HOSA SPORTS MEDICINE EXAM | 250+ ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ | COMPLETE GUIDE

1. point fixing and gambling are unsportsmanlike conduct, but they are legal-
: FALSE
2. it is not the athletics trainer's responsibility to keep track of documentation
such as release and consent forms and waivers: FALSE
3. an athletic philosophy and regulations document can include a code of
ethics; regulations about participating in school-sponsored sports, such as
a grade requirements and practice rules; and rules about travel or team
tryouts: TRUE
4. an athletic trainer should ignore any breaches of conduct by team members
and let the coach handle them: FALSE
5. Athletes and their parents or guardians usually file lawsuits against an
athletic trainer because they want to ruin the trainer's career: FALSE
6. athletes who are about to participate in a sport should sign consent and
liability release forms and, if possible, should watch and educational video on
the risks of participating in a particular sport: TRUE
7. written standards for conduct, behavior, or moral philosophy are known as
a: code of ethics
8. according to the National Athletic
Trainers' Association Code of Ethics, members should respect the rights,
welfare, and of all individuals: dignity
9. if there is a conflict between a professional code of ethics and the laws of
a particular state, the prevails: law
10. acting in the best interests of individuals athletes as well as the team as a
whole is a process: complex
11. failure to give reasonable care or to do what another prudent person with
similar experience, knowledge, or background would have done under similar
circumstances is called : negligence
12. an athletes records are confidential: medical
when an athletic trainer keeps thorough and accurate paperwork, it: estab-
13. lishes the athlete's assumption of risk.
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,14. ethics are essential for bringing about the best sports experience for all
participants: true
15. parents who are behaving ethically will: support all the participants in an
athletic contest
16. all sports medicine professionals should carry insurance to protect
against claims of: malpractice
17. in general, the sports medicine professional has which of the following
legal responsibilities:: instructing athletes to help avoid injuries




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, 18. steps that an athletic trainer can take to avoid legal wrongdoing include: -
N N N N N N N N N N N N


developing an emergency plan for all sports N N N N N N


19. the degree of care, skill, and diligence ordinarily exercised by other
N N N N N N N N N N


care- givers under the same or similar circumstances is known as: standard
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of care
N N


20. what must be the primary goal of sports activities?: the safety of the athletes
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21. set of principles or values that influence behavior; morals: ethics
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22. touching someone without consent: battery N N N N


23. failure to give reasonable care: negligenceN N N N N


24. reducing the potential for injury: risk management N N N N N N


25. misconduct or lack of skill that results in injury to the patients or client: -
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malpractice
26. private or civil wrong against a person or her property: tort
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27. degree of skill and attention ordinarily given by others with the
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same training in the same circumstances: standard of care
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28. if an athletic trainer is not present, the
N N legally assumes the trainer's
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responsibilities: coach
N N


29. a N can determine who is liable for an athlete's injury and N N N N N N N N N


whether or not financial compensation should be awarded: judge, jury,
N N N N N N N N N N


lawsuit
N


30. keeping an athlete S.A.F.E. uses the methods of N ,N , N N N N N N N


, and : survelliance, aid, facilities, equipment
N N N N N N


31. the body mass index (BMI) measures the relationship between
N N N N N N N N N


and
N N : weight; height N N


32. normal range for a BMI: 25 to 30 N N N N N N N


33. anaerobic exercise is directed toward...: increasing muscle tone
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34. all athletes should be given the same exercises by the sports
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physical therapist; true or false: FALSE
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35. in general, dry heat is more effective than moist heat; true or false: FALSE
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36. heat should not be used in the area of a blood clot; true or false: TRUE
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37. a cold pack should be used to.....: decrease circulation
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38. a sprain is an injury to a
N : ligamentN N N N N N N


39. what career requires no formal education or certification: sports
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medicine technician
N N


40. BMI that is considered to indicate a severely obese person: 45
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41. career that focuses on improving sports performance: certified strength and
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conditioning specialist
N N


42. occupations that would be more likely to perform research about the N N N N N N N N N N


effects of exercise: exercise physiologist
N N N N N


43. the goniometer used to measure...: joint angles
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