Emergency Quiz

1. An athlete is is down and is not moving on the field. What should be your first action?
A. "touch and shout" to establish unresponsiveness
B. begin CPR
C. check pulse
D. look, listen, and feel for breathing

2. An athlete has received a blow to abdomen in a football game. They exhibit nausea, abdominal rigidity, and pain in the upper left quadrant of the abdomen. They also have pain into the left shoulder. What organ could be ruptured?
A. liver
B. kidney
C. spleen
D. pancreas

3. You find that an athlete has lost function in finger flexion and finger abduction as well as all lower extremities following a neck injury. At what spinal cord level would you suspect damage?
A. C5
B. C6
C. C7
D. C8

4. An athlete who is unable to stand with their eyes closed is said to have a positive __________ test.
A. Romberg
B. Phalen's
C. Smith
D. Vagus

5. An athlete has been practicing in hot weather. They collapse and when you arrive on the scene they are pale and clammy. They also have a rapid pulse and have a normal body temperature. What condition do you suspect?
A. heat stroke
B. heat cramps
C. heat exhaution
D. heat hyperthermia