Emergency Situations and Injury Assessment

All fitness professionals, coaches, and others in areas related to exercises and sport science should be trained and certified in CPR.

• True

• False

What is the primary concern of an emergency action plan?

• maintaining consciousness

• maintaining the crowd

• maintaining cardiovascular and CNS function

Who should know the location of the AED in an emergency?

• only the athletic trainer

• only the physician

• only the athletic director

• all personnel involved in the emergency action plan

What information must be relayed by the individual calling EMS?

• type of emergency

• suspected injury

• present condition of the injured individual

• current assistance available (physician, athletic trainer, nurse, etc.)

• location of the phone being used and location of the emergency

The athletic trainer is usually the first person to arrive on scene of an emergency.

• True

• False

Who has the final say regarding transportation of an athlete in an emergency?

• the athletic director

• the athletic trainer

• EMS

What can be determined by the on-field assessment?

• nature of the injury

• information regarding the direction of treatment

• all of the above

During the primary survey, you determine that the athlete is unconscious. What should you do next?

• begin the secondary survey

• stabilize the cervical spine

• assess ABCs (airway, breathing, circulation)

What types of injuries are considered life threatening?

• those requiring CPR

• profuse bleeding

• shock

• all of the above

When should the helmet be removed from an injured athlete?

• immediately

• only after neck and spine injury has been ruled out

• after assessing vital signs