Sports and First Aid Test
Which of the following actions can an athletic trainer perform to assist with injury
or illness prevention?
develop individualized preseason conditioning programs
If lightning occurs within 30 seconds after it thunders, you may continue outdoor
sports activities.
false
The golf team is caught on the course in a thunderstorm. They should..
seek shelter in a building
To enhance fluid absorption by the stomach, a sports drink should have 14 to 17
percent carbohydrates
true
Participating in a sport first aid course will adequately prepare you to be a first
responder for the rest of your coaching career
false
Which of the following forms asks for information about medical conditions such
as allergies?
emergency info card
A coach's legal duties include
matching athletes according to size and skill level, supervising activities, and warning
about inherent risks;all of the above
Whose role is it to watch for an athletic injury or illness?
coach, athlete, parents, and athletic trainer
ATC's are nationally certified allied health professionals trained specifically in
athletic injury and illness
prevention, recognition, treatment, rehab
After a physician has evaluated an injured athlete, the athlete should be taught
rehab exercises by a coach
True
Growth plates are
located at the ends of bones
While performing the emergency action steps for a responsive athlete, you ask if
she's okay, and she responds "yes," but she is gasping and clutching her throat.
Your next action should be to
encourage the athlete to cough
After you dislodge a foreign object from an athletes' throat with the Heimlich
maneuver, the athletes breathing returns to normal. In this case, the athlete can
return to play
false
Fibrillation does not affect how the heart pumps blood
false
In what position should you place an injured athlete who is vomiting?
, Haines position
If an athlete is unresponsive, immediately start administering compressions
before calling EMS.
false
You coach a women's softball team, and during a game you see your shortstop
suddenly collapse. You find that she's not breathing normally and is
unresponsive. While a player calls for EMS, you
begin external chest compressions
When you attend to a responsive athlete, you should
make sure the athlete is breathing normally and look for and control severe bleeding
When you administer the Heimlich maneuver to an adult athlete, which of these
steps do you Not do?
place your fist over the athletes breastbone
Which of the following methods should be used to check an athlete's
responsiveness?
Tap or squeeze the athlete's shoulder and ask, Are you alright?
Before attending to an athletes injury or illness, first you should
assess the scene for safety
A wrestler with a spine injury is being treated in the position he fell in, but he
stops breathing. Position the athlete
face up and flat on his back
If applied 5 days after an injury, ice can effectively reduce swelling in a joint
false
Venous bleeding is characterized by rapid bleeding of dark red blood.
true
An outfielder cuts his arm on the fence and has a deep gash below the heel of the
hand. You put on examination gloves and safety glasses, perform the emergency
action steps and the physical assessment, and find profuse bleeding. Next, you
should
send for emergency medical assistance
Which of the following may indicate that an elastic wrap is too tight?
bluish nail beds on the affected limb
A volleyball player makes a diving save and gets up slowly, holding her left
shoulder with her right hands. While performing the emergency action steps, you
determine that the athlete is breathing. You should begin your physical
assessment by
asking the athlete what happened
One of your cross-country runners has sprained an ankle, and you apply an ice
bag to the ankle. After 10 minutes, you find that a rash is starting to form on the
ankle. You assume that
the athlete is allergic to the cold temp. of the ice
The primary benefit of applying elastic wrap is to provide support to an injury
true
A basketball player has dislocated a finger and is looking pale and feeling
nauseated. Your first step is
treat the athlete for shock, and call for EMS
Which of the following actions can an athletic trainer perform to assist with injury
or illness prevention?
develop individualized preseason conditioning programs
If lightning occurs within 30 seconds after it thunders, you may continue outdoor
sports activities.
false
The golf team is caught on the course in a thunderstorm. They should..
seek shelter in a building
To enhance fluid absorption by the stomach, a sports drink should have 14 to 17
percent carbohydrates
true
Participating in a sport first aid course will adequately prepare you to be a first
responder for the rest of your coaching career
false
Which of the following forms asks for information about medical conditions such
as allergies?
emergency info card
A coach's legal duties include
matching athletes according to size and skill level, supervising activities, and warning
about inherent risks;all of the above
Whose role is it to watch for an athletic injury or illness?
coach, athlete, parents, and athletic trainer
ATC's are nationally certified allied health professionals trained specifically in
athletic injury and illness
prevention, recognition, treatment, rehab
After a physician has evaluated an injured athlete, the athlete should be taught
rehab exercises by a coach
True
Growth plates are
located at the ends of bones
While performing the emergency action steps for a responsive athlete, you ask if
she's okay, and she responds "yes," but she is gasping and clutching her throat.
Your next action should be to
encourage the athlete to cough
After you dislodge a foreign object from an athletes' throat with the Heimlich
maneuver, the athletes breathing returns to normal. In this case, the athlete can
return to play
false
Fibrillation does not affect how the heart pumps blood
false
In what position should you place an injured athlete who is vomiting?
, Haines position
If an athlete is unresponsive, immediately start administering compressions
before calling EMS.
false
You coach a women's softball team, and during a game you see your shortstop
suddenly collapse. You find that she's not breathing normally and is
unresponsive. While a player calls for EMS, you
begin external chest compressions
When you attend to a responsive athlete, you should
make sure the athlete is breathing normally and look for and control severe bleeding
When you administer the Heimlich maneuver to an adult athlete, which of these
steps do you Not do?
place your fist over the athletes breastbone
Which of the following methods should be used to check an athlete's
responsiveness?
Tap or squeeze the athlete's shoulder and ask, Are you alright?
Before attending to an athletes injury or illness, first you should
assess the scene for safety
A wrestler with a spine injury is being treated in the position he fell in, but he
stops breathing. Position the athlete
face up and flat on his back
If applied 5 days after an injury, ice can effectively reduce swelling in a joint
false
Venous bleeding is characterized by rapid bleeding of dark red blood.
true
An outfielder cuts his arm on the fence and has a deep gash below the heel of the
hand. You put on examination gloves and safety glasses, perform the emergency
action steps and the physical assessment, and find profuse bleeding. Next, you
should
send for emergency medical assistance
Which of the following may indicate that an elastic wrap is too tight?
bluish nail beds on the affected limb
A volleyball player makes a diving save and gets up slowly, holding her left
shoulder with her right hands. While performing the emergency action steps, you
determine that the athlete is breathing. You should begin your physical
assessment by
asking the athlete what happened
One of your cross-country runners has sprained an ankle, and you apply an ice
bag to the ankle. After 10 minutes, you find that a rash is starting to form on the
ankle. You assume that
the athlete is allergic to the cold temp. of the ice
The primary benefit of applying elastic wrap is to provide support to an injury
true
A basketball player has dislocated a finger and is looking pale and feeling
nauseated. Your first step is
treat the athlete for shock, and call for EMS
