NFHS CONCUSSION IN SPORTS EXAM QUESTIONS

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NFHS CONCUSSION IN SPORTS EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: When can concussions occur?

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In any organized or unorganised recreational sport or activity.Question 2: If a student returns to sports while still recovering from a concussion, it may:

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Both A and B Question 3: The student shall be removed from play and the students parents should be alerted about a possible concussion immediately following the game or practice- before allowing the child to go home. What other elements make up "HEADS UP" Action Plan?

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Both A and B

Question 4: The CNS is composed of

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brain and spinal cord

Question 5: How can you help prevent concussions?

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Talking to students about ways to lower the chance for hits to the head.

Question 6: Sensory nerves

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Nerves that carry information from the sense receptors to the spinal cord and brain.Question 7: What is the first thing you should do as a coach when one of your students has sustained a bump or a blow to the head or body and isn't acting right?

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Remove the student from play and look for signs and symptoms of a concussion.Question 8: Which of the following would indicate a medical emergency that requires activating EMS/calling 9-1-1?

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The student lost consciousness, is vomiting persistently and seems to become increasingly more confused and restless.

Question 9: How can a concussion be identified?

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Watching for different types of signs or symptoms after a student gets a hit to the head or body.

Question 10: Intercranial hemorrhage

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a type of bleeding that occurs inside the skull Question 11: Which of the following are symptoms of a concussion that a student may describe?

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The students states the lights hurt their eyes, they feel confused and complain of a headache.Question 12: In general, how long should the return to play process takes for a student to complete?

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A week or more.

Question 13: Peripheral nervous system

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the sensory and motor neurons that connect the central nervous system to the rest of the body

Question 14: Motor nerves

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Nerves that carry information from the central nervous system to the muscles of the body.

Question 15: Subdural hematoma

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Accumulation of blood beneath the dura but outside the brain

Question 16: Meninges

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Three distinct layers of tissue that surround and protect the brain and the spinal cord within the skull and the spinal canal

Question 17: Epidural hematoma

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Accumulation of blood between the skull and dura mater

Question 18: The CNS is divided into three major areas

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Cerebrum, Cerebellum, Brain stem

Question 19: Three distinct layers of the meninges

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dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater

Question 20: Spinal cord

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Carries messages between the brain and the body via gray and white matter