Sport First AID ASEP UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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. - CORRECT
ANSWER - False
T/F Strains are to muscles what sprains are to ligaments. - CORRECT ANSWER - 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. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
You should move a critically ill or injured athlete when - CORRECT ANSWER - 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. - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
To avoid the peroneal nerve, do not place ice - CORRECT ANSWER - on the outside of
the knee, behind the fibula
Once emergency medical personnel arrive, your role does NOT include. NOT E - CORRECT
ANSWER - 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 - CORRECT
ANSWER - 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 - CORRECT
ANSWER - 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - 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. - CORRECT ANSWER - False
A basketball player has dislocated a finger and is looking pale and feeling nauseated. Your first
step is to. NOT C - CORRECT ANSWER - 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - a. neck muscle strain
b. pinched brachial artery
c. stretching or pinching of the brachial plexus nerve group
d. cervical sprain
e. cervical contusion
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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. - CORRECT
ANSWER - False
T/F Strains are to muscles what sprains are to ligaments. - CORRECT ANSWER - 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. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
You should move a critically ill or injured athlete when - CORRECT ANSWER - 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. - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
To avoid the peroneal nerve, do not place ice - CORRECT ANSWER - on the outside of
the knee, behind the fibula
Once emergency medical personnel arrive, your role does NOT include. NOT E - CORRECT
ANSWER - 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 - CORRECT
ANSWER - 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 - CORRECT
ANSWER - 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - 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. - CORRECT ANSWER - False
A basketball player has dislocated a finger and is looking pale and feeling nauseated. Your first
step is to. NOT C - CORRECT ANSWER - 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - a. neck muscle strain
b. pinched brachial artery
c. stretching or pinching of the brachial plexus nerve group
d. cervical sprain
e. cervical contusion
