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| If the flash to bang is 15 seconds, how far away is lightening occurring? |
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| Which of the following conditions is caused by peripheral vasodilation of the superficial vessels, hypotension or a pooling of blood in the extremities, which results in dizziness, fainting, and nausea? |
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| An athlete suffering from pulmonary edema may experience all of the following except: |
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| When a storm is near and a persons hair stands on end, what should they do? |
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| Drop to the ground and assume a crouched position |
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| In the cold, which of the following form a triad that can lead to mulsculoskeletal injury? |
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| Inadequate clothing, improper warm-up, high chill factors |
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| All of the following are symptoms of frostnip except: |
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Skin may peel of blister in 24-72 hours
Skin tissue may become gangrenous (not one)
Involves the ears, nose, cheeks, fingers and toes
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| Heat is eliminated by the body in all of the following ways except: |
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| Which of the following responses would NOT be seen in a person just beginning to become acclimatized to high altitudes? |
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Conservation of glucose
Are responses:
Increased heart action
Increased hemoglobin in circulating blood
Increased blood alkalinity |
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| Sixty-five percent of the heat produced by the body is lost in cold weather by: |
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| How many minutes before exposure to the sun should sunscreen be applied? |
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| In warm weather, athletes seldom replace more than ___________ of lost water even though replacement fluids are taken as desired. |
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| A rare condition in which muscle temperature increases faster than core temperature and has symptoms similar to heat stroke is known as: |
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| The purpose of a sling psychrometer is to measure: |
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| A syndrome that reflects a desynchronization of the athlete s biological time clock is called: |
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| Which of the following is the most effective means that the body has to dissipate heat, when the temperature and radiant heat of the environment are higher than the body temperature? |
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| Absence of sweating with hot, flushed skin, sudden collapse, altered consciousness and seizures is indicative of: |
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| A critical consideration in avoiding heat stress is to |
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| As body weight increases, the incidence of death by heatstroke also increases by a ratio of: |
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| In giving emergency treatment for a heat stroke victim, the athletic trainer should direct efforts at: |
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| Lower body temperature with a cool towel and transport to a hospital |
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| With severe deep frostbite of an extremity, the water temperature useful for re-warming should be: |
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| A heat disorder caused by profuse sweating, diarrhea, persistent muscle cramps and dizziness with a loss of coordination is: |
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| Exertional heat exhaustion |
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| When nitrogen dioxide, oxygen, and hydrocarbon are acted on by sunlight, the byproduct is: |
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| If you are out on the soccer field and you see lightning, what should you do? |
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| Stop activity and seek shelter |
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| Shivering ceases below a body temperature of: |
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