Ethical & Legal Issues in Sports Medicine

Students who act under the direct supervision of an athletic trainer.

When removing an injured FB players entire helmet it is okay to leave their shoulder pads on.

Failure to perform one’s job.

How often do football helmets need to be reconditioned?

Can a student aide travel alone with a sports team to provide sports medicine services?

Responsibilities of an ATSA may include all of the following except?

Beliefs based on a person’s ideas of what is right and wrong.

A checkup to evaluate a person’s health and determine if they are able to participate in sports

Organization that works to improve athletic equipment in order to decrease sports injuries.

In order to have a chance of winning a lawsuit, what must you establish?

If a football helmet sits 4 fingers over the athletes eyebrow it is properly fitted.

A law to protect the privacy of parents and students with respect to education records.

A direct connection between an individual’s actions and an injury to a second person.

Making sure that an athlete understands the risks of the sport is called______________________.

Legal guidelines that control what you can and cannot do in your field of healthcare are called

The federal law that mandates that all medical information remain private is called__________.

If the cheek pads fit snugly against the sides of the face the FB helmet is properly fitted?

How long can football helmets be used for?

A health service plan that provides care for its members in a central health center.

Which of the following is NOT a covered entity under HIPPA?

With conflicts between the prof. code of ethics and state laws, the code of ethics prevails.

Failure of a healthcare provider to provide minimal care.

Which of the following is NOT protected under FERPA?

HIPAA stands for:

If the face mask of a FB helmet is 1-2 fingers away from the athletes nose it is properlyfitted

The moral principles that determine a person’s conduct.

Codes used by health care providers to bill for their services.

Which of the following is NOT a component of a lawsuit?

An individual may be injured as a result of participating in sports.

Failure to use reasonable or ordinary care is called _______________.

Health service plan allowing members more freedom to choose their own physicians and hospitals.