Legal and Ethical Sports Medicine 1

A system of moral principles, the rules of conduct recognized in respect to a particular class of human actions or a particular group is called____________.

• torts
• ethics
• liabilities
• concerns

Define liability.

• The state of being legally responsible for the harm one causes another person
• The state of being legally responsible for the athletes' performance
• The state of being  legally responsible for the home life of the athlete
• The state of being legally responsible for the actions one causes another person.

Define Negligence.

• Failure to use moderate or mediocre care
• Failure to use perfect or expected care
• Failure to use ordinary or reasonable care
• Failure to use the best or beyond fabulous care

Define Assumption of Risk

• The individual. through agreement, assumes that some risk or danger will be involved
• The individual. through agreement, assumes that some risk or danger will NOT be involved

Define Duty of Care

• Part of the official hiring process
• Part of the official guidelines for Athletic Training
• Part of official job description 
• Part of the official sports medicine team

Medical Malpractice is:

• the oath a doctor says at graduation
• the code a health care professional uses to guide them
• the set of principles a doctor uses to work
• failure of a medical professional to render proper services

What is proximate cause?

• injury results as a direct result of something a healthcare provider did or did not do
• the first injury an athlete gets after they see you as an ATC
• the injury after the season ends 
• a serious injury to the head

Legal responsibility and accountability to another person is called___________.

• negligence
• liability
• omission
• tort

What are the required elements to prove negligence in a court of law?

• duty to care,breach of duty,proximate cause,damages 
• duty to care,breach of duty,damages

A patient or athletes health information must be kept private.  This is called____.

• liability
• confidentiality 
• assumption of risks
• commission