| JRutledge |
Mon Jan 13, 2003 12:28pm |
Hit the nail on the head.
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Originally posted by Mark Dexter
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Originally posted by zebraman
<i>Are you serious? How would us "non-medical" people know if they are doing their jobs. Can you imagine how much we could get sued if we tried to intervene and prevent treatment because we thought someone was no qualified? Do you remember what issue that was in? I'd love to read that and show it a liability attorney. </i>
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I'd be worried in the other direction.
Let's say (God forbid) something goes wrong and the kid dies, either regardless of or as a result of the medical care he recieved on the field - are the officials (who should have been observing the EMTs/Paramedics/MDs) now responsible?
Does NASO need to provide malpractice coverage with its other insurance?
It would be interesting to get a lawyer's opinion on this.
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Mark, that is the main issue that I am talking about. What responsiblity do we have to make sure they are taken care of? We are suppose to do this according to the NF in Football, where injuries are much more severe and possibly life threatening at times. Would we be found responsible if medical attention did not do their job? Because in this situation, we had nothing to do with their routine or the fact that she fell. But when the adults rushed the court to help her, we did not have to beckon anyone. Nor do I think we should, because it was obvious to the entire gym that this girl was really hurt. It happen during a timeout and the players were at their benches. So none of the player's safety was at stake, just this cheerleader's. If this had been a player, I do feel we could have regulated who was attending to the player or not. Not to say that you just restrict someone, but if they are not the coach or parent, I might not be confrontable with everyone rushing a player that appears to be hurt.
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