Chapter 2
What is the main of administering Preparticipation Health exams to athletes?
*Identify athletes who may be at risk
(also important reasons below)
Establish a baseline
Identify conditions that may disqualify athletes from participating
satisfy insurance and liability issues
Athletes assume a certain amount of what when participating in athletic activities?
Risk
Opposite of supine
Prone
Superficial
Turning the palm down or backwards
pronation
An Athletic Health Care Facility should only be used for these 2 things.
Prevention and Care of sports injuries
What is it called when a person is protected against litigation because they are a government employee?
Sovereign Unity
Below or downward
inferior
Point of attachment of the muscle to the bone that is less movable
Origin
Connects bone to bone
This law protects the privacy of student educational records
FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act)
What is it called when you fail to provide ordinary or reasonable care?
Negligence
A foot movement that bends the foot upward toward the leg
dorsiflexion
Pertaining to the front
Anterior or Ventral
When would a company not be liable for the equipment that they produce?
If it has been inappropriately used or altered
What organization establishes regulations and guidelines that should be met while designing an athletic health care facility?
OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
Misfeasance
Toward the midline
medial
Referring to the bottom of the foot
Plantar
A motion that decreases the angle between two bones
flexion
When are 2 critical pieces when keeping/recording in the medical record
be Accurate and timely
Document all practices to ensure expectations are being met
Keep the records for the necessary amount of time
This prevents an athlete from suing an athletic trainer after a certain length of time.
Statute of limitations
moving away from midline
abduction
A movement that involves turning a bone on its own axis
rotation
Point of attachment of the muscle to the bone that moves
Insertion