Sport First Aid Assessment | Q&A
Study Notes | 2026 Update | A+
Accurate Guide
• To enhance fluid absorption by the stomach, a sports drink should have 14 to 17%
carbohydrate content. -✓✓False
• A coach could be held liable if an athlete is injured while using inappropriately-fitted
protective equipment. -✓✓True
• Acute injuries include -✓✓Stress fractures and open fractures
• Which of the following injuries does NOT result from shearing? -✓✓Tendinosis
• Which of the following is true of cardiovascular endurance? -✓✓It requires training for
at least 20 continuous minutes three times per week.
• Which of the following forms asks for information about medical conditions such as
allergies? -✓✓ALL OF THESE:
Health history form.
Informed consent form
Emergency information card.
• The golf team is caught on the course in a thunderstorm. They should -✓✓seek shelter
in a building.
• Whose role is it to watch for an athletic injury or illness? -✓✓All of these:
Athletic trainer
Parents
Athlete
Coach
• Athletic trainers (ATC's) are nationally certified allied health professionals trained
specifically in athletic injury and illness -✓✓All of these:
recognition
treatment
prevention
rehabilitation
• Elevating an injured body part above the heart for the first 72 hours after the injury
helps minimize swelling. -✓✓True
, • If applied 5 days after an injury, ice can effectively reduce swelling in a joint. -✓✓False
• A deep wound that stops bleeding may still require an evaluation by a physician. -
✓✓True
• If an athlete loses consciousness during the Heimlich maneuver, do NOT continue
abdominal thrusts. -✓✓True
• If an athlete is unresponsive, immediately start administering compressions before
calling EMS. -✓✓False
• If the AED indicates "No shock indicated/advised", you should leave the AED pads on.
-✓✓True
• A wrestler with a spine injury is being treated in the position he was found, but he
stops breathing. Position the athlete -✓✓face up and flat on the back.
• Which of the following is NOT a local response to an injury? -✓✓Disrupted blood flow
to surrounding tissues.
• Which of the following is correct technique for applying a compression wrap for a
Grade II hamstring strain? -✓✓Apply the wrap with more pressure below the injury and
looser pressure above the injury
• To avoid the peroneal nerve, do NOT place ice -✓✓on the outside of the knee, behind
the fibula.
• An athlete has a lower-leg wound that's bleeding. You've covered the wound with
sterile gauze and applied direct pressure, but blood has started leaking through the
gauze. What should you do while waiting for emergency help? -✓✓apply clean gauze
over the bloody gauze and monitor the athlete's breathing.
• A volleyball player makes a diving save and gets up slowly, holding her left shoulder
with her right hand. During the emergency action steps you determine that the athlete is
breathing. Begin your physical assessment by -✓✓asking the athlete what happened.
• In what position should you place an injured athlete who is vomiting? -✓✓the recovery
position.
• A cross country runner has collapsed on a course that is packed with runners. When
you reach the athlete, first -✓✓evaluate the scene for safety.
• You should move a critically-ill or injured athlete when -✓✓there's a dangerous
situation around the athlete like traffic and lightning.
Study Notes | 2026 Update | A+
Accurate Guide
• To enhance fluid absorption by the stomach, a sports drink should have 14 to 17%
carbohydrate content. -✓✓False
• A coach could be held liable if an athlete is injured while using inappropriately-fitted
protective equipment. -✓✓True
• Acute injuries include -✓✓Stress fractures and open fractures
• Which of the following injuries does NOT result from shearing? -✓✓Tendinosis
• Which of the following is true of cardiovascular endurance? -✓✓It requires training for
at least 20 continuous minutes three times per week.
• Which of the following forms asks for information about medical conditions such as
allergies? -✓✓ALL OF THESE:
Health history form.
Informed consent form
Emergency information card.
• The golf team is caught on the course in a thunderstorm. They should -✓✓seek shelter
in a building.
• Whose role is it to watch for an athletic injury or illness? -✓✓All of these:
Athletic trainer
Parents
Athlete
Coach
• Athletic trainers (ATC's) are nationally certified allied health professionals trained
specifically in athletic injury and illness -✓✓All of these:
recognition
treatment
prevention
rehabilitation
• Elevating an injured body part above the heart for the first 72 hours after the injury
helps minimize swelling. -✓✓True
, • If applied 5 days after an injury, ice can effectively reduce swelling in a joint. -✓✓False
• A deep wound that stops bleeding may still require an evaluation by a physician. -
✓✓True
• If an athlete loses consciousness during the Heimlich maneuver, do NOT continue
abdominal thrusts. -✓✓True
• If an athlete is unresponsive, immediately start administering compressions before
calling EMS. -✓✓False
• If the AED indicates "No shock indicated/advised", you should leave the AED pads on.
-✓✓True
• A wrestler with a spine injury is being treated in the position he was found, but he
stops breathing. Position the athlete -✓✓face up and flat on the back.
• Which of the following is NOT a local response to an injury? -✓✓Disrupted blood flow
to surrounding tissues.
• Which of the following is correct technique for applying a compression wrap for a
Grade II hamstring strain? -✓✓Apply the wrap with more pressure below the injury and
looser pressure above the injury
• To avoid the peroneal nerve, do NOT place ice -✓✓on the outside of the knee, behind
the fibula.
• An athlete has a lower-leg wound that's bleeding. You've covered the wound with
sterile gauze and applied direct pressure, but blood has started leaking through the
gauze. What should you do while waiting for emergency help? -✓✓apply clean gauze
over the bloody gauze and monitor the athlete's breathing.
• A volleyball player makes a diving save and gets up slowly, holding her left shoulder
with her right hand. During the emergency action steps you determine that the athlete is
breathing. Begin your physical assessment by -✓✓asking the athlete what happened.
• In what position should you place an injured athlete who is vomiting? -✓✓the recovery
position.
• A cross country runner has collapsed on a course that is packed with runners. When
you reach the athlete, first -✓✓evaluate the scene for safety.
• You should move a critically-ill or injured athlete when -✓✓there's a dangerous
situation around the athlete like traffic and lightning.
