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1
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Liability

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condition of affairs which gives rise to an obligation to do a particular thing

2
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“Loco parentis”

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teachers are responsible for your safety in school

3
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Tort

A

legal wrong resulting in direct or indirect damage to individual or property; committed through omission or commission

4
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Act of omission

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when you forge to do something that you should have done; when you don’t say something you should’ve said

5
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Act of commission

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when you lie; perform something that results in harm; something you weren’t supposed to do

6
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Negligence

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consists in the failure to act as a reasonably prudent and careful person would under the circumstance involved

7
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Proximate cause

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negligence of the defendant may not have been the proximate cause of the plaintiff’s injury

8
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Act of God

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situation that exists because of certain conditions that are beyond the control of human beings

9
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Assumption of risk

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individual takes a certain risk when engaging in various games and sports

10
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Contributory negligence

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subject to contributory negligence if they expose themselves unnecessarily to dangers

11
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Sudden emergency

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situation requires immediate action on the part of a teacher, as a result, an accident occurs

12
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Nuisance

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circumstances surrounding the act are dangerous to life or health

13
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Attractive nuisance

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attractive contrivance which is maintained, alluring to children but inherently dangerous to them

14
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Immunity

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school is immune from liability suits

15
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Governmental function

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activities that are helping the state to govern the people; done for the benefit of people in a non-profit matter

16
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Proprietary function

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activities similar to business enterprise which is profit making

17
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Save Harmless law

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school districts take responsibility for its employees in liability matters

18
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AAPHERD

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American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
largest organization of professionals supporting and assisting those involved in phys ed (leisure, fitness, dance, health promotion)

19
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NATA

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National Athletic Trainers association; professional membership association for certified athletic trainers

20
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ACSM

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American College of Sports Medicine; academicians to students and from profession

21
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Functional

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problem that can be helped or completely eliminated with exercise; involves soft tissue (ex: sprained ankle)

22
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Structural

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cannot be fixed with exercise, but can increase function only to limit of disability (ex: amputee)

23
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Sagittal plane

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divides body into left and right side

24
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Frontal plane/coronal plane

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divides body into front and back (ant. and post.)

25
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Genu

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knee

26
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Hallux

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big toe

27
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Pectes

A

chest

28
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Coxa

A

hip

29
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Paralysis/paresis

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total loss of muscle function; neural tissue damage (usually spine)

30
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Ipsolateral

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same side

31
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Contralateral

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opposite side

32
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BID

A

twice a day exercise

33
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PRE

A

progressive resistive exercise

34
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Transfer

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moving of a person from one surface to another