SM 1 Final Review 2

Being held legally responsible for the harm one causes another person?

• Liability

• Negligence

• Tort

• Litigation

A legal wrong that is committed against a person or property is known as:

• Tort

• Negligence

• Liability

• Risky

Which of the following assumes an individual is neither extremely skillful nor extraordinarily cautious, but is of reasonable and ordinary prudence.

• Liable

• Duty of care

• Standard of reasonable care

• Negligence

An athletic trainer that burns an athlete because of improper use of a modality could be found to be _________________.

• Negligent

• In breach of a duty

• Liable

• All of the above

The length of time an individual has to sue for damages from negligence is known as:

• Assumption of Risk

• Statute of Limitations

• Standard of Care

• Duty of Care

Which type of insurance coverage is designed to cover an athlete's illness, hospitalization and emergency care?

• General Health Insurance

• Accident Insurance

• Secondary Insurance

• Liability Insurance

Which of the following states that neither the government nor any individual employed by the government can be held liable for negligence?

• Good Samaritan laws

• Statutes of limitation

• Act of omission

• Sovereign immunity

If an individual fails to perform a legal duty it is known as:

• An act of commission

• An act of omission

• Negligence

• Liability

Which of the following organizations provides preventative measures and limits where an individual can receive care?

• Private insurance carriers

• Point of service plan

• HMO's

• Indemnity plan

Which of the following best describes malfeasance (act of commission)?

• A legal wrong that is committed when an individual fails to perform a legal duty

• A legal wrong that is committed when an individual performs an act that is not his/her legal duty

• A legal wrong that occurs by chance or without intention

• An act that a reasonably prudent person would do