Professional Conduct, Safety, And Risk Management Flashcards
When on the treadmill, your client becomes dizzy and passes out. She hits her head on the ground. She is unconscious and non-responsive. What is an appropriate action to take?
Have a coworker call 911 while you stay with her.
It is necessary to call 911 if your client is unconscious, but you should never leave your client. You should never move someone with a possible head or neck injury unless they are somewhere life threatening.
An ACE certified personal trainer must complete how many continuing education hours in what period of time to keep their certification active?
20 hours in 2 years
An ACE certified personal trainer must complete 20 hours of continuing education study in a two year time period to keep one’s certification active.
What should NOT be included in an emergency response report?
Your opinion of what happened
The incident report is not a place to put your opinion. Simply state what you witnessed without inferring anything.
When should an emergency response report be filled out?
Immediately after the incident has been controlled.
Once the incident is over and the client is safe, you should immediately fill out the incident report.
After a client falls and EMS is called, with whom can you share the incident report with?
The facility general manager
The facility general manager and medical director are the only people who need to see the incident report. HIPAA is a law that prevents the events from being discussed with anyone who has not received appropriate permission to view the information.
What is a proper place to store an incident report?
In a locked filing cabinet at the gym
It is not appropriate to take any incident reports home, and they must remain in a locked cabinet.
Upon approaching a client who is unconscious and non-responsive, what should you check and in which order?
Airway, breathing and circulation
The ABCs are Airway, Breathing and Circulation, in that order. This will ensure that the most life-threatening issues are addressed first.
You notice that a member of the gym has fallen to the ground. What is the first thing you should do?
Ask her if she is ok
The first thing you should do is to ask the victim if they are okay. You can determine if they are conscious and potentially rule out any of the other options with this simple question, as well as prevent frightening them.
What questions should you ask a victim of a fall who is conscious?
Medical history
A person’s medical history is pertinent and logical information to ascertain in a medical emergency.
In which situation should you call 911?
A client is having difficulty breathing and you are unsure of what to do
Whenever you are unsure of what to do in a medical emergency you should call 911. Difficulty breathing is a medical emergency and can turn fatal within minutes, so it is important to call 911 in the case of difficulty breathing.
In which situation is it not necessary to call 911?
Your client is vomiting and ends her session early
It is not necessary to call 911 when a client is vomiting, unless it is uncontrollably or interfering with their breathing.
What is the purpose of CPR?
To help the body maintain perfusion.
The purpose of CPR is to help the person’s body maintain perfusion, or blood flow and oxygen delivery to tissues.
On whom should you use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED.?
A member who is unconscious, not breathing and doesn’t have a palpable pulse.
An AED should only be used if the person is unconscious, not breathing and has no palpable pulse.
Howard is a diabetic client whom you have been training for 3 months. While exercising he begins to show signs of hypoglycemia. What is the best course of action?
Discontinue the exercise and have Howard sit down, give him something sugary to drink and monitor him.
You should discontinue exercise at the first signs of hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). It is not yet necessary to contact EMS. It is important to give the person something sugary to eat or drink as opposed to anything with artificial sweeteners or only protein. He should be monitored in case he loses consciousness.
Your client has been running sprints outside on a hot summer day. She begins to become dizzy and pale with cool, clammy skin. What steps should you take to prevent heat stroke?
Have her lie down in a cool area with her feet elevated and give her fluids.
When a client is showing signs of heat exhaustion it is important to remove them from the heat, give fluids and elevate their feet to avoid shock.
