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Which steps are important in preventing similar injuries to your athletes? correct answer: Talk to your school's athletic trainer and conditioning coach about hamstring exercises. Work with assistant coaches or team captains to make sure hamstring stretches are included in the warm-up routine. Instruct all runners on proper warm-up and stretching before workouts. As the season approaches, three of Coach Smith's senior players have been letting themselves into the gym half an hour before ...

Avulsion fractures can occur in ankles and fingers. correct answer: True To enhance fluid absorption by the stomach, a sports drink should have 14 to 17% carbohydrate content. correct answer: False A coach could be held liable if an athlete is injured while using inappropriately-fitted protective equipment. correct answer: True Acute injuries include correct answer: Stress fractures and open fractures Which of the following injuries does NOT result from shearing? correct answer: ...

What causes an insulin reaction? correct answer: High levels of insulin, which may result from medications taken to control blood glucose levels What quick first aid care can you provide to help minimize an insulin reaction? (5) correct answer: 1) Remove the athlete from all activity. 2) Give the athletes sugar, candy, pop, or fruit juice. 3) Get emergency medical assistant (if doesn't recover). 4) Monitor breathing and give CPR if needed. 5) Inform parent/guardian. Explain the cau...

Which of the following actions can an athletic trainer perform to assist with injury or illness prevention? correct answer: develop individualized preseason conditioning programs If lightning occurs within 30 seconds after it thunders, you may continue outdoor sports activities. correct answer: false The golf team is caught on the course in a thunderstorm. They should.. correct answer: seek shelter in a building To enhance fluid absorption by the stomach, a sports drink should have 1...

What is a major source of energy that powers an athlete's muscles? correct answer: carbohydrates When an athlete first starts to exercise, her initial energy needs are provided primarily by the aerobic energy system. correct answer: false Which muscle fibers have the greatest capacity to produce energy via the anaerobic energy system? correct answer: fast glycolytic fibers When an athlete is at rest, her muscles use about 20 percent of the body's energy, and her brain uses about 30...

Sign correct answer: Can see (like blood) Symptom correct answer: Can't see (like a headache) Why anatomy and sport injury terminology is important correct answer: Be able to effectively communicate athlete's signs and symptoms to Health Care Team. Understand physician;s diagnosis and orders. Enables you to recognize injuries. Bones correct answer: Shape and support the body Protect important organs (Brain, heart) Ligaments correct answer: Connect bone to bones Critical fo...

Most of the legal duties of a coach are performed in the _____ phase of athletic health care. correct answer: prevention Coach Graham sends one of his practice squads onto the school track for a 1-mile run while he works with his other squad in the gym. Which legal duty is Coach Graham neglecting? correct answer: Supervise the activity closely. Coach Hayes is certified in sport first aid and CPR. One of his freshman distance runners collapses in the middle of a race and is wheezing heavi...

Unit 15:1 Providing First Aid Exam Questions And Complete Solutions

Sport First AID ASEP Questions With Verified Answers