Sports Med EOP exam

• There is increased efficiency as output is increased due to smaller marginal cost per unit.
• First step when a finger is cut off: locate the extremity
• Definition of hamstring tear: Strain
• Action when an adolescent athlete is knocked unconscious: Only a physician can clear the athlete
• Initial response to a severe laceration on an athlete's forehead: Protective Equipment first
• Subjective vs. Objective:

  • Subjective: patient’s point of view (symptoms)
  • Objective: observable and measurable data (signs)
• BESS test: balance test for concussions
• Initial action when there is blood on the floor: Put on gloves
• Time taken to take temperature from axillary: 5 minutes
• Term for when the heart is at rest: Diastole
• Difference between arteries and veins: Arteries carry blood away under high pressure
• Splint for shoulder: A shoulder sling and swathe
• Atlas supports the head while axis helps pivot
• Causes of intoxication: low blood sugar levels
• Most common bone for compression fracture
• Location of machine patches during AED CPR: right chest, left side of heart
• Action if a patient has an amputated digit: treat first, then find digit but DON'T put in dry ice
• When to do cervical immobilization in spinal immobilization: Before
• Use of ultrasound: to treat muscle spasms
• Response to a patient having a seizure: Protect them from hurting themselves
• Ligament hurt in an ankle sprain: Anterior talofibular ligament
• Most common ligament injury: Anterior Fibulotalar
• Most common type of compression fracture: Spinal
• Primary survey vs. Secondary survey:

  • Primary survey looks at life-threatening conditions
  • Secondary survey looks at non-threatening conditions
• Role of an athletic trainer when hired under a school
• Rules followed by an athletic trainer
• Meaning of "itis": inflammation
• Ankle wrap technique
• Indication of systolic pressure less than 90: stroke
• Elbow angle when wrapping hyperextension: 90 degrees
• Response to a bouncing eye during light following: Nystagmus
• Angle for elbow taping: 90 degrees
• Angle for wrist taping
• Meaning of OSHA: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• Discoloration of the skin: Ecchymosis
• Term for bone piercing the skin: Compound fracture
• Who an athletic trainer works under: Physician
• Meaning of HIPAA: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
• Calculation when taking heart rate for 20 seconds: multiply by 3
• Rehabilitation order:

  1. Run in a straight line

  2. Light jog

  3. Heel raises

  4. Cut while running