Emergency Action Plan
Meetings should e scheduled periodically w/ EMTS, or healthcare.
i. All sports programs must have EAP.
1. Must have determine
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2. Occasionally px sessions for ATCS and EMTs should be done.
HIPPA
i. Who has private health information that is shared w/ others.
ii. Authorization by an athlete to release medical info is necessary. Signed and one time only,
FERPA regulations
i. Family rights and privacy act
ii. Student educational records
PPE Disqualification
i. Cardiovascular:
1. Carditis: inflammation of the heart and surroundings
ii. PG 65
SOAP
i. Subjective: what the athlete tells the ATC about the injury or felt
ii. Objective: information the ATC gathers during eval, like ROM, strength, patterns pain.
iii. Assessment: the opinion of injury
iv. Plan for the tx.
Intrinsic vs Extrinsic
i. Intrinsic: age, gender, neuromuscular aspect, structural, performance and mental
ii. Extrinsic: environment, and equipment
Liability
state of being legally responsible for harm
Negligence
i. Fail to use ordinary reasonable care
ii. Failed duty of care
1. Duty of care: part of the job
iii. Result in damages
iv. When ATC for a tort of negligence
Torts
legal wrong doings
Nonfeasance/ omission
where an individual fails to perform a legal duty
Malfeasance/ commission
where commit an act that is not legally able to perform
Misfeasance
wherein an individual improperly does something that he or she has the legal right to do
State of limitation
to sue people w/in 1-3 yrs
Reducing litigation
i. Warn A about potential dangers
ii. Properly instruct Athletes in the skills of their sports.
iii. Proper and safe equipment.
iv. Supervise regularly
v. Developing a EAP,
vi. Be familiar w/ health status and medical hx of athletes
1. Records accurate
vii. Detailed job description in writing,
Catastrophic insurance
up to 25,000 dollars extended for lifetime
Capitation
Form of Reimbursement used by managed care providers in which members make a standard payment each month
HCFA-1500
Mostly accepted to file a claim
ICD-9
codes international classification of diseases, codes for billing
CPT
current procedure terminology code
Warm Up
i. Prepare the body physiologicall for upcoming physical work
ii. Gradually stimulate the cardiorespiratory system.
1. Blood flow to working skeletal muscles
a. 2-3 minutes of whole body activities that use large muscle groups.
b. Light temperature should be increased and then stretching, then warm up again.
iii. Should last approx 10-15 min. (warm up)
iv. Wait no longer than 15 min to begin the main sports activity
v. The warm up effect will last up to 45 minutes. [Show Less]