BOC 2026/2027 QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔e. Infections mononucleosis - ✔✔42. An athlete complains of unusual fatigue that
has increased during the last 10 days. He reports a loss of appetite, mild headache, and
sore throat. The athletic trainer's evaluation reveals swollen tonsils, a low-grade fever,
and puffiness of the eyelids. In addition, the athlete's posterior cervical lymph nodes are
swollen and tender, but lymph nodes everywhere are normal. Based on these signs and
symptoms, which of the following conditions is MOST likely? Choose only one.
a. Influenza
b. Strep throat
c. HIV infection
d. Hepatitis B infection
e. Infections mononucleosis
✔✔d. Place the athlete in a recumbent position with head elevated and refer to a
physician - ✔✔43. What is the MOST appropriate course of treatment for an athlete with
hyphema? Choose only one.
a. Rinse the athlete's eye with saline and return the athlete to play
b. Reurn the athlete to play and follow up after the practice or competition
c. Place the athlete in a supine position, apply a cold compress, and refer to a physician
d. Place the athlete in a recumbent position with head elevated and refer to a physician
e. Apply an ice pack to the eye and refer to a physician
✔✔a. Cart
c. Gurney
d. Manual conveyance - ✔✔44. An athlete injures an ankle during a basketball game
and is unable to bear weight. What is the MOST appropriate way to remove the athlete
from the court?
Choose all that apply.
a. Cart
b. Cane
c. Gurney
d. Manual conveyance
e. Spine board
✔✔b. Heat exhaustion - ✔✔45. An athlete on the wrestling team presents to the athletic
trainer complaining of cramps in his calves. The athlete states that he was running for
approximately one hour in order to lose weight. Upon observation , the athletic trainer
notes that the athlete seems disoriented and lacks balance. As the athlete removes his
plastic suit, the athletic trainer noticies that the athlete's skin is pale and clammy. In
addition, the athlete has an elevated pulse. Based on these signs and symptoms, which
of the following condition is MOST likely?
, Choose only one.
a. Common cold
b. Heat exhaustion
c. Heat stroke
d. Hypothermia
e. Influenza
✔✔e. Legg-Calve-Perthes syndrome - ✔✔46. Which of the following is an epiphyseal
condition that causes tissue necrosis and potential deformation to the head of the
femur? Choose only one.
a. Sever's disease
b. Shceruman's disease
c. Os trigonum syndrome
d. Osgood-Schlatter disease
e. Legg-Calve-Perthes syndrome
✔✔a. Fit the athlete with a smaller helmet - ✔✔47. An athlete complains that his helmet
is rocking anteriorly and cutting the bridge of his nose.
Which of the following methods would be the BEST approach to alleviate this problem?
Choose only one.
a. Fit the athlete with a smaller helmet
b. Insert internal padding to the helmet
c. Insert larger cheek/jaw pads into the helmet
d. Insert larger ear pads into the helmet
e. Instruct the athlete to tighten the chin straps
✔✔c. Ludington's - ✔✔48. Which of the following tests could an athletic trainer use to
confirm a suspected bicep brachii tendon rupture?
Choose only one.
a. Yergason's
b. O'brien's
c. Ludington's
d. Hawkins-kennedy
e. Adson's
✔✔b. Conduction of body heat into the cold water - ✔✔49. Total immersion of the body
in cold water dissipates heat by which of the following mechanisms? Choose only one.
a. Changes in hydrostatic pressure
✔✔e. Infections mononucleosis - ✔✔42. An athlete complains of unusual fatigue that
has increased during the last 10 days. He reports a loss of appetite, mild headache, and
sore throat. The athletic trainer's evaluation reveals swollen tonsils, a low-grade fever,
and puffiness of the eyelids. In addition, the athlete's posterior cervical lymph nodes are
swollen and tender, but lymph nodes everywhere are normal. Based on these signs and
symptoms, which of the following conditions is MOST likely? Choose only one.
a. Influenza
b. Strep throat
c. HIV infection
d. Hepatitis B infection
e. Infections mononucleosis
✔✔d. Place the athlete in a recumbent position with head elevated and refer to a
physician - ✔✔43. What is the MOST appropriate course of treatment for an athlete with
hyphema? Choose only one.
a. Rinse the athlete's eye with saline and return the athlete to play
b. Reurn the athlete to play and follow up after the practice or competition
c. Place the athlete in a supine position, apply a cold compress, and refer to a physician
d. Place the athlete in a recumbent position with head elevated and refer to a physician
e. Apply an ice pack to the eye and refer to a physician
✔✔a. Cart
c. Gurney
d. Manual conveyance - ✔✔44. An athlete injures an ankle during a basketball game
and is unable to bear weight. What is the MOST appropriate way to remove the athlete
from the court?
Choose all that apply.
a. Cart
b. Cane
c. Gurney
d. Manual conveyance
e. Spine board
✔✔b. Heat exhaustion - ✔✔45. An athlete on the wrestling team presents to the athletic
trainer complaining of cramps in his calves. The athlete states that he was running for
approximately one hour in order to lose weight. Upon observation , the athletic trainer
notes that the athlete seems disoriented and lacks balance. As the athlete removes his
plastic suit, the athletic trainer noticies that the athlete's skin is pale and clammy. In
addition, the athlete has an elevated pulse. Based on these signs and symptoms, which
of the following condition is MOST likely?
, Choose only one.
a. Common cold
b. Heat exhaustion
c. Heat stroke
d. Hypothermia
e. Influenza
✔✔e. Legg-Calve-Perthes syndrome - ✔✔46. Which of the following is an epiphyseal
condition that causes tissue necrosis and potential deformation to the head of the
femur? Choose only one.
a. Sever's disease
b. Shceruman's disease
c. Os trigonum syndrome
d. Osgood-Schlatter disease
e. Legg-Calve-Perthes syndrome
✔✔a. Fit the athlete with a smaller helmet - ✔✔47. An athlete complains that his helmet
is rocking anteriorly and cutting the bridge of his nose.
Which of the following methods would be the BEST approach to alleviate this problem?
Choose only one.
a. Fit the athlete with a smaller helmet
b. Insert internal padding to the helmet
c. Insert larger cheek/jaw pads into the helmet
d. Insert larger ear pads into the helmet
e. Instruct the athlete to tighten the chin straps
✔✔c. Ludington's - ✔✔48. Which of the following tests could an athletic trainer use to
confirm a suspected bicep brachii tendon rupture?
Choose only one.
a. Yergason's
b. O'brien's
c. Ludington's
d. Hawkins-kennedy
e. Adson's
✔✔b. Conduction of body heat into the cold water - ✔✔49. Total immersion of the body
in cold water dissipates heat by which of the following mechanisms? Choose only one.
a. Changes in hydrostatic pressure
