intro to sports med review Flashcards
liability
Being legally responsible for harm of athlete or cause of injury
tort
A legal wrong
Malpractice
care provider commits a negligent while delivering care
Negligence
failure to use reasonable care that an ordinary person would use
Warning of risk
Organization writes down all warnings to put my occur
Nonfeasance
care provider fails to perform their legal duty of care
Malfeasance
when care provider performs an act that is not the care providers responsibility or standard of care
Standard of reasonable care
degree of care that an equally qualified caregiver would provide
Act of God
Uncontrollable, mother nature
Foreseability of risk
making sure environment and equipment is safe
Ethics
morals; set of principles or values that influence behavior
Misfeasance
When care provider commits an act, but uses wrong procedures
Gross negligence
Care provider has total disregard for safety of others
Assumption of risk
Athlete assumes he/she may be injured during activity
First sports medicine specialist
Galen