CHapter 24- FACILITY POLICIES< PROCEDURES< AND LEGAL ISSUES Flashcards
What is the recommended coach to participant ratio during peak weight room usage time In a collegiate setting? A.1:10 B. 1:15 C. 1:20 D. 1:25
C. 1:20
Which of the following individuals is responsible for allowing an athlete to begin formal involvement in a strength and conditioning program?
A. Athletic director
B.parent or guardian
C. Teams athletic trainer
C.Athletic trainer
Proper documentation is essential to the strength and conditioning facility. Which of the following is NOT part of the records that should be kept on file there?
A. Participants training log
B. Written emergency plan
C. Medical health history
C. Medical health history
The strength and conditioning professional knowledge and skill development includes competencies in all of the following except?
Finance and appraisal
Which of the following is NOT a component of an emergency plan?
A.Emergency medicine
B. Emergency equips
C.Emergency personnel
A. Emergency medicine
Facilities rules and regulations
Policies
describe how policies are met or carried out
Procedures
An orginizaitons statement of purpose
Mission statement
Short and sharply focused.
Clear and easy to understand
Defines why the organization exist
Broad in scope
Mission statement
Key market, contribution, distinction
Part of mission statement
The desired end products of a strength and conditioning program
Program goals
Specific means of attaining program goals
Program objectives
Head strength and conditioning coach
Director
The employment of strategies to decrease and control the risk of injury from athletic participation
Risk Management
The process by which a procedure or activity is describes to a participant with explanation of risks and benefits
Informed consent
A legal responsibility, duty, or obligation
Liability
What a reasonable and prudent person would do under similar circumstances.
Standard of care
Failure to act as a reasonable and prudent person would under similar circumstances.
Negligence
Knowing that an inherent risk exist with participation in an activity and voluntarily deciding to participate anyway
Assumption of risk
Because of the liability and potential for injury in athletic training it is essential for staff to purchase liability insurance
Record keeping
A verbal warning by a staff member
First offense
Dismissal from the facility for one day, documentation by staff member
Second offense
Dismissal from the facility for one week
Third offense
Dismissal from the facility for the remainder of the year
Fourth offense
Permanent dismissal from the facility
Fifth offense
Health insurance portability and accountability act
HIPAA- a persons health care may not be released
A written document that details the proper procedures for caring for injuries
Emergency action plan
Components of the emergency plan:
- EMS
- Names, numbers or primary secondary individuals to contact
- Specific address
- Locations of the telephones
- Locations of the nearest exit
- Designated personnel
- Ambulance access
- Location of emergency supplies
- Plan of action
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