SPORTS MEDICINE HOSA EXAM SCRIPT
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
◍ Child - 80-100 beats/minute
◍ Rapid and weak pulse indicates - Shock, bleeding, diabetic
coma, and/or heat exhaustion
◍ Rapid but stein pulse indicates - Heat stroke and/or severe
fright
◍ Strong bit slow pulse indicates - Skull fracture and/or stroke
◍ No pulse indicates - Cardiac arrest and/or death
◍ 2 most convenient sites for taking the pulse - Neck (carotid
artery)
And the wrist (radial artery) is
◍ 2 most convenient sites for taking the pulse - Neck (carotid
artery)
And the wrist (radial artery) is
◍ Adult respiration - 12-20 breaths/ minute
◍ Child respirations - 20-25 breaths/minute
◍ Shallow breathing indicates - Shock
◍ Measurement for respirations is taken by - Watching, feeling
and counting the rise and fall of chest
◍ Oral temp - 98.6 degrees F
, ◍ Rectal temp - 99.6 degrees F
◍ Ancillary temp - 97.6 degrees F
◍ Hot, dry skin indicates - Disease, infection, and/or over
exposure to environmental heat
◍ Cool, clammy skin is and and indicator - Trauma, shock,
and/or heat exhaustion
◍ Cool and dry skin is displayed because of... - Overexposure
to cold
◍ Irregular or gasping breath - Cardiac related
◍ Red skin color - Heat stroke,diabetic coma, and/or high blood
pressure
◍ White skin color - Insufficient circulation, shock, fright,
hemorrhage, heat exhaustion and/or insulin shock
◍ Blue skin - Circulated blood is poorly oxygenated
◍ Constricted pupils - Injury to the central nervous system
and/or intake of a depressant drug
◍ Dilated pupils - Head injury, shock, heat stroke, hemorrhage,
and/or intake of a stimulant drug
◍ Failing pupils to light - Brain injury, intake of alcohol, or
drug poisoning
◍ PEARL - Pupils Equal And Reactive to Light
◍ Evaluation of LOC - Athlete's mental awareness
Memory and ability to recall
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
◍ Child - 80-100 beats/minute
◍ Rapid and weak pulse indicates - Shock, bleeding, diabetic
coma, and/or heat exhaustion
◍ Rapid but stein pulse indicates - Heat stroke and/or severe
fright
◍ Strong bit slow pulse indicates - Skull fracture and/or stroke
◍ No pulse indicates - Cardiac arrest and/or death
◍ 2 most convenient sites for taking the pulse - Neck (carotid
artery)
And the wrist (radial artery) is
◍ 2 most convenient sites for taking the pulse - Neck (carotid
artery)
And the wrist (radial artery) is
◍ Adult respiration - 12-20 breaths/ minute
◍ Child respirations - 20-25 breaths/minute
◍ Shallow breathing indicates - Shock
◍ Measurement for respirations is taken by - Watching, feeling
and counting the rise and fall of chest
◍ Oral temp - 98.6 degrees F
, ◍ Rectal temp - 99.6 degrees F
◍ Ancillary temp - 97.6 degrees F
◍ Hot, dry skin indicates - Disease, infection, and/or over
exposure to environmental heat
◍ Cool, clammy skin is and and indicator - Trauma, shock,
and/or heat exhaustion
◍ Cool and dry skin is displayed because of... - Overexposure
to cold
◍ Irregular or gasping breath - Cardiac related
◍ Red skin color - Heat stroke,diabetic coma, and/or high blood
pressure
◍ White skin color - Insufficient circulation, shock, fright,
hemorrhage, heat exhaustion and/or insulin shock
◍ Blue skin - Circulated blood is poorly oxygenated
◍ Constricted pupils - Injury to the central nervous system
and/or intake of a depressant drug
◍ Dilated pupils - Head injury, shock, heat stroke, hemorrhage,
and/or intake of a stimulant drug
◍ Failing pupils to light - Brain injury, intake of alcohol, or
drug poisoning
◍ PEARL - Pupils Equal And Reactive to Light
◍ Evaluation of LOC - Athlete's mental awareness
Memory and ability to recall
