Sports Medicine Unit 1 Test Questions and Answers (Graded A+)

Sports Medicine - ANSWER-Field of medicine related to performance enhancement or injury care Athletic Trainer - ANSWER-Usually the first person on sire when an injury occurs and he/she will evaluate the injury and determine if it is something that requires further assessment Physical Therapist - ANSWER-Works directly with a patient who is recovering from a serious injury or surgery by taking them through a series of extensive sport specific rehab exercises Inadequate Supervision - ANSWER-The cause of most lawsuits in sports medicine Greatest Risk and Most Athletes - ANSWER-2 factors used to determine where resources will be allocated when a program can't provide full coverage for all sports Sports Medicine Risk Management Program - ANSWER-Emergency action plan, security, fire/weather emergencies, and electrical equipment safety HIPAA - ANSWER-Act of legislation enacted to limit/regulate the availability of health care information to protect the privacy of all patients Identify at Risk Athletes - ANSWER-The main purpose of the preparticipation exam SOAP - ANSWER-Subjective, objective, assessment, and plan Ankle - ANSWER-Body part most often injured in sports Negligence - ANSWER-In order for _______ to be claimed these 3 things must be established: there is a duty of care, breach of duty, and there were resultant damages Nonfeasance - ANSWER-Failure to perform legal duty Malfeasance - ANSWER-Committing an act outside the scope of practice and legality Misfeasance - ANSWER-Improperly doing something that you have a legal right to do False