Sports Medicine Recap

Hard tissue injuries are classified as injuries to which of the following

• Muscles, ligaments, tendons, skin
• Bones and teeth
• muscles and bones
• Muscles and skin

Soft tissue injuries are classified as injuries to which of the following

• Muscles, ligaments, tendons, skin
• Bones and teeth
• muscles and bones
• Muscles and skin

The acronym R.I.C.E.R stands for

• Rest, Ice, Contusion, Elevate, Referal

• Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation, Referal

• Referal, Ice, Compression, Elevate, Rest

• Recurrence, immersion, contusion, elevate, refer

Ice should not be applied to cuts and badly damaged skin

• True

• False

How do you treat a fracture?

• Immobilise the area

• Immobilise the person

• Put ice on it

• RICER

Which of the following is NOT a soft tissue injury?

• Tears

• Sprains

• Contusions

• Fracture

An overuse injury is the result of

• Not enough rest

• Small injuries

• Not fully recovering

• Secondary damage to tissue

• All of the above

Physical activity can trigger an asthma attack.

• True

• False

When coaching children & young athletes, it’s important to consider:

• How to motivate them to focus on winning

• Medical conditions, Overuse, thermoregulation & resistance

• Parents short terms and long term goals

• Pre-screening test

Thermoregulation important consider in children because:

• They have Under developed sweat glands & slower acclimatisation rates

• They can’t feel if they are hot

• They don't know when they need to re-hydrate

• They love exercise and won’t stop playing