Sport First AID ASEP Answers 100% correct answers 2023
T/F After you dislodge a foreign object from an athlete's throat with the Heimlich
maneuver, the athlete's breathing returns to normal. In this case, the athlete can
return to play.
False
T/F Strains are to muscles what sprains are to ligaments.
True
T/F To ensure an athlete's safety, it is okay to remove a shin guard that is pushing
into a possible tibial fracture and hindering first aid care.
True
You should move a critically ill or injured athlete when
there's danger from traffic, the athlete is out in a lightning storm
T/F Venous bleeding is characterized by rapid bleeding of dark red blood.
True
To avoid the peroneal nerve, do not place ice
on the outside of the knee, behind the fibula
Once emergency medical personnel arrive, your role does NOT include. NOT E
a. continuing cardiopulmonary resuscitation
b. explaining how the injury occurred
c. taking charge of crowd control
d. describing the first aid care that you provided
e. any of the above
An athlete should NOT be allowed to participate if she has, NOT A OR E
a. a cold
b. ringing in her ears
c. slight shoulder pain after, but not during, activity
d. a bruised fingernail
e. b and c
Which of the following items should be included in your first-aid kit? NOT A
a. sterile gauze
b. safety glasses
c. iodine
d. all of the above
e. a and b
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. NOT C
a. slap the athlete on the back
b. check for signs of circulation
c. begin the Heimlich maneuver
d. encourage the athlete to cough
e. none of the above
T/F To protect against blood-borne pathogens, clean contaminated floors,
equipment, and other surfaces with a 1-to-100 solution of bleach and water, and
then immediately wipe the items with sterile gauze.
, False
A basketball player has dislocated a finger and is looking pale and feeling
nauseated. Your first step is to. NOT C
a. apply ice, and then send the athlete to a physician
b. place the athlete on her side, and cover her with a blanket
c. splint the finger, apply ice, and send her to a physician
d. treat the athlete for shock, and call for emergency medical assistance
e. do none of the above
Once a superficial wound stops bleeding, NOT D
a. pull out any embedded objects
b. clean the wound
c. tape the edges of the wound together
d. do all of the above
A wrestler with a spine injury is being treated in the position he fell in, but he
stops breathing. Position the athlete. NOT C
a. faceup and flat on his back
b. in the recovery position
c. faceup with his head elevated
d. faceup with his feet elevated
e. facedown with his feet elevated
At practice, a basketball player with no history of epilepsy or seizures slumps to
the floor and has a seizure. The seizure stops within a minute. You determine that
his breathing and circulation are normal, and that he has no signs of other
injuries or shock. To move him from the floor you should. NOT D
a. call for emergency medical assistance
b. use the one-person drag
c. use the four- or five-person rescue
d. b or c
e. none of the above
What is a burner (or stinger)? NOT A
a. neck muscle strain
b. pinched brachial artery
c. stretching or pinching of the brachial plexus nerve group
d. cervical sprain
e. cervical contusion
If an athlete has suffered a severe head injury, you should immediately. NOT B
a. call emergency medical assistance
b. check for responsiveness to stimuli
c. check for bleeding
d. check the pupils
e. check for other injuries
Which of the following is NOT a definitive sign of an advanced stage of testicular
trauma? NOT D
a. spasm of the testicles
b. testicles draw upward
c. bloody or cloudy urine
T/F After you dislodge a foreign object from an athlete's throat with the Heimlich
maneuver, the athlete's breathing returns to normal. In this case, the athlete can
return to play.
False
T/F Strains are to muscles what sprains are to ligaments.
True
T/F To ensure an athlete's safety, it is okay to remove a shin guard that is pushing
into a possible tibial fracture and hindering first aid care.
True
You should move a critically ill or injured athlete when
there's danger from traffic, the athlete is out in a lightning storm
T/F Venous bleeding is characterized by rapid bleeding of dark red blood.
True
To avoid the peroneal nerve, do not place ice
on the outside of the knee, behind the fibula
Once emergency medical personnel arrive, your role does NOT include. NOT E
a. continuing cardiopulmonary resuscitation
b. explaining how the injury occurred
c. taking charge of crowd control
d. describing the first aid care that you provided
e. any of the above
An athlete should NOT be allowed to participate if she has, NOT A OR E
a. a cold
b. ringing in her ears
c. slight shoulder pain after, but not during, activity
d. a bruised fingernail
e. b and c
Which of the following items should be included in your first-aid kit? NOT A
a. sterile gauze
b. safety glasses
c. iodine
d. all of the above
e. a and b
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. NOT C
a. slap the athlete on the back
b. check for signs of circulation
c. begin the Heimlich maneuver
d. encourage the athlete to cough
e. none of the above
T/F To protect against blood-borne pathogens, clean contaminated floors,
equipment, and other surfaces with a 1-to-100 solution of bleach and water, and
then immediately wipe the items with sterile gauze.
, False
A basketball player has dislocated a finger and is looking pale and feeling
nauseated. Your first step is to. NOT C
a. apply ice, and then send the athlete to a physician
b. place the athlete on her side, and cover her with a blanket
c. splint the finger, apply ice, and send her to a physician
d. treat the athlete for shock, and call for emergency medical assistance
e. do none of the above
Once a superficial wound stops bleeding, NOT D
a. pull out any embedded objects
b. clean the wound
c. tape the edges of the wound together
d. do all of the above
A wrestler with a spine injury is being treated in the position he fell in, but he
stops breathing. Position the athlete. NOT C
a. faceup and flat on his back
b. in the recovery position
c. faceup with his head elevated
d. faceup with his feet elevated
e. facedown with his feet elevated
At practice, a basketball player with no history of epilepsy or seizures slumps to
the floor and has a seizure. The seizure stops within a minute. You determine that
his breathing and circulation are normal, and that he has no signs of other
injuries or shock. To move him from the floor you should. NOT D
a. call for emergency medical assistance
b. use the one-person drag
c. use the four- or five-person rescue
d. b or c
e. none of the above
What is a burner (or stinger)? NOT A
a. neck muscle strain
b. pinched brachial artery
c. stretching or pinching of the brachial plexus nerve group
d. cervical sprain
e. cervical contusion
If an athlete has suffered a severe head injury, you should immediately. NOT B
a. call emergency medical assistance
b. check for responsiveness to stimuli
c. check for bleeding
d. check the pupils
e. check for other injuries
Which of the following is NOT a definitive sign of an advanced stage of testicular
trauma? NOT D
a. spasm of the testicles
b. testicles draw upward
c. bloody or cloudy urine
