BOC UPDATED 2026 EXAM SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔The best statement is remove affected area from heat source.
Note -that the reason you would not use Cover area with a sterile dressing is because
the statement does not say non-adherening sterile dressing. - ✔✔Which is the best
statement for treatment of a thermal burn?
Apply aloe lotion.
Cover the affected area with sterile dressing.
Remove the affected area from the heat source.
Rub the affected area with salve.
Immerse the affected area in ice cold water.
✔✔renal disease - ✔✔What is a medical condition discovered during a pre-participation
examination that disqualifies an athlete from participation?
✔✔Axil Loading - ✔✔What Mechanism of injury is MOST likely associated with cervical
spine fractures in football
✔✔Mallet finger - ✔✔1. An athlete presents with the following signs and symptoms:
a. Point tenderness on the dorsal aspect of the DIP joint
b. Unable to actively extend the DIP joint
i. A ROM assessment reveals full passive extension of the DIP joint. Which finger injury
may be indicated by these signs and symptoms? Choose only one.
1. Boutonniere deformityheat
2. Jersey finger
3. Mallet finger
4. Swan neck deformity
5. Trigger finger
✔✔Intensity: Sensory,
Pulse Frequency: 80 PPS
Pulse duration: 75 Microseconds - ✔✔3. Based on the Gate Control Theory, which
transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation parameters are MOST appropriate to
provide pain relief? Choose only one.
a. Intensity: sensory, pulse freqeuency 80 pps, pulse duration 75 microseconds
b. Intensity: motor, pulse frequency 80 pps, pulse duration 75 microseconds
c. Intensity: sensory, pulse frequency 15 pps, pulse duration 150 microseconds
d. Intensity: motor; pulse frequency 4 pps, pulse duration 200 microseconds
e. Intensity: sensory, pulse frequency 4 pps, pulse duration 250 microseconds
, ✔✔e. Identify risk factors that may predispose an athlete to serious illness or injury -
✔✔What is the primary purpose of the pre-participation examination? Choose only one.
a. Determine baseline health status of an athlete
b. Determine the health history of an athlete
c. Determine the musculoskeletal health of an athlete
d. Exclude athletes who show risk of injury or illness
e. Identify risk factors that may predispose an athlete to serious illness or injury
✔✔e. Immediate referral to a physician - ✔✔5. An athlete complains of anterior lower
leg pain as a result of a direct blow. The athlete reports intense pain as well as
numbness into the foot and is unable to dorsiflex the foot. Which of the following is the
MOST appropriate acute treatment? Choose only one.
a. Compression wrap only
b. Ice and compression wrap
c. Passive stretching
d. Posterior splint and overnight observation
e. Immediate referral to a physician
✔✔d. Hepatomegaly (Enlarged Liver - ✔✔6. During the pre-participation examination,
an athlete reports light-headedness, dizziness, nausea, and referred pain to the inferior
angle of the right scapula. What condition should the athletic trainer suspect? Choose
only one.
a. Abdominal hernia
b. Appendicitis
c. Choleocystitis
d. Hepatomegaly
e. Splenomegaly
✔✔C) Parethesia at the dorsum of the foot
G) Weaknes during big toe extension - ✔✔7. A patient presents with the signs and
symptoms of a L4-L5 disk herniation. Which of the following neurologic assessments
will aid the athletic trainer in the confirmation of the diagnosis? Choose all that apply.
a. Deficit with the Achilles reflex
b. Deficit with the patella reflex
c. Paresthesia at the dorsum of the foot
d. Parasethesia at the medial aspect of the tiba
e. Paresthesia at the plantar surface of the foot
f. Weakness during big toe extension
g. Weakness during dorsiflexion
✔✔Avoidance of foreign objects in the ear
Aggressive treating otitis media
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔The best statement is remove affected area from heat source.
Note -that the reason you would not use Cover area with a sterile dressing is because
the statement does not say non-adherening sterile dressing. - ✔✔Which is the best
statement for treatment of a thermal burn?
Apply aloe lotion.
Cover the affected area with sterile dressing.
Remove the affected area from the heat source.
Rub the affected area with salve.
Immerse the affected area in ice cold water.
✔✔renal disease - ✔✔What is a medical condition discovered during a pre-participation
examination that disqualifies an athlete from participation?
✔✔Axil Loading - ✔✔What Mechanism of injury is MOST likely associated with cervical
spine fractures in football
✔✔Mallet finger - ✔✔1. An athlete presents with the following signs and symptoms:
a. Point tenderness on the dorsal aspect of the DIP joint
b. Unable to actively extend the DIP joint
i. A ROM assessment reveals full passive extension of the DIP joint. Which finger injury
may be indicated by these signs and symptoms? Choose only one.
1. Boutonniere deformityheat
2. Jersey finger
3. Mallet finger
4. Swan neck deformity
5. Trigger finger
✔✔Intensity: Sensory,
Pulse Frequency: 80 PPS
Pulse duration: 75 Microseconds - ✔✔3. Based on the Gate Control Theory, which
transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation parameters are MOST appropriate to
provide pain relief? Choose only one.
a. Intensity: sensory, pulse freqeuency 80 pps, pulse duration 75 microseconds
b. Intensity: motor, pulse frequency 80 pps, pulse duration 75 microseconds
c. Intensity: sensory, pulse frequency 15 pps, pulse duration 150 microseconds
d. Intensity: motor; pulse frequency 4 pps, pulse duration 200 microseconds
e. Intensity: sensory, pulse frequency 4 pps, pulse duration 250 microseconds
, ✔✔e. Identify risk factors that may predispose an athlete to serious illness or injury -
✔✔What is the primary purpose of the pre-participation examination? Choose only one.
a. Determine baseline health status of an athlete
b. Determine the health history of an athlete
c. Determine the musculoskeletal health of an athlete
d. Exclude athletes who show risk of injury or illness
e. Identify risk factors that may predispose an athlete to serious illness or injury
✔✔e. Immediate referral to a physician - ✔✔5. An athlete complains of anterior lower
leg pain as a result of a direct blow. The athlete reports intense pain as well as
numbness into the foot and is unable to dorsiflex the foot. Which of the following is the
MOST appropriate acute treatment? Choose only one.
a. Compression wrap only
b. Ice and compression wrap
c. Passive stretching
d. Posterior splint and overnight observation
e. Immediate referral to a physician
✔✔d. Hepatomegaly (Enlarged Liver - ✔✔6. During the pre-participation examination,
an athlete reports light-headedness, dizziness, nausea, and referred pain to the inferior
angle of the right scapula. What condition should the athletic trainer suspect? Choose
only one.
a. Abdominal hernia
b. Appendicitis
c. Choleocystitis
d. Hepatomegaly
e. Splenomegaly
✔✔C) Parethesia at the dorsum of the foot
G) Weaknes during big toe extension - ✔✔7. A patient presents with the signs and
symptoms of a L4-L5 disk herniation. Which of the following neurologic assessments
will aid the athletic trainer in the confirmation of the diagnosis? Choose all that apply.
a. Deficit with the Achilles reflex
b. Deficit with the patella reflex
c. Paresthesia at the dorsum of the foot
d. Parasethesia at the medial aspect of the tiba
e. Paresthesia at the plantar surface of the foot
f. Weakness during big toe extension
g. Weakness during dorsiflexion
✔✔Avoidance of foreign objects in the ear
Aggressive treating otitis media
