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Types, causes and treatment of common sporting injuries

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following best describes an acute injury in the context of sport?

a)

Occurs suddenly due to trauma when playing sport

b)

Broken arm

c)

Injury that develops over time due to repeated stress

d)

An injury that occurs only in joints

2.

What does RICE stand for?

a)

Raise, insulate, compress, expand

b)

Restrict, instruct, collect,elevate

c)

Rest, ice, compression, elevation

d)

Rest, incline, compression, evaluation

3.

Which of the following can be classed as soft tissue injuries?

a)

Tendons

b)

Bones

c)

Muscle

d)

Teeth

4.

What is tendonitis an example of?

a)

Cramp

b)

Chronic injury

c)

Contusions

d)

Acute injury

e)

Abrasion

5.

What determines if a fracture is open or closed?

a)

The amount of damage to the surrounding tissue and how considerable the break is

b)

The direction in which the break occurred

c)

If it needs to be treated by RICE or not

d)

If it is chronic or acute

6.

Which of the following is not a symptom of concussion?

a)

Brusing

b)

Memory loss

c)

Headache

d)

Vomiting

e)

Loss of consciousness

7.

How would you treat an abrasion?

a)

Wash and leave to dry out

b)

Wash and cover with bandage

c)

Leave it open to heal

d)

X-ray to determine extent of damage

8.

True or False: You are more likely to develop a blister in cold weather.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

How does Osgood-Schlatter's disease cause harm?

a)

Causes abrasions to heal slower

b)

Causes knee pains from repeated impact injuries

c)

Causes knee pains from growth spurts

d)

Weakens bones, making them more likely to fracture

10.

Which injury would RICE not be appropriate?

a)

Soft tissue damage

b)

Fracture

c)

Contusions

d)

Tendonitis

e)

Sever's Disease