EXAM QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS 100
PERCENT CORRECT
◉ Unless the fundamentals of the sport are changed, the injury rates
in the sport of football will not change significantly. Answer: True
◉ According to the Georgia State High School Activities Association's
guideline, maximum practice time is 2 hours when the wet bulb
globe temperature reading is over 90'F. Answer: True
◉ When making policy changes, it is important to make decisions
based on casual observation and intuition. Answer: False
◉ An environmental measure that is derived from a formula that
incorporates the dry bulb, wet bulb, and black globe temperature is
known as : Answer: WBGT
◉ You do not need to have medical coverage during strength and
conditioning sessions. Answer: False
◉ The introduction of face shields to reduce eye injuries in girls'
lacrosse was supported by scientific data. Answer: False
,◉ Licensed medical professional that specializes in the recognition,
assessment, prevention, and treatment of sports-related injuries is
known as: Answer: Athletic Trainer
◉ Ideally, each athletic venue for practices, games, or other athletics
events should have an AED available within 1 minute of the venue.
Answer: True
◉ If an athlete is cleared to participate in sport after
preparticipation exams (PPEs) in the freshman year, the same
athlete does not need to take another PPE until he or she graduates.
Answer: False
◉ Deaths during strength and conditioning sessions occur when:
Answer: All of the above.
◉ No child should return to physical activity unless the child has
managed to return to school. Answer: True
◉ Heat acclimatization guideline by NATA includes the modification
of: Answer: all of the above
,◉ It is ideal for the development and implementation of emergency
action plan and the policies and procedures for sports related
emergency to be done by Answer: Athletic Trainer
◉ A device that is used to deliver an electrical shock in the event of a
person collapsing from cardiac arrest is called: Answer: AED
◉ NFHS has the power to mandate health and safety policy changes
at the high school level. Answer: False
◉ Sickle cell trait is one of the leading causes of death in athletes.
Answer: True
◉ It is recommended by NATA to obtain athlete's sickle cell trait
status before allowing participation in sports. Answer: True
◉ Gymnastics has the highest reported number of direct fatalities in
high school and college level winter sports. Answer: False
◉ The rate of direct fatalities in collegiate athletes is 1.21 per
100,000 participants. Answer: False
, ◉ Regardless of high school or college level, the majority of fatalities
occur in the fall sports season as compared to the winter or spring
sport seasons. Answer: True
◉ Seventy percent of the football indirect deaths in high school were
related to: Answer: heart, and heat
◉ The majority of football deaths occur during practices. Answer:
False
◉ Currently, direct football deaths occur more frequently than
indirect football deaths. Answer: False
◉ The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's National Center
for Catastrophic Sports Injury Research compiles information
regarding catastrophic injury from: Answer: Non-school sports
Club sports/intramural sports
Youth and professional football
High schools and college
answer: All of the above
◉ The first annual survey of football fatalities was initiated by:
Answer: AFCA