1. THE SPORTS CHIROPRACTOR CONTACT SPORTS

2. ä SPORTS ARE A HIGH RISK FOR THE GENERAL PRACTITIONER ä THE STRATIGIES ARE THE SAME ä HOWEVER A HEIGHTENED AWARENESS IS NEEDED

3. CONTACT SPORTS ä YOU WILL BE HELD AT A HIGHER STANDARD THAN GENERAL PRACTICE ä TAKING ON THE ROLE OF TEAM PHYSICIAN WITHOUT ADVANCED TRAINING IS NOT ADVISABLE

4. CONTACT SPORTS ä BEFORE ACCEPTING THE RESPONSIBILITY OF WORKING WITH A TEAM THE DOCTOR SHOULD ESTABLISH THE PARAMETERS OF HIS RESPONSIBILITIES

5. CONTACT SPORTS ä YOU MAY BE ASKED TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MORE THAN YOU CAN HANDLE ä A. TOO MANY PLAYERS ä B. INADEQUATE FACILITY ä C. INADEQUATE EQUIPMENT

6. CONTACT SPORTS ä AVOID PROMOTING YOURSELF AS A SPORTS SPECIALIST. ä USE “CERTIFIED IN SPORTS” (IF YOU ARE) ä OR “CONCENTRATING IN SPORTS INJURIES”

7. CONTACT SPORTS ä WHO DECIDES IF THE ATHLETE RETURNS TO THE FIELD? ä THE DOCTOR NEEDS TO RESIST PRESSURE FROM THE COACH, PLAYER, OR THE CROWD.

8. CONTACT SPORTS ä CONDUCTING SCREENING PHYSICALS SHOULD BE DONE INDIVIDUALLY AND NOT AS A GROUP.

9. CONTACT SPORTS ä IT IS IMPORTANT TO EXPLAIN TO THE ATHLETE THE LIMITATIONS OF SCREENING EXAMS AND GIVE HIM THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEEK A MORE THOROUGH EXAM.

10. CONTACT SPORTS ä IF A DOCTOR FAILS TO DETECT A CONDITION OR PROBLEM THAT LATER CAUSES AN INJURY, HIS CONDUCTING FIFTY PHYSICALS IN A TWO HOUR PERIOD WILL APPEAR NEGLIGENT.

11. CONTACT SPORTS ä GET A COMPLETE HEALTH HISTORY PRIOR TO CERTIFYING ATHLETE. ä IF THE ATHLETE GETS INJURED AS A RESULT OF AN EXISTING CONDITION AND THE EXAMINING PHYSICIAN DID NOT MAKE AN ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN THIS INFORMATION, HE COULD BE HELD LIABLE.

12. CONTACT SPORTS ä TEAM PHYSICIANS SHOULD ALSO BE AWARE OF THE MENTAL STATE OF HIS ATHLETES. ä IF THE ATHLETE IS A MINOR, THE PHYSICIAN SHOULD MAKE THE DECISION AS TO THE ATHLETE’S FITNESS TO PLAY, PHYSICALLY OR MENTALLY

13. CONTACT SPORTS ä IN PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES YOU RUN A RISK OF BEING TOO CONSERVATIVE AND COULD INTERFERE IN THE ATHLETE’S EMPLOYABILITY

14. CONTACT SPORTS ä THE DOCTOR SHOULD DISQUALIFY A PLAYER WITH CAUTION. EVEN A HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE CAN BE SCOUTED FOR FUTURE TEAMS

15. CONTACT SPORTS ä CONSIDERING THE WIDESPREAD ABUSE OF DRUGS IN SOCIETY AND THE PREVELANCE OF STEROIDS IN ATHLETES, THE DOCTOR MUST ALSO BE AWARE OF SIGNS OF ABUSE AND INTERVENE IF NECESSARY

16. CONTACT SPORTS ä TRADITIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES APPLY TO SPORTS PRACTICES, HOWEVER APPLYING THOSE PRACTICES MAY BE PARTICULARLY DIFFICULT IN THE SPORTS VENUE

17. CONTACT SPORTS ä TRANSCRIBING NOTES AND RECORDING ACTIONS TAKEN IS AN EXTREMELY HIGH PRIORITY IN SPORTING EVENTS ä EVEN SIMPLE EVENTS NEED TO BE DOCUMENTED

18. CONTACT SPORTS ä A SIMPLE AND ACCURATE WAY OF RECORDING AT AN EVENT IS TO USE A SMALL RECORDING DEVICE

19. CONTACT SPORTS ä HAVING A HEALTH FILE ON EACH ATHLETE AT THE EVENT IS EXTREMELY BENEFICIAL ä KNOWING PAST AND PRESENT INJURIES IS IMPORTANT IN ASSESSING HIS/HER CURRENT INJURY

