NFHS: First Aid, Health and Safety
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1. Activate the EMS system by: Calling 9-1-1 or the local
emergency number.
2. The emergency action plan(EAP) should include: All of the above
3. When checking a conscious athlete, you should obtain Visually checked the ath-
consent, ask questions and: lete from head to toe
4. The steps to follow in an emergency are: Check-Call-Care
5. If you must leave an injured or ill athlete unattended to Place them in the recovery
get additional help, and you DO NOT suspect an injury position
to the head, neck or back, then you should:
6. What is the purpose of good Samaritan laws? To help protect people
who voluntarily give care
without expecting any-
thing in return
7. If an athlete takes a direct blow to the head, neck or Provide adequate head
back during an event, practice or game and becomes and neck stabilization
unconscious, you should always:
8. An athlete who suffers from asthma should do the All of the above
following:
9. Give back blows between the shoulder blades with: The heel of one hand
10. To give abdominal thrusts, position you're covered fist: Above the naval
11. Continue sets of 5 back blows and 5 abdominal thrusts All of the above
until the:
12. Vomiting
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, NFHS First Aid, Health and Safety
NFHS: First Aid, Health and Safety
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Which of the following is NOT a sign of breathing emer-
gency?
13. Which of the following symptoms would you expect to All of the above
find an athlete experiencing a diabetic emergency?
14. A severe allergic reaction can bring on a condition Anaphylaxis
known as:
15. An athlete experiencing a diabetic emergency is con- Call 9-1-1 or the local
scious but cannot swallow. You should: emergency number
16. What is a common signal of sudden illness? All of the above
17. To care for an athlete having a diabetic emergency who Any of the above
can swallow, give some form of sugar such as:
18. Anaphylaxis kits contain which of the following? Epinephrine auto-injector
19. Signals of _______ include a blank stare, a period of dis- Seizure
torted sensation and/or uncontrolled muscular con-
tractions
20. A rapid, weak pulse, confusion and seizures are among Heat stroke
the signals of which life-threatening condition?
21. To prevent heat-related illness emergencies, which ac- Exercising for brief peri-
tion would be MOST appropriate? ods with frequent rest
22. An athlete is experiencing early signs and symptoms Move the athlete to a cool-
of heat illness. Which of the following would you do? er place
23. What is the preferred method of rapidly cooling some-
one experiencing a heat stroke?
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