Enhancing Safety in Youth Sports: Exploring the Standard of Care ...

Gregg Heinzmann

Description

Includes schools, nonprofit youth serving org., and county or municipal recreation ... 79 (62%) organized sports; 37 (29%) youth sport. – 46 (58%) baseball or ...

Sujets

• Sport

Informations

• Publié par: Sportif
• Nombre de lectures: 65
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

En E h x a pl n o c r i i n n g g     S th a e f   et S y t   a in n   d Y a o rd u   t o h f     S C p a o r r e ts: Gregg S. Heinzmann, Ed.M. Director, Youth Sports Research Council Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Educational Objective In view of recent, highly-publicized, media accounts of serious injuries/fatalities to young athletes, you will be able to describe the parameters which determine the standard of care for municipal recreation departments in New Jersey that sponsor youth sport programs.

Disclaimer This information is supplied with the permission of Gregg S. Heinzmann on behalf of Rutgers Youth Sports Research Council for educational purposes only and does not constitute, nor, is it a substitute for legal or medical advice. If legal or medical advice is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought.

Content Advisory During the course of this presentation, we will review medical research which involves the testing of laboratory animals and examine images of human autopsy. Some people might find this disturbing and objectionable. Audience discretion is advised.

YOUTH SPORTS RESEARCH COUNCIL Developing the Child Inside the Athlete

Youth Sports Research Council 1983 -Established within Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies at Rutgers University 1986 -Helped pass N.J.’s “Little League Law” 1987 -Partnered with NJRPA to “disseminate applications of research. . .” 1990 -Co-authored “Minimum Standards for Coaches” 2002 -Assisted state Attorney General’s office with developing “Model Code of Conduct” 2003 -Developed a “Youth Sports Charter” 2008 -Trained more than 180,000 volunteer coaches via the Rutgers S.A.F.E.T.Y. Clinic

Outline N.J.’s “Youth Sport Safety”Legislation Sudden Cardiac Arrest in “Young”Athletes Legislative Responses to SCA Commotio Cordis Preventive Measures/Empirical Research Standard of Care Strategies for Reducing Potential Liability Reflection & Discussion

N.J.’s “Youth Sport Safety”Legislation

“Li ( t 2 tl A e :6  L 2A e - a 6 g e u t. e s   e L q a .) w” Passed 5/12/86; Amended 8/3/88; Volunteer coaches, managers, and officials; Links civil immunity protection to attendance at a “safety orientation and training skills program”; Excludes willful, wanton, gross negligence

“AED U ( s 2 e A r :6 s 2 I A m -2 m 3- u 25 n ) ity Law” Passed 3/8/99; Purpose: to encourage greater AED use Entity acquiring AED shall: –Ensure users are certified by ARC, AHA, etc.; –Ensure defibrillator is maintained and tested according to manufacturers guidelines; –Notify EMS of acquisition and location; –Provide prescribing licensed physician with protocol of compliance

“AED Us ( e 2 r A s :   6 I 2 m A- m 26 u ) nity Law” Precludes use unless certified in CPR and AED administration Excludes licensed paramedics, EMT-D, or first responder-D Requires AED users to request EMS ASAP