Sports and First Aid Test

Which of the following actions can an athletic trainer perform to assist with injury or illness prevention? - Answer- develop individualized preseason conditioning programs If lightning occurs within 30 seconds after it thunders, you may continue outdoor sports activities. - Answer- false The golf team is caught on the course in a thunderstorm. They should.. - Answer- seek shelter in a building To enhance fluid absorption by the stomach, a sports drink should have 14 to 17 percent carbohydrates - Answer- true Participating in a sport first aid course will adequately prepare you to be a first responder for the rest of your coaching career - Answer- false Which of the following forms asks for information about medical conditions such as allergies? - Answer- emergency info card A coach's legal duties include - Answer- matching athletes according to size and skill level, supervising activities, and warning about inherent risks;all of the above Whose role is it to watch for an athletic injury or illness? - Answer- coach, athlete, parents, and athletic trainer ATC's are nationally certified allied health professionals trained specifically in athletic injury and illness - Answer- prevention, recognition, treatment, rehab After a physician has evaluated an injured athlete, the athlete should be taught rehab exercises by a coach - Answer- True Growth plates are - Answer- located at the ends of bones While performing the emergency action steps for a responsive athlete, you ask if she's okay, and she responds "yes," but she is gasping and clutching her throat. Your next action should be to - Answer- encourage the athlete to cough After you dislodge a foreign object from an athletes' throat with the Heimlich maneuver, the athletes breathing returns to normal. In this case, the athlete can return to play - Answer- false Fibrillation does not affect how the heart pumps blood - Answer- false