LEGAL LINGO
This means an athlete understands and voluntarily accepts the potential risks involved in participating in a sport.
What is assumption of risk?
You take a picture of an athlete's injury and post it on Snapchat without permission. What law could you be violating, and what could happen as a result?
What is HIPAA.
A wet spot on the gym floor causes an athlete to slip and get injured. This is an example of what type of risk?
What is surface/environmental risk?
Treating athletes fairly, following the rules, and respecting opponents demonstrates this.
What is fair play and sportsmanship?
Before treating an athlete, an athletic trainer should make sure they understand the treatment and agree to it. What is this called?
What is informed consent?
This occurs when someone intentionally causes harmful or offensive physical contact with another person without permission.
What is battery?
Your friend asks, "What's wrong with the starting quarterback? I heard he got hurt." You tell them exactly what the athlete's diagnosis is. HIPAA or NOT HIPAA?
What is HIPAA?
Two football players collide while making a tackle. This is what type of athletic risk?
What is a collision risk?
A coach tells an athlete to secretly take a banned substance because "winning is more important." What ethical issue is this?
What is performance-enhancing drugs/ winning at all costs?
A physician tells an athlete they cannot participate for two weeks. The coach tells the athletic trainer, "Just let them play." What should the athletic trainer do?
What is follow the physician's orders and recommendations?
An athletic trainer tells an athlete to stay out of practice because of an injury. The athlete ignores the trainers and plays anyway. The coach allows it. Which legal concept could be involved if the athlete is injured?
What is negligence?
You post an X-ray of an athlete's injury on Instagram. HIPAA or NOT HIPAA?
What is HIPAA?
An athletic trainer fails to provide care that is required.
What is omission?
An athletic trainer begins performing a medical procedure they are not educated, trained, or legally authorized to perform. What concept is being violated?
What is scope of practice?
An athletic trainer writes a SOAP note after evaluating an athlete. What does the S stand for?
What is subjective?
A healthcare providers fails to provide the level of care that a reasonably qualified professional would have provided in the same situation.
What is malpractice?
An athlete gives you permission to share their injury information with their parents. You provide the information to the parents. HIPAA or NOT HIPAA?
What is NOT HIPAA?
An athletic trainer has a responsibility to provide reasonable care to an athlete. What is this responsibility called?
What is duty of care?
A school provides substantially better athletic opportunities for boys than girls. Which federal law addresses gender equity in education and athletics?
What is Title IX?
A coach asks you, "Tell me exactly what the athlete told you about their personal medical history." You know the information isn't necessary for the coach to perform their job. What should you do?
What is protect the athlete's privacy and do not disclose unnecessary medical information?
Name the four elements of negligence.
Duty of Care, Breach of Duty, Damage/Injury, and Proximate Cause
You are sitting in the cafeteria discussing an athlete's injury with another athletic trainer who is directly involved in that athlete's care. HIPAA or NOT HIPAA?
What is NOT HIPAA? (assuming the discussion is appropriate and necessary for the athlete's care)
An athlete is injured because the athletic trainer failed to explain a known risk of a treatment before the athlete agreed to it. What legal concept may apply?
What is failure to warn or informed consent?
A student-athlete with a disability needs a reasonable accomodation to participate in athletics. What federal law protects individuals with disabilites from discrimination?
What is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
You perform a procedure you were never trained or authorized to perform. What major legal/ethical issue could arise?
What is practicing outside of your scope of practice?