Human Injuries Final Exam

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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

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

Spondylolisthesis

Signs and symptoms of viral meningitis include all of the following except

abdominal rigidity

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.

countercoup

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

ears

Collectively, the primary movers for back extension are called the

erector spinae

Benefits to TBI (traumatic brain injury) assessment include many subjective measures.

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

One of the benefits of the NFL five step process for return to play following a concussion is a clearly defined timeline for progression.

false

Dizziness, headache, rapid and shallow respirations, and a rapid, weak pulse are signs of

heat exhaustion

An athlete is not sweating any longer, reddish skin, and has hot, dry skin. What condition might the athlete be experiencing?

heat stroke

The functional unit of the spine is called the

motion segment

In the U.S., it is estimated that 300,000 sports related concussions occur annually, this figure is probably________ due to reporting methods.

not very accurate

Air trapped in pleural space, causing portion of lung to collapse; lung can't fully expand

pneumothorax

Which of the following is not an airborne disease?

polio

Transmission of the tetanus bacillus is through

puncture type-wound

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

The months with the highest pediatric concussion diagnoses are

sept and oct

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

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

true

All children should receive a complete series of hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccinations during the first 18 months of life.

true

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

true

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

true

Low back pain in runners is associated with tightness in hip flexors and hamstrings.

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


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