SPORT FIRST AID ASEP STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔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
d. vomiting
e. b, c, and d
✔✔Twenty minutes after getting hit on the side of the midback, an athlete is anxious to
return to play. He shows no signs of advanced-stage kidney contusion but still has slight
tenderness over the injured area. You should. NOT A - ✔✔a. have him rest for the
remainder of the day, and let him return to activity the next day
b. send for emergency medical assistance
, c. pad the area, and allow him to participate
d. send him to the locker room to check for cloudy or bloody urine
e. call his parents, and have them take him to a physician
✔✔Your star runner has finished her run and is coming back to the sidelines when she
faints. When you reach her, she is responsive but feeling unsteady. You have her. NOT
D - ✔✔a. sniff smelling salts
b. walk slowly around the track with support
c. sit on the bench and put her head between her knees
d. lie down flat on the ground
e. wait to see if she feels better and can begin running again
✔✔An athlete who you know has epilepsy has a seizure that lasts a few seconds. After
the seizure stops, she appears confused, but has no other signs of illness or injury.
Which of the following is required first aid care for her current condition? NOT E - ✔✔a.
Inform her parents or guardians.
b. Keep her on her side to allow fluids to drain from her nose and mouth.
c. Treat her for shock.
d. Call for emergency assistance.
e. a and d
✔✔T/F Creatine use by adolescents has been shown to have positive long-term effects.
- ✔✔False
✔✔Your center is showing signs of dehydration. He weighed 270 pounds before
practice and now, after practice, he weighs 264. How many ounces of fluid must he
drink to regain the weight that he lost through sweating? NOT C - ✔✔a. 54
b. 72
c. 90
d. 118
e. 144
✔✔T/F Thirst is a sign of dehydration, and it is a reliable indicator of dehydration. -
✔✔False
✔✔The most effective method for cooling an athlete suffering from heatstroke is to.
NOT B - ✔✔a. move the athlete to a cool, shaded area
b. place ice packs at the athlete's armpits, neck, back, groin, and abdomen
c. spray the athlete with water from a hose
d. immerse the athlete in a pool or tub filled with cold water
e. give the athlete a sports drink
✔✔T/F An ulnar nerve contusion can cause a loss of sensation to the index and middle
fingers. - ✔✔False
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔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
d. vomiting
e. b, c, and d
✔✔Twenty minutes after getting hit on the side of the midback, an athlete is anxious to
return to play. He shows no signs of advanced-stage kidney contusion but still has slight
tenderness over the injured area. You should. NOT A - ✔✔a. have him rest for the
remainder of the day, and let him return to activity the next day
b. send for emergency medical assistance
, c. pad the area, and allow him to participate
d. send him to the locker room to check for cloudy or bloody urine
e. call his parents, and have them take him to a physician
✔✔Your star runner has finished her run and is coming back to the sidelines when she
faints. When you reach her, she is responsive but feeling unsteady. You have her. NOT
D - ✔✔a. sniff smelling salts
b. walk slowly around the track with support
c. sit on the bench and put her head between her knees
d. lie down flat on the ground
e. wait to see if she feels better and can begin running again
✔✔An athlete who you know has epilepsy has a seizure that lasts a few seconds. After
the seizure stops, she appears confused, but has no other signs of illness or injury.
Which of the following is required first aid care for her current condition? NOT E - ✔✔a.
Inform her parents or guardians.
b. Keep her on her side to allow fluids to drain from her nose and mouth.
c. Treat her for shock.
d. Call for emergency assistance.
e. a and d
✔✔T/F Creatine use by adolescents has been shown to have positive long-term effects.
- ✔✔False
✔✔Your center is showing signs of dehydration. He weighed 270 pounds before
practice and now, after practice, he weighs 264. How many ounces of fluid must he
drink to regain the weight that he lost through sweating? NOT C - ✔✔a. 54
b. 72
c. 90
d. 118
e. 144
✔✔T/F Thirst is a sign of dehydration, and it is a reliable indicator of dehydration. -
✔✔False
✔✔The most effective method for cooling an athlete suffering from heatstroke is to.
NOT B - ✔✔a. move the athlete to a cool, shaded area
b. place ice packs at the athlete's armpits, neck, back, groin, and abdomen
c. spray the athlete with water from a hose
d. immerse the athlete in a pool or tub filled with cold water
e. give the athlete a sports drink
✔✔T/F An ulnar nerve contusion can cause a loss of sensation to the index and middle
fingers. - ✔✔False
