Intermediate Sports Medicine: Final Review #2

When one is controlling external bleeding what is the most appropriate first step?

• Apply pressure on the artery supplying the area with blood and elevate above the heart
• Direct pressure is applied on pressure points and then the body part is elevated
• Elevate the body part then apply direct pressure over the wound
• Apply direct pressure over the wound and elevate the body part

Movement away from the midline of the body is called:

• Valgus
• Flexion
• Abduction
• Pronation

Movement that is performed solely by the athlete is called:

• Eccentric
• Assistive
• Active
• Resistive

S.O.A.P. stands for:

• Subjective, observation, assessment, plan
• Subjective, observation, assessment, procedure
• Subjective, objective, assessment, plan
• Subjective, objective, assessment, procedure

Anything described as being farther from the midline of the body is said to be:

• posterior.
• lateral.
• anterior.
• medial.

Edema is most appropriately defined as:

• electrolyte imbalance.
• hypoglycemia.
• swelling.
• dehydration.

A sprain is an injury affecting which type of tissue?

• Joint
• Ligament
• Bone
• Muscle

All splinting of an injured bone must immobilize:

• no joints need to be immobilized.
• only the joint directly above the injury.
• the joints directly above and below the injury.
• only the joint directly below the injury.

Before splinting an upper arm injury, you should assess all of the following EXCEPT:

• distal pulses.
• motor function.
• sensation.
• pupil response.

Which of the following occurs when the end of a bone that is part of a joint is pushed out of place?

• Fracture
• Strain
• Dislocation
• Sprain