Care & Prevention

If the individual appears to be unconscious, the coach should not move the individual if there is any possibility of a spinal injury (true or false)

True

The intermediate care of an acute injury could range from the implementation of standard emergency care for a life threatening condition to administering standard Immediate care (true or false)

True

After executing a tackle by leading with his head, a football player is down on the field. Which of the following suggests the athlete could have an unstable neck

(1) the player is conscious, neurologically intact, but reports neck pain (2) the player is conscious but reports numbness in the upper extremities (3) the player is unconscious

When an athlete with a concussion cannot remember events after the concussion occurred it is called

Anterograde Amnesia

When dealing with bleeding, it is oxygen rich blood that is characterized by spurting, bright red color that comes from

an artery

A rapid weak pulse is characteristic of

heat exhaustion, shock, internal hemorage (NOT skull fracture)

OBU uses IMPACT to

(1) Determine if an athlete is cleared to return to play from a concussion (2) track and athletes healing following a concussion (3) establish a baseline for concussion testing

When deciding to treat a victim for shock, you should elevate the feet & legs how much?

8-12 inches

Low back pain in runners is often caused by

A tightness in the hip flexors and hamstrings

Pulse rate is usually assessed at which artery

Carotid

Which of the following is a major region of the brain

Cerebellum

In the unconscious football athlete, it is ok to remove the helmet in order to administer breaths (true or false)

False

Primary survey is the rapid assessment of all injured individuals followed by return to the most seriously injured (true or false)

False

Axial loading of the cervical spine occurs when the neck is in a position of

Flexion

Shallow respirations are an indication of:

Heat exhaustion, shock & chest injury (not stroke)

Overtraining in sports that require repeated lumbar hyperextension could lead to

Lordosis

The most important preventative measure for head and facial injuries is

Protective equipment

In an injury involving the spinal cord, a transient loss of somactic and autonomic reflex activity below the level of neurological damage is called

Spinal shock

What is the condition that involves degeneration of the epiphyseal end plates of the vertebral bodies and typically includes at least three adjacent motion segments

Scheuerman's disease

The AHA says "hands only" CPR is allowed (true or false)

True

Pain associated with sciatica increases with

(1) sneezing (2) sitting & leaning forward (3) straining NOT sleeping

Which of the following is not a movement of the vertebral column

Abduction

The functional unit of the spine is called

Motion segment

Each of the following is a sign or symptom associated with low back pain in runners except

Neurological deficits

The function of the intervertebral disc is

(1) serve as shock absorbers (2) provide cushioning between the articulating vertebral bodies (3) allow the spine to bend

The management for a second impact syndrome is

Activation of EMS

Mild cases of scoliosis

Are usually asymptomatic and self-limiting

The most common mechanism of injury for a cervical fracture is

Axial loading and violent neck flection