num_pages: 177
description: Covers the risk management issues important to medical practitioners who work with athletic teams. Some of the how to decide whether to prohibit an athlete's participation, when to allow return to play after an injury, what should be in the team physician's medical bag, potential liabilities when a team physician knows an athlete is using drugs, what sports present a greater risk for transmitting the HIV virus, and why a team physician should never alter a medical record. Includes sample documents such as contracts, petitions, and risk releases. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
language: English
title: Law and the Team Physician
titlecomplete: Law and the Team Physician
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Human Kinetics