Standard 1
Objective 3
WOBI AND DYLAN
Legal Terms
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Assumption of Risk
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Definition: taking a chance in a potentially dangerous situation
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Battery
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Definition: Harmful or offensive contact to a person
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Commission
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Definition: an instruction, command, or duty given to a person or
group of people
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Omission
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Definition: someone or something that has been left out or excluded
Legal Terms
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Failure to Warn
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In products liability, there is a principle known as “failure to warn”.
The core of all products liability law is that products must be
reasonably safe for their intended purpose.
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Many millions of consumers are injured every year when the
products that they are using failed to provide warnings of the
dangers that are associated with the products.
Legal Terms
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HIPAA
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Health
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Insurance
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Portable
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Account
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Act
*Restricts private Medical records from the public*
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1996 Federal Law
Legal Terms
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Informed consent
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Health care provider discloses info to a patient
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Allows patient to make their own choice
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Accept or Refuse treatment
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Liability
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Being responsible especially in Law
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Malpractice
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Improper, illegal, or negligence of professional activity by a medical
practitioner
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When a professional fails to do their job correctly
Standard of Care
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Standard of Care
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the standard of care is the only degree of prudence and caution
required of an individual who is under a duty of care. The
requirements of the standard are circumstantial
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Negligence
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Failure to properly care of your Job
Parameters of ethical conduct
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Americans Disabilities Act
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is a US labor law that
prohibits unjustified discrimination based on disability. It affords similar
protections against discrimination to Americans with disabilities
Cheating
Acts of dishonesty or unfairness to gain an advantage
Drug testing
Technical analysis of bodily specimen
Fair play and sportsmanship
Playing by the rules and being respectful to opponents
Performance Enhancing drugs
Substances used to better a performance
Parameters of ethical conduct
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Scope of practice
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procedures, actions, and processes that a healthcare practitioner is
permitted to undertake
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Title IX
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No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded
from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to
discrimination
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Winning at all costs
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Doing whatever it takes to win; usually includes poor sportsmanship
Preventative measures
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Be familiar with athletes
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Always carry insurance
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Continue education
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Demonstrate appropriate documentation (SOAP)
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Follow physician orders and recs
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Have emergency action plan
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Maintain supervision
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Maintain good rapport w/ sport medicine team
Question 46 answer
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Which of the following FOUR are necessary to prove negligence? (Choose 4)
Harassment
Proximal cause
H.I.P.A.A
Duty of care
Breech of duty
Assault
Battery
Damage or injury