Athlete: An athlete is a sportsperson in a general sense or specifically a competitor in track and field athletics (track and field) events. Also, a person who competes in general sport competition, a person who is trained in sports. There have been relatively few legal opinions about litigation between athletic trainers, competitive athletes and sports accidents or injuries. However the courts have recognized that a duty does exist between the parties.
Athletic Trainer: An athletic trainer's responsibility, similar to that of a team physician, is to protect the health and safety of all the athletes. In the case of an athletic trainer who is treating an athlete with an injury, several legal duties exist as a result of the athletic trainer/athlete relationship.There are a number of potential recognized legal duties of a trainer or a team physician. These duties include that they need to:
* Properly assess the athlete's condition
* Provide or obtain proper medical treatment
* Provide clearance to participate
*Inform the athlete of the risks of athletic participation given the particular medical condition.
Legal Duty: There have also been a number of legal cases that have focused on the duty of the athletic trainer to a student-athlete. Whether a legal duty has been breached is assessed from the athletic trainer's adherence to accepted sports medicine practice. Since an athletic trainer is a sports medicine professional they are held to the level of care that a reasonable sports medicine professional would be held to in a similar situation. This standard of care is usually established by expert testimony and is based on national athletic training certification boards, standardized training programs, certification programs, and state licensing requirements. All serious sports accidents/injuries should be throughly investigated at the time of the event. If the injury may have been caused due to any type of negligence on another's part legal guidance may be required.
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