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RecordNumber
4471
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Author
Eickhoff-Shemek, JoAnn M.
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Addition
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Title
Risk management for health/fitness professionals :legal issues and strategies
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Author Statement
JoAnn Eickhoff-Shemek, David L. Herbert, Daniel P. Connaughton
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Publication
Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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Collation
xx, 407 p. : ill., forms ; 28 cm.
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Index
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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Contents
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
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Subject
Exercise personnel - United States- Malpractice,Physical fitness centers - United States- Law and legislation
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ADDED ENTRIES
AU Herbert, David L , AU Connaughton, Daniel
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LC Class
KF
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LC Number
2915
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LC CutterNumber
.E953,E33
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LC Date
2009
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ISBNN
, , 17122 , 9780781783644 (pbk.)9780781783644 (pbk.) , 1 , 1
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Published_Year
c2009
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