HSC PDHPE Sports Medicine 3.2 questions with
correct answers
Children and Young Athletes (MORT) CORRECT ANSWER Medical Conditions (Asthma, Diabetes, Epilepsy) Overuse Injuries
Thermoregulation
Resistance Training
Medical conditions (children/young athletes) CORRECT ANSWER - Asthma
- Diabetes - Epilepsy
Asthma (children/young athletes) CORRECT ANSWER - chronic inflammatory condition of the airways in which the bronchioles contract and restrict oxygen intake
- shouldn't be an excuse for participation - coughing and wheezing (signs) - exercise is beneficial (swimming is best) - measures: first aid action plan warm up/cool down, steady intensity, medication, adequate water
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Diabetes (children/young athletes) CORRECT ANSWER - Body does not produce
or properly use insulin
- Don't stop playing sport - Exercises assists in managing condition - Diet = well balanced (complex carbs significant amount) - Ensure their are plenty of breaks for eating and monitoring blood levels
-Hypoglycaemia- worse than hyperglycaemia
Epilepsy (children/young athletes) CORRECT ANSWER - Disruption to brain function, causing a brief alteration to the level of consciousness and resulting in seizures or fits
- Shouldn't stop participation in sport/ activity - Get assessed by doctor before enrolling - Seizures occur on a daily or weekly basis, collision and water sports should be avoided
- Players, parents or supervisors should be present and know what to do if a seizure
occurs
Overuse injuries (children/young athletes) CORRECT ANSWER - Repeated use of
body e.g. stress fractures (skin splints)
- Common causes - high training volume, intensity and frequency, inadequate warm ups, poor technique
- Have days of non-training and monitor volume and intensity (to avoid)
-Allow recovery time
-Use different muscles
-Cross training
-Warm up and cool down
Thermoregulation (children/young athletes) CORRECT ANSWER - Balancing of heat loss with heat gain is managed through this
- Children are at risk from environmental stress (less ability to loose heat through evaporation) - Children's acclimatisation to heat is slower (increase possibility for dehydration)
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