Risk Management
Risk of injury to an athlete is what type of risk?
Primary Risk
A private or civil wrongful act against another person or that person's property is called...
Tort
FERPA protects the privacy of what?
Student education records
This ensures athletes have all relevant information before they agree to treatments.
Informed consent
Ensuring adequate facilities for both male and female athletes helps avoid charges of _________
Discrimination
Name 1 form that should be signed and returned prior to an athlete participating in sports.
(one of the following)
Risk acknowledgement and consent to participate
Emergency Insurance Information and Consent
Pre-Participation Physical Evaluation
This is a written standard for conduct, behavior, and moral philosophy.
Code of ethics
The acronym S.A.F.E is used to reduce the risk of legal issues for sports medicine teams. What does each letter stand for?
S- Supervision
A- Aid
F- Facilities
E- Equipment
This is when the athlete has the right to make the full decision for their health care.
Autonomous
The majority of sports medicine lawsuits involve claims of....
Negligence
This is defined as the reduction of the potential for injury.
Risk management
Professional misconduct or lack of professional skill that results in damage to the athlete is called__?
Malpractice
The acronym FERPA stands for what?
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
This is complete decision making by the physician
Paternalistic
When the care provider commits an act that is the care provider's responsibility to perform, but uses the wrong procedures.
Misfeasance
When parents sue the school for negligence due to their child getting injured during horseplay and lack of supervision is what type of risk?
Secondary
The unlawful touching of an individual without consent is called__?
Battery
HIPAA stands for...
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
When parents sign this form, they are verifying they have been informed of the possibilities of injury, but are allowing their child to play the given sport
Risk Acknowledgement and consent to participate
The legal responsibility for any loss or damage that occurs as a result of one or more person's action or inaction.
Liability
This provides the sports medicine team important information that may be used to support testimony in a lawsuit.
Good documentation or record keeping
When the care provider fails to perform the care provider's legal duty of care. This is called___?
Nonfeasance
As long as athletic trainers don't bill students for services or provide treatment to non-students, record confidentiality is governed by.....
FERPA
Define shared decision making
Collaboration between the patient and the healthcare provider
Inadequate ____ and ____ of the athlete are 2 of the five most common situations involved in law suits for athletic training teams.
supervision and training