A basketball player has dislocated a finger and is looking pale and feeling
nauseated. Your first step is to. NOT C - 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 - 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
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,A wrestler with a spine injury is being treated in the position he fell in, but he
stops breathing. Position the athlete. NOT C - 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 - 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 - 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
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, If an athlete has suffered a severe head injury, you should immediately. NOT B -
Answer: 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 - Answer: 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 - Answer: 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
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