Sports Medicine EOP

• What do you do first when a finger is cut off?

  locate the extremity
• What would a hamstring tear be?


  strain
• An adolescent athlete was knocked unconscious and the coach asks you to clear him. What do you do?

  only a physician can clear the athlete
• What should be done first when an athlete has a severe laceration on the forehead?

  put on protective equipment first
• What is the difference between subjective and objective?

  - subjective portion: what the athlete thinks happened, history or what he/she felt

  - objective portion: information that the ATC fathers during the evaluation
• Define SOAP


  S = subjective

  O = objective

  A = assessment

  P = plan for treatment
• Define subjective (SOAP)


  patient's pov (symptoms)
• Define objective (SOAP)


  observable and measurable data (signs)
• Define assessment (SOAP)


  the ATC;s professional opinion about the injurty based on information obtained during the subjective and objective portions
• Define plan for treatment (SOAP)

  how the injury will be managed and includes short and long term goals for rehab
• What is a BESS test?

  balance test for concussions
• What does BESS stand for?

  Balance Error Scoring System
• There is blood on the floor. What do you do first?

  put on gloves
• How long does it take to take temperature from axillary?

  5 minutes
• What is it called when your heart is at rest?

  diastole
• Veins vs. Arteries


  - veins: carry non oxygenated blood to the heart

  - arteries: carry oxygenated blood away from the heart to the body
• In contrast to veins, arteries carry blood away under _______ pressure.

  high
• Splint for shoulder (immobilizes shoulder).


  a shoulder sling and swathe
• What happens when blood vessels break?

  swelling
• Atlas supports...


  head
• Axis helps...


  pivot
• What is a cause of intoxication?

  low blood sugar levels
• Most common bone for compression fracture.

  vertebrae/spine (thoracic to lumbar spine)
• When doing AED CPR where do you place the machine patches?

  right chest and left side of heart
• If the patient has an arch, do not lock the wrap because it will cause....

  pain
• What do you do if a patient has an amputated digit?

  treat first, find digit but don't put digit in dry ice
• When do you do cervical immobilization during spinal immobilization?

  before
• What do you use ultrasound to treat?

  muscle spasms
• What do you do when a patient is having a seizure?


  protect them from hurting themselves (i.e. biting/swallowing their tongue)
• What ligament is hurt from an ankle sprain?

  anterior talofibular ligament
• What is the most common ligament injury?

  anterior fibulotalar
• Primary survey


  looks at life-threatening conditions
• Secondary survey


  looks at non threatening conditions
• Primary vs. Secondary Survey

  - Primary - life-threatening

  - Secondary - non life-threatening
• What does an athletic trainer do when hired under a school?

  conducting coaches' workshops and other sports medicine educational programs
• Athletic trainer follows the rules of...

  NATA code of ethics
• Define -itis


  inflammation
• What does the systolic pressure of less than 90 indicate?

  stroke
• What angle is the elbow when wrapping hyperextension?

  90 degrees
• What angle is the leg when at hyperextension?

  45 degrees