Midterm Flashcards
Sports medicine
Field of study
Members of the sports med. Team
Athletic trainers, physicians, physical therapist, dietitian…..
6 domains of athletic training
Cave & presentation, assessment, Emergency care, rehabilitation & modalities, administration, Professional development
Medical Delegation
They must work under a licensed physician
Largest employer in Tx
Public high schools
Largest employer in the US
College
Apprenticeship method A
1800 hr min 5 semester
1990
AT recognized by AMA as an allied healthcare profession
Galan
Father of athletic Training/orthopedics
Frank Medina
1st athletic trainer in TX
Starting salary in Texas for At
$60,000 -$70,000
What is a reasonable & prudent person?
Someone acting with the same education & training
Why do we sue?
They blame everyone but themselves
Negligence
Failure to act responsible
Standard of care
Treatment that is accepted by medical experts as a proper treatment for a certain type of disease & that is widely used by healthcare professionals
Legal wrongs/ omission
Omitting to do something
Legal wrongs/ commission
Tort law
An actor omission that gives rise to injury or harm to another and amounts to civil wrong for which courts impose liability.
Sovereign immunity
The govt or the king can’t do wrong