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Assessment and Evaluation of Sports Injuries

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It is quickly wrapping the injured body part with an elastic bandage or wrap, you help keep swelling to a minimum.

a)

Rest

b)

Pressure

c)

Compression

d)

Protection

2.

An injury involving an external or internal break in body tissue, usually involving the skin.

a)

Closed wound

b)

Crush injuries

c)

Incision

d)

Open wound

3.

What's the correct ACRONYM of R.I.C.E.R?

a)

Pressure, Recovery, Injury, Compression, Evaluation

b)

Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation,

referal

c)

Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation, ring for help

d)

Rest, Injury, Compresion, Evaluation,referal,

e)

recline, ice, cardiac, rest, reference

4.

Acute pain develops slowly and is persistent and long-lasting.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

These are a common type of sports injury, where a direct blunt trauma can damage the small blood vessels and capillaries, muscles and underlying tissue, as well the internal organs and, in some cases, bone.

a)

Concussion

b)

Hematoma

c)

Contusion

d)

Crush Injuries

6.
Sprains are injuries to:
a)
ligaments
b)
tendons
c)
bones
d)
skin
7.
Strains are injuries to:
a)
ligaments
b)
tendons or muscles
c)
bone
d)
skiin
8.
A ligament:
a)
Connects bone to bone
b)
connects bone to muscle
c)
Connects skin to muscle
d)
Connects nerves to muscle
9.
A tendon:
a)
Connects bone to bone
b)
Connects bone to muscle
c)
Connects muscles to each other
d)
Connects skin to bones
10.
Which statement is true?
a)
Warm-ups are important for increasing flexibility
b)
Cool-downs are important to relax muscles used during exercise.
c)
Warm-ups and cool-downs are equally important.
d)
They are all true statements.
11.
What kind of fracture is shown in the picture?
a)
Open or compound
b)
Closed or simple
12.
A __________ occurs when a joint comes apart and stays apart with the bone ends no longer in contact.
a)
fracture
b)
sprain
c)
dislocation
d)
strain
13.
What is an open fracture?
a)
A break with two or more fractures of the same bone
b)
A break of a bone joint
c)
One in which the two sides of the break do not touch each other
d)
One in which the sharp edges of the bone cut through the skin
14.
Protective equipment is designed to absorb and distribute forces that would otherwise be absorbed by the body.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
 A brain injury that changes the way your brain normally works. A bump, blow or jolt to the head or a blow to the body that causes the head to move rapidly back and forth.
a)
headache
b)
concussion
c)
MHR
d)
spine injury
16.
List two Safety precautions that can help you avoid injuries during physical activity.
a)
Warm up, cool down
b)
Ride a bike with no helmet, wear baggy clothes
c)
horse play, wearing tight clothes
d)
no helmet, no worries
17.

What injury it this?

a)

bruise

b)

fracture

c)

dislocation

18.
This is an example of
a)
Chronic Injury
b)
Indirect Injury
c)
Direct Injury
d)
Overuse Injury
19.
This is an example of
a)
Chronic Injury
b)
Indirect Injury
c)
Direct Injury
d)
Overuse Injury
20.

Chronic injuries can be caused by

a)

wearing proper footwear when running.

b)

resting after you have finished training.

c)

maintaining good technique all the time.

d)

not allowing enough time for recovery nor the injury to heal.

21.

A dislocation occurs when a ________ is pulled or twisted out of place at a joint.

a)

muscle

b)

ligament

c)

bone

d)

tendon

22.

Sprains occur when ________ at the joints get stretched and torn.

a)

tendons

b)

ligaments

c)

nerves

d)

bones

23.

An ACL sprain is a tear of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament located in the ___________.

a)

knee

b)

femur

c)

fibula

d)

tibia

24.

The RICE principle helps to lessen the effects _______________ and ______________ to the injured area.

a)

pain and swelling

b)

heat and swelling

c)

hunger and fatigue

d)

hypothermia and asphyxia

25.

A painful involuntary contraction of a skeletal muscle or muscle group caused by dehydration or nervous response.

a)

Spasm

b)

Strain

c)

Tendinitis

d)

Cramp

26.

An inflammation or irritation of the structure caused over a longer period of time by the wearing away of a structure or repeated acute injuries.

a)

Spasm

b)

Strain

c)

Tendinitis

d)

Cramp

27.

True or False: Vasodilation is the enlarging of blood vessels, increasing blood flow

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Which of the following are cardinal signs of inflammation? Click ALL that apply!

a)

swelling

b)

cold

c)

heat

d)

pain

e)

discoloration

29.

How would you classify the severity of the sprain in this image?

a)

Grade I

b)

Grade II

c)

Grade III

30.

How would you classify the severity of the strain in this image?

a)

Grade I

b)

Grade II

c)

Grade III

31.

Patients with shin splints experience discomfort at which of the following locations?

a)

the lateral epicondyle of the humerus

b)

The medial aspect of the fibula

c)

The medial aspect of the tibia

d)

The posterior region of ankle

32.

A 29 year old soccer player falls after a collision with another player during a game and hears an audible "pop" from her right knee, followed by intense pain and a complete inability to bear weight on that leg. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

a)

Sprained ankle

b)

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear

c)

Contusion only

d)

Achilles tendinitis

33.

A common cause of heel pain in walkers or runners is tendinitis in the _______________.

a)

patellar tendon

b)

biceps tendons

c)

achilles tendon

d)

extensor tendons

34.

Runners commonly experience tendinitis in the posterior thigh due to overuse injury of the ________________ tendon.

a)

quadriceps

b)

hamstring

c)

patellar

d)

achilles

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