Legal

Question 1

What athletes should not be moved?

Answer 1

• suspected spinals
• violent fractures
• unconscious

Question 2

When to call EMS?

Answer 2

• Unconscious
• Can’t​ ​feel​ ​arms/legs
• Violent​ ​fracture​ ​or​ ​dislocation

Question 3

What is the Good Samaritan Act in Canada?

Answer 3

• Protects​ ​any​ ​person​ ​who​ ​provides​ ​voluntary​ ​assistance
• Works​ ​for​ ​you​ ​being​ ​in​ ​your​ ​home
• As​ ​long​ ​as​ ​you​ ​did​ ​what​ ​any​ ​reasonable​ ​person​ ​will​ ​do

Question 4

What is the Emergency Medical Act in Alberta?

Answer 4

• Protects​ ​people​ ​who​ ​have​ ​medical​ ​training
• If​ ​you​ ​are​ ​not​ ​being​ ​paid​ ​(expected​ ​under​ ​contract​ ​to​ ​do​ ​that​ ​job),​ ​you​ ​are​ ​like​ ​any other​ ​person​ ​and​ ​your​ ​actions​ ​are​ ​considered​ ​voluntary

Question 5

Define liability.

Answer 5

being​ ​legally​ ​responsible​ ​for​ ​the​ ​harm​ ​you​ ​cause​ ​someone​ ​else

Question 6

Define the standard of reasonable care.

Answer 6

• If​ ​you​ ​were​ ​under​ ​contract,​ ​it​ ​is​ ​what​ ​any​ ​of​ ​your​ ​peers​ ​with​ ​the​ ​same​ ​type​ ​of​ ​training would​ ​do​ ​in​ ​that​ ​situation
• Volunteering​ ​puts​ ​you​ ​in​ ​the​ ​category​ ​of​ ​most​ ​common​ ​people​ ​regardless​ ​of​ ​your​ ​training
• What​ ​would​ ​most​ ​people​ ​do​ ​in​ ​this​ ​situation

Question 7

What is negligence?

Answer 7

failure to use reasonable care

Question 8

Can you be negligent if you’re a volunteer and walk by?

Answer 8

no

Question 9

What are the 4 things you need to prove to have negligence?

Answer 9

• Prove​ ​they​ ​had​ ​a​ ​duty​ ​to​ ​provide​ ​that​ ​service​ ​(duty​ ​of​ ​care)
• Prove​ ​that​ ​they​ ​fell​ ​short​ ​of​ ​that​ ​duty
• Prove​ ​that​ ​there​ ​are​ ​damages​ ​that​ ​were​ ​caused​ ​by​ ​their​ ​failure
• reasonably foreseeable

Question 10

Negligence results from either…

Answer 10

• nonfeasance
• malfeasance
• misfeasance

Question 11

What is nonfeasance?

Answer 11

• act​ ​of​ ​omission
• You​ ​did​ ​not​ ​do​ ​something
• Ex.​ ​Moving​ ​a​ ​spinal,​ ​LOC

Question 12

What is malfeasance?

Answer 12

• Act​ ​of​ ​commission
• They​ ​did​ ​something​ ​more​ ​than​ ​they​ ​should​ ​have
• Ex.​ ​Suspected​ ​spinal,​ ​decided​ ​to​ ​roll​ ​them​ ​onto​ ​their​ ​stomach​ ​and​ ​palpate

Question 13

What is misfeasance?

Answer 13

• Individual​ ​improperly​ ​does​ ​something​ ​that​ ​he​ ​or​ ​she​ ​has​ ​the​ ​legal​ ​right​ ​to​ ​do
• You​ ​did​ ​something​ ​wrong
• Ex.​ ​Putting​ ​someone​ ​on​ ​the​ ​spine​ ​board​ ​but​ ​not​ ​going​ ​to​ ​put​ ​the​ ​straps​ ​on

Question 14

How do certified professionals need to follow legal?

Answer 14

• Held​ ​to​ ​a​ ​higher​ ​standard​ ​when​ ​you​ ​are​ ​being​ ​paid​ ​or​ ​under​ ​contract​ ​to​ ​do​ ​that​ ​job
• Code​ ​of​ ​ethics/conduct
• Scope​ ​of​ ​practice: only protected within this

Question 15

What is the statutes of limitations?

Answer 15

• Sets​ ​a​ ​specific​ ​length​ ​of​ ​time​ ​that​ ​individuals​ ​may​ ​sue​ ​for​ ​damages​ ​from​ ​negligence
• most within 2-7 years

Question 16

What is assumption of risk?

Answer 16

• Athletes​ ​assume​ ​risk​ ​when​ ​they​ ​agree​ ​to​ ​participate​ ​in​ ​an​ ​activity​ ​they​ ​usually​ ​complete a​ ​release​ ​form​ ​of​ ​some​ ​sort
• Proper​ ​legal​ ​documentation​ ​will​ ​help​ ​with​ ​any​ ​and​ ​all​ ​legal​ ​matters,​ ​this​ ​is​ ​why​ ​it​ ​is important​ ​to​ ​document

Question 17

Describe insurance for students.

Answer 17

either​ ​the​ ​student​ ​health​ ​insurance​ ​or​ ​other health​ ​insurance

Question 18

Describe insurance for health care professionals.

Answer 18

required​ ​to​ ​have​ ​malpractice​ ​and​ ​liability​ ​insurance
as​ ​a​ ​matter​ ​of​ ​registration​ ​with​ ​their​ ​governing​ ​health​ ​bodies