/ JoAnn Eickhoff-Shemek, David L. Herbert, Daniel P. Connaughton.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Philadelphia
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
, c2009
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xx, 407 p.
Other Physical Details
:ill., forms
Dimensions
;28 cm.
GENERAL NOTES
Text of Note
English
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Introduction to risk management -- Introduction to the law and legal system -- Determination of duty in negligence claims and lawsuits -- Defenses to negligence claims and lawsuits : assumption of risk and waivers -- Employment issues -- The pre-activity health screening process -- Health/fitness assessment and prescription -- Instruction and supervision -- Exercise equipment -- Facility risks -- Medical emergency action plans -- Implementation and evaluation of the risk management plan -- Selected topics -- Conclusion.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Exercise personnel--Malpractice--United States.
Physical fitness centers--Law and legislation--United States.