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Essentials of Athletic Training, 5/e
Daniel Arnheim
William Prentice, University of North Carolina
Emergency Situations and Injury Assessment

Review Questions and Class Activities

  1. What considerations are important in a well-planned system for handling emergency situations?
  2. Discuss the rules for managing and moving an unconscious athlete.
  3. What are the life-threatening conditions that should be evaluated in the primary survey?
  4. What are the ABCs of life support?
  5. Identify the major steps in giving CPR and managing an obstructed airway. When may these procedures be used in a sports setting?
  6. List the basic steps in assessing a musculoskeletal injury.
  7. What techniques should be used to stop external hemorrhage?
  8. What are the signs and symptoms of shock and how do you treat it?
  9. What first-aid procedures are used to decrease hemorrhage, inflammation, and pain from a musculoskeletal injury?
  10. Discuss the process for assessing an injury.
  11. Describe the basic concepts of emergency splinting.
  12. How should an athlete with a suspected spinal injury be transported?
  13. What techniques can be used when transporting an athlete with a suspected musculoskeletal injury?
  14. Explain how to properly fit crutches.








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