ASEP Sports and First Aid Test Actual
Exam with Questions and Answers
Recently Updated 2023
Which of the following actions can an athletic trainer perform to assist with injury or
illness prevention? ——— CORRECT ANSWER —– develop individualized preseason
conditioning programs
If lightning occurs within 30 seconds after it thunders, you may continue outdoor sports
activities. ——— CORRECT ANSWER —– false
The golf team is caught on the course in a thunderstorm. They should.. ———
CORRECT ANSWER —– seek shelter in a building
To enhance fluid absorption by the stomach, a sports drink should have 14 to 17
percent carbohydrates ——— CORRECT ANSWER —– true
Participating in a sport first aid course will adequately prepare you to be a first
responder for the rest of your coaching career ——— CORRECT ANSWER —– false
Which of the following forms asks for information about medical conditions such as
allergies? ——— CORRECT ANSWER —– emergency info card
A coach’s legal duties include ——— CORRECT ANSWER —– matching athletes
according to size and skill level, supervising activities, and warning about inherent
risks;all of the above
Whose role is it to watch for an athletic injury or illness? ——— CORRECT ANSWER —
— coach, athlete, parents, and athletic trainer
ATC’s are nationally certified allied health professionals trained specifically in athletic
injury and illness ——— CORRECT ANSWER —– prevention, recognition, treatment,
rehab
After a physician has evaluated an injured athlete, the athlete should be taught rehab
exercises by a coach ——— CORRECT ANSWER —– True
Growth plates are ——— CORRECT ANSWER —– located at the ends of bones
While performing the emergency action steps for a responsive athlete, you ask if she’s
okay, and she responds “yes,” but she is gasping and clutching her throat. Your next
action should be to ——— CORRECT ANSWER —– encourage the athlete to cough
After you dislodge a foreign object from an athletes’ throat with the Heimlich maneuver,
the athletes breathing returns to normal. In this case, the athlete can return to play ——-
— CORRECT ANSWER —– false
Fibrillation does not affect how the heart pumps blood ——— CORRECT ANSWER —–
false
In what position should you place an injured athlete who is vomiting? ——— CORRECT
ANSWER —– Haines position
If an athlete is unresponsive, immediately start administering compressions before
calling EMS. ——— CORRECT ANSWER —– false
You coach a women’s softball team, and during a game you see your shortstop
suddenly collapse. You find that she’s not breathing normally and is unresponsive.
While a player calls for EMS, you ——— CORRECT ANSWER —– begin external
chest compressions
When you attend to a responsive athlete, you should ——— CORRECT ANSWER —–
make sure the athlete is breathing normally and look for and control severe bleeding
When you administer the Heimlich maneuver to an adult athlete, which of these steps
do you Not do? ——— CORRECT ANSWER —– place your fist over the athletes
breastbone
Which of the following methods should be used to check an athlete’s responsiveness? —
——- CORRECT ANSWER —– Tap or squeeze the athlete’s shoulder and ask, Are you
alright?
Before attending to an athletes injury or illness, first you should ——— CORRECT
ANSWER —– assess the scene for safety
A wrestler with a spine injury is being treated in the position he fell in, but he stops
breathing. Position the athlete ——— CORRECT ANSWER —– face up and flat on his
back
If applied 5 days after an injury, ice can effectively reduce swelling in a joint ———
CORRECT ANSWER —– false
Venous bleeding is characterized by rapid bleeding of dark red blood. ———
CORRECT ANSWER —– true
An outfielder cuts his arm on the fence and has a deep gash below the heel of the hand.
You put on examination gloves and safety glasses, perform the emergency action steps
and the physical assessment, and find profuse bleeding. Next, you should ———
CORRECT ANSWER —– send for emergency medical assistance