ATR Final Exam

If lightning is observed, outdoor play cannot resume until ____ after the last lighting or thunder.

30 minutes

Sciatica issues with soft signs may involve removing an athlete from sport participation for___________ weeks.

6-12

An athlete is disoriented, confused, very unsteady when trying to walk, and their core body temperature is 105.2deg F measured with rectal thermometry. What condition might the athlete be experiencing?

Exertional heat stroke

Headache, rapid and shallow respirations, a rapid, weak pulse, and ashen skin are signs of

Heat exhaustion

Medial epicondylitis can be called this when the growth plate may not be fully closed at the elbow.

Little leaguer's elbow

Which of the following joints forms the "knuckles" of the hand?

Metacarpophalangeal (MCP)

A wrestler has fallen on the tip of a flexed elbow. There is immediate isolated swelling over the apex of the elbow. What injury should be considered?

Olecranon bursitis

The acronym used to obtain a patient history is:

SAMPLE

A wrist (forearm) fracture in which the radius and ulna are forced in a volar direction is called a________.

Smith fracture

A great danger with a ruptured spleen is its ability to splint itself and then produce delayed hemorrhage.

True

Which of the following structures is injured with gamekeeper's thumb (also can be referred to as ________ ________ )?

Ulnar collateral ligament; skier's thumb

After impact, the brain continues to accelerate and rotate, causing tearing of the veins away from the actual injury site, which can lead to a _____ injury.

contrecoup

Which of the following structures would present the symptom of tinnitus?

ears

Collectively, the primary movers for back extension are called the______________.

erector spinae

According to the 2014 NATA Position Statement on Management of Sport Concussion, grading scales for concussion should be used no matter how the individual presents.

false

Following a hit in the face, an individual's cheek appears flat and depressed with swelling about the eye. A mandibular fracture should be suspected.

false

The OPQRST acronym is used when determining level of consciousness of an injured player.

false

The primary reason, which has the most evidence in the literature, for using ice is to reduce inflammation.

false

There is one single posture associated with low back pain.

false

Sagittal plane movements of the humerus at the shoulder include

flexion and extension

This exam is used if there is NO significant MOI that would indicate potential for a head neck or spinal injury.

focused physical exam

Auricular hematomas are preventable usually by this method:

headgear

Which of the following is not transmitted through airborne droplets?

impetigo

Transmission of tetanus bacillus can occur through

lacerations

______________________ refers to the method by which damage (trauma) to skin, muscles, organs, and bones happens.

mechanism of injury

The majority of the flexors of the wrist and hand are innervated by the _____ nerve.

median

The functional unit of the spine is called the

motion segment

During the primary survey if the patient is not breathing, the pulse should first be checked at the _____________.

neck (carotid)

Which of the following grips best describes a baseball bat grip?

power grip

Dislocations at the _____ are the most common hand joint dislocations.

proximal interphalangeal joint

This exam is used if there is significant MOI that would indicate potential for a head neck or spinal injury

rapid physical exam

In assessing an eye injury, floaters and flashers suggest a(n)

retinal injury

Following head trauma, inability to recall events that took place earlier in the day is an example of

retrograde amnesia

HIV is transmitted through all of the following except

saliva

________________ is the first step of patient assessment.

scene-size up

An increase in systolic blood pressure and decrease in diastolic blood pressure may be indicative of rising intracranial pressure potentially from a ___________________.

skull fracture

Nursemaid's elbow, dislocation of the proximal radial head, commonly occurs in young children due to this MOI:

someone pulling up or swinging the child by their outstretched arms

Flexion of the neck, produces a straightened cervical spine that acts like a segmental column, predisposing the spine to permanent neurologic injury with further axial loading

spear tackler's spine

A loss of cerebrospinal fluid around the spinal cord because of deformation of the spinal cord or a narrowing of the neural canal is called

spinal stenosis

Return to contact sport can be dangerous following infectious mononucleosis due to the potential rupture of which enlarged organ?

spleen

A bilateral fracture of pars interarticularis accompanied by anterior slippage of involved vertebra

spondylolisthesis

The _____ bursa may become irritated when repeatedly compressed during the overhand arm action.

subacromial

All of the following are part of the rotator cuff muscle group EXCEPT?

teres major

All of the following are signs or symptoms of hypohydration (decreased total body water) except

thirst

Exercising moderately during repeated heat exposures can result in physiological adaptation to a hot environment, which can improve performance and heat tolerance.

true

Falling on an outstretched hand (FOOSH) is a common mechanism of injury for upper extremity injury.

true

Fractures of the lumbar vertebrae below L2 do not pose a serious threat to paralysis.

true

If MOI suggests potential head, neck, or spinal injury: 911 should be activated, FIRST, after that the injured player should have their C-spine immobilized properly.

true

If someone has signs or symptoms of a head injury, they should not be returned to sport too soon, especially a contact sport, because of the risks associated with second impact syndrome.

true

The Hoffa technique is commonly used in massage. The order of massage strokes is: effleurage, petrissage, tapotement, effleurage.

true

The head of the humerus is forced out of the articular capsule in a forward direction past the glenoid labrum during a POSTERIOR glenohumeral dislocation.

true

The inability of the pupils to accommodate to light is a possible indication of head trauma.

true

When air temperature is greater than skin temperature, body relies primarily on sweating for heat loss, through evaporation.

true