20. CONTACT SPORTS ä CURRENT MEDICATIONS MAY HAVE A MAJOR EFFECT ON THE ATHLETE’S PERFORMANCE

21. CONTACT SPORTS ä AS WITH YOUR OFFICE GOOD PERSONAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS LESSEN THE LIKELYHOOD OF A LAW SUIT ä IN THE UNDER 18 ATHLETE YOU MUST COMMUNICATE ALL YOUR FINDINGS WITH THE COACHES AND PARENTS

22. CONTACT SPORTS ä KEEPING A GOOD RAPPORT WITH THE TRAINERS IS ESSENTIAL. USUALLY THEY ARE A GREAT SOURCE OF INFORMATION IN REGARDS TO THE ATHLETE’S PHYSICAL CONDITION

23. CONTACT SPORTS ä CONSENT ISSUES

24. CONTACT SPORTS ä ALL ATHLETES SHOULD HAVE SIGNED CONSENTS PRIOR TO ADMINISTERING TREATMENT. ä HOWEVER IF THE PLAYER REFUSES CARE AT THE TIME OF AN INJURY, YOU HAVE TO RESPECT HIS DECISION.

25. CONTACT SPORTS ä YOU SHOULD ALSO RESPECT THE WISHES OF THE MINOR ATHLETE AS LONG AS HIS INJURIES ARE NOT LIFE THREATENING OR LIKELY TO CAUSE A PERMANENT INJURY.

26. CONTACT SPORTS ä THE TEAM PHYSICIAN AND THE GOOD SAMARITAN STATUTES

27. CONTACT SPORTS ä GENERALLY, THESE STATUTES PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO ADMINSTERS EMERGENCY CARE IN “GOOD FAITH”, AND WITHOUT THE EXPECTATION OF RECEIVING PAYMENT, IS NOT LIKELY FOR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THAT AID EXCEPT IN CASES OF NEGLIGENCE

28. CONTACT SPORTS ä THE IMMUNITY ONLY WORKS UNDER THE FOLLOWING CIRCUMSTANCES:

29. CONTACT SPORTS ä 1) THERE MUST BE AN EMERGENCY, USUALLY LIFE THREATENING ä 2) THERE MUST BE NO PAYMENT OR OTHER CONSIDERATION ä 3) THE TREATMENT MUST BE RENDERED OUTSIDE OF DOCTOR’S OFFICE, HOSPITAL, OR OTHER “SUITABLY EQUIPPED FACILITY”.

30. CONTACT SPORTS ä AS A TEAM PHYSICIAN YOU HAVE CREATED A DOCTOR/PATEINT RELATIONSHIP AND THE GOOD SAMARITAN STATUTE USUALLY DOES NOT APPLY

31. CONTACT SPORTS ä SINCE THE LAWS DO VARY FROM STATE TO STATE THE DOCTOR SHOULD BECOME FAMILIAR WITH HIS STATE. YOU SHOULD ALSO REALIZE THAT IF YOU ARE TRAVELING, THE LAWS OF THE STATE WHERE THE EVENT IS PLAYED WILL CONTROL

32. CONTACT SPORTS ä THE SPORTS PHYSICIAN SHOULD HAVE A CURRENT CPR CERTIFICATION ä THE SPORTS PHYSICIAN NEEDS TO HAVE READY ACCESS TO OTHER MEDICAL PERSONAL INCLUDING AMBULANCE AND ER FACILITIES

33. CONTACT SPORTS ä A MAJOR GOAL OF THE SPORTS PHYSICIAN IS TO PROTECT THE ATHLETE FROM FURTHER INJURY AND STABILIZE THE CURRENT INJURY

34. CONTACT SPORTS ä A SECOND GOAL OF THE SPORTS PHYSICIAN IS TO ASSIST IN PREVENTING INJURIES

35. CONTACT SPORTS ä A. MAKING SURE THAT THE ATHLETE’S EQUIPMENT IS UP TO PAR ä B. MAKING SURE THAT THE EQUIPMENT IS USED PROPERLY ä C. RECOMMENDATIONS ON PROPER NUTRITION AND PROPER CONDITIONING ACTIVITIES

36. CONTACT SPORTS ä CONFIDENTIALITY ä JUST BECAUSE THE EVENT IS PUBLIC DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE INJURIES ARE ä WITHOUT THE PATIENT’S CONSENT YOU CANNOT GIVE INFORMATION TO THE PRESS

37. CONTACT SPORTS ä IF THE DOCTOR IS WORKING FOR A PROFESSIONAL TEAM, HE MAY ALSO HAVE A DUTY OF CONFIDENTIALITY TO THE EMPLOYER