Medical Legal and Ethics Vocab

Being legally responsible for harm of athlete or cause of injury

Failure to use reasonable care that an ordinary person would use

Degree of care that an equally qualified caregiver would provide

Part of an official job description

A legal wrong

Care provider fails to perform their legal duty of care

When care provider performs an act that is not the care providers responsibility or standard of care

When care provider commits an act, but uses wrong procedures

Neither the government nor any individual who is employed by the government can be liable for negligence

Provides protection against legal liability to any person who chooses to provide first aid