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