Chapter 12 Sports Med End of Year Final Review

After a quick on-site injury inspection and evaluation, the athletic trainer must make what decision?

• Manner of transportation from the injury site

• Seriousness of the injury and type of first aid necessary

• Need for immediate referral to a physician for further care

• All of the above

Systolic blood pressure indicates ...

• the residual pressure present in the arteries between beats of the heart

• the pressure on the blood vessel walls when blood enters the left ventricle

• the pressure on the blood vessel walls when the right ventricle contracts

• the pressure on the blood vessel walls when the left ventricle contracts

Which of the following is not a symptom of shock?

• Skin that is red and warm to the touch

• Respirations are shallow and rapid

• Pulse is very weak and hard to discern

• Athlete may appear sluggish or exceptionally drowsy

The emergency action plan (EAP) should ___.

• not include the responsibilities of the first responder

• be followed at the discretion of the team physician

• assign specific roles to each member of the athletic training staff

• leave ambiguity in the roles of emergency personnel

One member of the athletic staff on scene should be assigned to activate the ___ system.

• MMS

• EMF

• EMC

• EMS

When activating EMS, which of the following info must be readily available?

• Weights of the athletes injured

• Social security numbers of the athletes injured

• Number of athletes injured

• Prognosticated treatment for the athletes injured

In the basic ABCs of the primary injury survey, the C stands for ...

• cardiac

• circulation

• carbon dioxide

• carbohydrate

An AED (automated ___ ___) is a device about the size of a textbook that analyzes the heart's rhythm for any abnormalities.

• equivalent docket

• electronic docket

• equivalent defibrillator

• external defibrillator

What is the most serious type of bleeding?

• Arterial

• Shock

• Venous

• Capillary

Shock occurs when the circulation system fails to send ___ to all parts of the body.

• blood

• minerals

• carbon dioxide

• vitamins