BOC Self-Assessment Exam ACTUAL EXAM
BOC SELF-ASSESSMENT EXAM ACTUAL EXAM NEWEST
2025/2026 COMPLETE ALL 500 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
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During a pre-game meal, an athlete displays breathing and falls to the floor. The
athletic trainer's primary survey reveals the athlete is unconscious with a weak
pulse, tachycardia, and apnea. What is the MOST appropriate immediate action
for the athletic trainer to take?
Choose one:
a. Apply AED
b. Initiate CPR
c. Initiate airway management
d. Obtain vital signs
e. Treat for shock - ANSWER-c. Initiate airway management
Which of the following documents is ESSENTIAL for the treatment of participants
who are minors?
Choose one:
a. Current medical progress notes from a licensed physician
b. Current physical examination results from a licensed physician
c. Permission/consent for medical treatment from a parent or guardian
d. Written assumption of risk signed by parent or guardian
e. Written release of medical information - ANSWER-c. Permission/consent for
medical treatment from a parent or guardian
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Which of the following relaxation techniques will address somatic anxiety?
Choose all that apply:
a. Cognitive restructuring
b. Deep breathing
c. Imagery
d. Mindfulness
e. Progressive muscle relaxation - ANSWER-b. Deep breathing
e. Progressive muscle relaxation
Which movement is increased when performing a hip posterior glide (anterior or
posterior)?
Choose all that apply:
a. Abduction
b. Adduction
c. Extension
d. External rotation
e. Flexion
f. Internal rotation - ANSWER-e. Flexion
f. Internal rotation
Which of the following modalities uses convection as the method of heat transfer?
Choose one:
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a. Diathermy
b. Hot packs
c. Ice bag
d. Infrared lamp
e. Whirlpool - ANSWER-e. Whirlpool
When applying a splint to an athlete who has been diagnosed with a mallet finger,
which of the following would be most appropriate?
Choose one:
a. Place the DIP joint in full extension
b. Place the DIP joint in 30 degrees of flexion
c. Place the DIP and PIP joints in 30 degrees of flexion
d. Place the PIP joint in 45 degrees of flexion
e. Place the PIP joint in full extension - ANSWER-a. Place the DIP joint in full
extension
When attempting to palpate the dome of the talus, the athletic trainer should
place the athlete's foot in which position?
Choose one:
a. Dorsiflexion
b. Eversion
c. Inversion
d. Neutral
e. Plantarflexion - ANSWER-e. Plantarflexion
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An athletic trainer is treating a tennis player for lateral epicondylitis and decides to
administer therapeutic ultrasound. Which of the following parameters would be
MOST appropriate in decreasing pain and increasing blood flow to the treatment
area during a five minute treatment?
Choose one:
a. 0.5 w/cm2; 1 MHz
b. 1.0 w/cm2; 1 MHz
c. 1.5 w/cm2; 1 MHz
d. 0.5 w/cm2; 3 MHz
e. 1.0 w/cm2; 3 MHz - ANSWER-e. 1.0 w/cm2; 3 MHz
In which stage of healing would it be most beneficial to use the following
modalities?
1. Massage
2. Cold modalities
3. Continuous ultrasound
4. Heat modalities
5. Intermittent compression
6. Pulsed ultrasound
a. Inflammation phase
b. Maturation phase - ANSWER-1. b
2. a
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BOC SELF-ASSESSMENT EXAM ACTUAL EXAM NEWEST
2025/2026 COMPLETE ALL 500 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
During a pre-game meal, an athlete displays breathing and falls to the floor. The
athletic trainer's primary survey reveals the athlete is unconscious with a weak
pulse, tachycardia, and apnea. What is the MOST appropriate immediate action
for the athletic trainer to take?
Choose one:
a. Apply AED
b. Initiate CPR
c. Initiate airway management
d. Obtain vital signs
e. Treat for shock - ANSWER-c. Initiate airway management
Which of the following documents is ESSENTIAL for the treatment of participants
who are minors?
Choose one:
a. Current medical progress notes from a licensed physician
b. Current physical examination results from a licensed physician
c. Permission/consent for medical treatment from a parent or guardian
d. Written assumption of risk signed by parent or guardian
e. Written release of medical information - ANSWER-c. Permission/consent for
medical treatment from a parent or guardian
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, BOC Self-Assessment Exam ACTUAL EXAM
Which of the following relaxation techniques will address somatic anxiety?
Choose all that apply:
a. Cognitive restructuring
b. Deep breathing
c. Imagery
d. Mindfulness
e. Progressive muscle relaxation - ANSWER-b. Deep breathing
e. Progressive muscle relaxation
Which movement is increased when performing a hip posterior glide (anterior or
posterior)?
Choose all that apply:
a. Abduction
b. Adduction
c. Extension
d. External rotation
e. Flexion
f. Internal rotation - ANSWER-e. Flexion
f. Internal rotation
Which of the following modalities uses convection as the method of heat transfer?
Choose one:
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a. Diathermy
b. Hot packs
c. Ice bag
d. Infrared lamp
e. Whirlpool - ANSWER-e. Whirlpool
When applying a splint to an athlete who has been diagnosed with a mallet finger,
which of the following would be most appropriate?
Choose one:
a. Place the DIP joint in full extension
b. Place the DIP joint in 30 degrees of flexion
c. Place the DIP and PIP joints in 30 degrees of flexion
d. Place the PIP joint in 45 degrees of flexion
e. Place the PIP joint in full extension - ANSWER-a. Place the DIP joint in full
extension
When attempting to palpate the dome of the talus, the athletic trainer should
place the athlete's foot in which position?
Choose one:
a. Dorsiflexion
b. Eversion
c. Inversion
d. Neutral
e. Plantarflexion - ANSWER-e. Plantarflexion
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, BOC Self-Assessment Exam ACTUAL EXAM
An athletic trainer is treating a tennis player for lateral epicondylitis and decides to
administer therapeutic ultrasound. Which of the following parameters would be
MOST appropriate in decreasing pain and increasing blood flow to the treatment
area during a five minute treatment?
Choose one:
a. 0.5 w/cm2; 1 MHz
b. 1.0 w/cm2; 1 MHz
c. 1.5 w/cm2; 1 MHz
d. 0.5 w/cm2; 3 MHz
e. 1.0 w/cm2; 3 MHz - ANSWER-e. 1.0 w/cm2; 3 MHz
In which stage of healing would it be most beneficial to use the following
modalities?
1. Massage
2. Cold modalities
3. Continuous ultrasound
4. Heat modalities
5. Intermittent compression
6. Pulsed ultrasound
a. Inflammation phase
b. Maturation phase - ANSWER-1. b
2. a
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