Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2024
Abstract
St. Xavier High School has approximately 900 student-athletes and two certified athletic trainers. On any given day the athletic trainers may see between 50 and 60 student-athletes. The high volume of athletes results in some smaller tasks being forgotten. One task that has not been done as frequently as necessary is cleaning treatment tables after each use. According to the CDC, patient tables should be cleaned between each patient. With the current model of tables only being cleaned one to two times consistently throughout the day, CDC standards are not being met. To combat this problem, we decided to talk to the football teams at St. Xavier High School about having the student-athletes clean their own treatment table after they use them. We also hung a sign to help remind the student-athletes to clean their tables. Within ten days of implementing the change, 92% of student-athletes were wiping down their own tables. Since this change was successful, I recommend implementing this change in your own clinical practice. Implementing this change in your clinical practice will help improve patient safety, and decrease stress on the athletic trainers.
Recommended Citation
Durand, Haylee M., "Improving Safety and Increasing Timeliness, a Quality Improvement Study" (2024). Athletic Training Case Studies. 3.
https://www.exhibit.xavier.edu/at_casestudies/3
