Sixteen-year-old Johnny was participating in a regular basketball practice with

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Sixteen-year-old Johnny was participating in a regular basketball practice with the rest of his team when Johnny slipped in a puddle of water during horseplay with another player and hit his head. This blow to his head caused Johnny to lose consciousness. As a result of this injury, he was taken to the emergency room and hospitalized for 24 hours. At the time of the injury, the coach was answering a telephone call in the physical education office, and therefore was not directly supervising the practice.

Was the coach negligent in his responsibility to supervise the team’s practice? From a risk management standpoint, how could the athletic trainer have prevented the problem from occurring? What should the coach and athletic trainer do to prevent such problems in the future?

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Yes the coach was absolutely negligent in his responsibilities towards his team.

If the coach would have been present on the ground , the situation could have been possibly avoided.

The puddle of water present in the court , is a big negligence from his end . He should have got that removed or talked to the management regarding it and got an another place for the regular practice.

The injury could have also been avoided by warning the children about the condition of that place and preventing them to go there , which was clearly not done , as he was busy with other irrelevant things.

For such problems in future , there should always be an emergency kit in the surroundings , near to the place where children play and the coach and athletic trainer must carefully inspect the condition of court before allowing children to play there. They should provide them the necessary guidance for which they have been paid.

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