Sports Medicine Quiz

Which of the following definitions best describes the field of "sports medicine"?

• Doctors who take care of athletes

• Different specialized areas related to performance enhancement and injury care

• A team that includes a physician, an athletic trainer, and a coach

• An association that includes few professional organizations

Who among the following is part of the sports medicine team?

• An exercise physiologist

• A coach

• A certified athletic trainer

• All of the answers are correct.

Athletic training is:

• an area of specialization in sports medicine.

• a major link between sports programs and medical communities.

• concerned with the prevention and treatment of injuries related to physical activity.

• All of the answers are correct.

In the context of the sports medicine team, which of the following is the responsibility of strength and conditioning coaches?

• They are required to critically review the training and conditioning program designed by the athletic trainers and be very familiar with what is expected of the athletes on a daily basis.

• They dictate what an injured athlete can or cannot do when engaging in a strength and conditioning program.

• They communicate freely and work in close cooperation with both the athletic trainers and the team coaches to ensure that the athletes achieve an optimal level of fitness.

• They are responsible for rehabilitating an injured athlete who is undergoing a rehabilitation program.

Who among the following is ultimately responsible for deciding when an injured athlete is likely to return to full activity?

• The school nurse

• The coach

• The athletic trainer

• The physician

In the sports medicine team, who is most likely responsible for establishing a budget for funding all aspects of an athletic health care program, including salaries, supplies, and equipment, and purchasing necessary insurance?

• The sports physical therapist

• The activity specialist

• The athletic administrator

• The athletic trainer

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Which of the following statements is true about coaches in the sports medicine team?

• They should have input in hiring personnel who will make up the sports medicine team, including the strength and conditioning coach, the athletic trainer, the team physician, a sports nutritionist, and a sport psychologist.

• They should be able to provide immediate and correct first aid and then refer injured athletes to appropriate medical personnel when injury occurs to the athlete in a recreational environment.

• They must ensure that sports equipment, especially protective equipment, is of the highest quality and is properly fitted and must also make sure that protective equipment is properly maintained.

• They, along with the physician, have the last word in terms of the health and well-being of athletes and their decisions made on matters related to health care should always be supported by the athletic administrators.

In the sports medicine team, who among the following is most directly responsible for all phases of health care in an athletic environment, including preventing injuries from occurring, providing initial first aid and injury management, evaluating and diagnosing injuries, and designing and supervising a timely and effective program of rehabilitation that can facilitate the safe and expeditious return of the athlete to activity?

• The sports nutritionist

• The strength and conditioning coach

• The athletic administrator

• The athletic trainer

In the sports medicine team, a primary responsibility of the athletic trainer is to ________.

• plan, organize, and manage recreational activities to meet the needs of a variety of populations and oversee recreation leaders

•  make certain that policies and procedures, a risk management plan, and emergency action plans are developed for athletic health care systems

• determine when an athlete should be disqualified from competition on medical grounds and have the final say in when an injured athlete may return to activity

• to educate the athletes and manage risks by making the competitive environment as safe as possible to reduce the likelihood of injury

In the sports medicine team, the individual who is responsible for compiling medical histories and conducting physical examinations for each athlete is the ________.

• Athletic trainer

• Coach

• School nurse

• Team physician