Ethical, Legal, and Administrative Considerations for Preparticipation Evaluation for Wilderness Sports and Adventures. Wilderness Environ Med 2015 Dec;26(4 Suppl):S10-4
Date
12/01/2015Pubmed ID
26617373DOI
10.1016/j.wem.2015.09.013Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84981210550 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 3 CitationsAbstract
Preparticipation evaluations (PPEs) are common in team, organized, or traditional sports but not common in wilderness sports or adventures. Regarding ethical, legal, and administrative considerations, the same principles can be used as in traditional sports. Clinicians should be trained to perform such a PPE to avoid missing essential components and to maximize the quality of the PPE. In general, participants' privacy should be observed; office-based settings may be best for professional and billing purposes, and adequate documentation of a complete evaluation, including clearance issues, should be essential components. Additional environmental and personal health issues relative to the wilderness activity should be documented, and referral for further screening should be made as deemed necessary, if unable to be performed by the primary clinician. Travel medicine principles should be incorporated, and recommendations for travel or adventure insurance should be made.
Author List
Young CC, Campbell AD, Lemery J, Young DSAuthor
Craig C. Young MD Professor in the Orthopaedic Surgery department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Attitude of Health PersonnelHumans
Pediatrics
Physical Examination
Physicians
Risk Assessment
Societies, Medical
Sports
Sports Medicine
Travel Medicine
Wilderness
