Chapter 22: Legal Issues and Responsibilities Flashcards
Preparticiation Screen
Used to assess a client’s health and medical history.
Negligence
Failure to conform one’s conduct to a generally accepted standard or duty.
Release/waiver
An agreement by a client before beginning participation, to give up, relinquish, or waive the participant’s rights to legal remedy in the event of injury, even when such injury arises as a result of provider negligence.
Risk management
A process whereby a service or program is delivered in a manner to fully conform to the most relevant standards of practice and that uses operational strategies to ensure day-to-day fulfillment, ensure
optimum achievement of desired client outcomes, and minimize risk of harm to clients
Tort law
The body of law that regulates civil wrongdoing.
Assumption of risk document
Explains the risks of participating in physical activity to a prospective client.
Professional liability insurance
Provides a broad spectrum of protection from claims such as those arising from negligence, breach of contract, or even sexual harassment, and it can provide coverage for both injuries to a person or to property.
ACSM Certified Personal Trainer
A fitness professional involved in developing and implementing an individualized approach to exercise leadership in healthy populations and/or those individuals with medical clearance to exercise.
Scope of practice
The range of permissible professional activities that a Personal Trainer may undertake, coupled with an understanding of the boundaries that serve as limits on these activities.
CPR
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. A requirement of most personal training certification.
AED
Automated External Defibrillator. A lifesaving device.
Client Confidentiality
For liability protection, the Personal Trainer must keep detailed written records including the first client prescreening and document each training session.
