Eickhoff-Shemek, JoAnn M. <br/><br/>
Risk management for health/fitness professionals :  legal issues and strategies / 
JoAnn M. Eickhoff-Shemek, David L. Herbert, Daniel P. Connaughton 
 - Philadelphia :  Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,  c2009 
 - xx, 407 p. :  ill. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and indexes 
<br/><br/>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 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780781783644  RM118.13 078178364X 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Fitness Centers--legislation & jurisprudence--United States<br/>Malpractice--legislation & jurisprudence--United States<br/>Physical Education and Training--legislation & jurisprudence--United States<br/>Risk Management--legislation & jurisprudence--United States
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>QT33.AA1  / E34 2009 9