Risk Management

In our efforts to maintain the highest standards of safety for our participants, the EPL has developed an extensive risk management program. This program meets the standards set by the University of Illinois Institutional Review Board and follows guidelines set by the American College of Sports Medicine and American Red Cross. The program covers both exercise testing and training, focusing on risk prevention. It also provides specific guidelines to ensure prompt and professional response to emergencies. We list below the considerations deemed important for risk management in the EPL. These protocols have been adopted by all research labs in the Department of Kinesiology.

The Table of Contents is outlined below:

Risk Prevention
  I. Participant Screening
     - Older Adults

 II. Researcher Training
   A. Human Subjects
   B. Emergency Medical Training

III. Risk Prevention During Exercise Test
    and Training
   A. General Risk Prevention - Testing
    - Testing Environment
   B. Maximum Graded Exercise Testing
   Instructions and Precautions Risk
     1. Pre-Testing Instructions and Precautions
     2. Termination Criteria for Max GXT
     3. Personnel's Role in Testing
     4. Pre-Testing Requirements
     5. Physician Notification
   C. Defining Risk
     1. Definition of Risk
     2. Physician Supervision
     3. CAD Risk Factors
     - Positive Risk Factors
     - Negative Risk Factors
     4. Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Disease Signs
         and Symptoms
    D. Training Risk Prevention
     1. Risk Prevention with Older Adults
     2. Risks Specific to Older Adults
     3. Compliance with Guidelines for Leading
          Older Adults Exercise Sessions

Emergency Response Protocol
  I. Emergency Response Preparation 5
    A. Freer Hall
    B. Off-Site Activities
    C. Emergency Response Assignments
      1. Full medical team during stress testing
      2. With 2 instructors
      3. With 1 instructor
    D. Check
    E. When to Call EMS
    F. Warning Signs of Heart Attacks and Strokes
    G. Call
    H. Directions
    I. Care
    J. Emergency Medical Supplies
      1. First Aid Kit Inventory
      2. ACLS Supplies
    K. Follow-up
      1. Injury Documentation
      2. Notify Departmental Personnel
      3. Follow-up phone contact
      4. Tornado Warning Protocol

Appendices A-N
Appendix A-Informed Consent
Appendix B-Health History/PAR-Q
Appendix C-Patient Health History
Appendix D-Medical Release
Appendix E-Physician Notification
Appendix F-Emergency Response in 255
Appendix G-Injury Report
Appendix H-Directions to Freer 253/255
Appendix I-Directions to Freer 310
Appendix J-Directions to Freer 125
Appendix K-Directions to Armory Gym
Appendix L-Directions to Quad
Appendix M-Directions to Lincoln Square Mall
Appendix N-Directions to Kenney Gym
Appendix O- ACLS Supply List

Property of the Exercise Psychology Laboratory
Department of Kinesiology
University Of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign

August 2, 2001