wanna take care of you. Just. No.

[Kennedy Appleton, MS, LAT, ATC @kappleton46]

Something I never expected to do as an athletic trainer is break up a fight between 2 away teams that were not playing each other. 🤦‍♀️

[Kennedy Appleton, MS, LAT, ATC @kappleton46]

@Bostick11 You need to go to KoKos by lambeau. Get the Godzilla roll. Heaven I’m sushi form

[Kennedy Appleton, MS, LAT, ATC @kappleton46]

Just yelled “do not bite the mop!” And “stop playing with garbage!” Do I have a toddler or a cat? 🐈‍⬛

[Kennedy Appleton, MS, LAT, ATC @kappleton46]

Today I learned how to properly eat button candy without ripping it off the paper and eating a bunch of paper with it and my mind is blown and now I want to eat all the button candy