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010-111 · Question #150
010-111 Question #150: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation
The correct answer is C. Omission. Negligence by omission occurs when a professional fails to perform a required duty, such as properly spotting a client during a heavy lift.
Question
A certified Personal Trainer fails to properly spot a client performing heavy incline dumbbell presses and the client injures himself. This is an example of what type of negligence?
Options
- ACasual
- BSerious
- COmission
- DCommission
Explanation
Negligence by omission occurs when a professional fails to perform a required duty, such as properly spotting a client during a heavy lift.
Common mistakes.
- A. Casual is not a legal or professional category of negligence recognized in fitness or tort law.
- B. Serious is a descriptor of severity, not a legal classification of negligence type.
- D. Negligence of commission involves actively doing something wrong (e.g., applying improper force), whereas this scenario involves failing to act.
Concept tested. Types of negligence - omission vs. commission
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