FQ2 Demands of Specific Athletes

Clare has asthma.

Which of the following ways would you recommend she warms up before a game to prevent exercise induced asthma?

• Limit use of preventative medication, gradual warmup, adequate water intake

• Use preventative medication, limit jogging prior to the game, decrease water intake

• Limit use of preventative medication, fast paced warmup, adequate water intake

• Use preventative medication, gradual warm up, adequate water intake

Type 1 diabetes is defined as:

• The body's inability to produce little or no insulin

• The body's ability to over produce insulin

• The body's inability to produce insulin or use it efficiently

• The body's ability to manage insulin production efficiently

Strenuous exercise can cause the following to occur which would require the athlete to be provided with a glucose substance

• Hyperglycemia

• Asthma

• Epileptic fit

• Hypoglycemia

People with epilepsy should not participate in contact sports where they could sustain a blow to the head

• True

• False

People with epilepsy can participate freely in swimming and rock climbing and scuba diving

• True

• False

When a person is having an epileptic fit they should be restrained

• True

• False

Medication can reduce the number of seizures

• True

• False

Extreme fatigue and/or temperature can cause an epileptic seizure

• True

• False