Unethical Health Decisions for Elite Athletes
af Nadine choules
1. No control over drugs admitted
1.1. Bad side effects
1.1.1. Project specifications
1.1.2. End User requirements
1.1.3. Action points sign-off
1.2. Not informed on the drugs being admitted
1.2.1. Not aware of long term health risks
1.3. Development Stage 2
2. short term benefits
2.1. financial gain
2.2. Status of being the best
2.3. winning
3. Long term effects
3.1. lessened quality of life
3.2. health issues
3.3. financial burden
3.3.1. long term health issues
3.3.2. unable to work to full potentional
3.3.3. not compensated from sporting bodies
4. Pressure of being Elite Athletes
4.1. Only focused on winning both athlete and sporting bodies - not on long term health
4.1.1. Materials
4.1.2. Personel
4.1.3. Services
4.1.4. Duration
4.2. Doing whatever it takes- only focused on the present
4.3. mental state of the athlete influence decisions made
5. Drugs
5.1. Trial drugs
5.1.1. limited testing
5.1.2. unknown long term affects
5.2. Affect the normal state of the athlete
5.2.1. mental
5.2.2. physical
5.3. Prohibited drugs
5.3.1. ruin sporting career