MOCK BOC 2023
Being a female high school athlete - ✔✔Which of the following is considered an intrinsic risk factor?
- Being a female high school athlete
- Practicing when the temperature is 85 degrees Fahrenheit and the humidity is 85%
- Running on a cross country wooded trail
- Using an inflatable bladder football helmet
- Participating in a contact sport
Weight-bearing activities and increased calcium intake - ✔✔Osteoporosis is a condition that
predominantly affects older women. Which of the following prevention strategies would provide the
most significant impact?
- Moderate swimming and increased vitamin C intake
- Weight-bearing activities and increased calcium intake
- Maintaining 10% body fat and using a minimal-resistance stationary bike
- Increased electrolytes and use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medication
- Avoidance of physical activity and dairy products
Flexibility of the Achilles tendon complex - ✔✔An athlete demonstrates limited passive dorsiflexion at
the preparticipation screening. Which of the following factors is most likely restricting this motion?
- Strength of the posterior tibialis muscle
- Strength of the peroneal muscles
- Flexibility of the toe extensor muscles
- Flexibility of the Achilles tendon complex
- Strength of the anterior tibialis muscle
Provide a station-based examination with the assistance of multiple medical and health-care
professionals before the start of each sport season (i.e., fall, winter, spring) - ✔✔You are the athletic
trainer at a high school that sponsors 22 sports. There are approximately 500 athletes. For this high
school, which preparticipation examination format is the most effective and efficient?
- Provide a station-based examination with the assistance of multiple medical and health-care
professionals before the start of each sport season (i.e., fall, winter, spring)
- Provide individual examinations with the assistance of five family practice physicians stationed in
individual examination rooms
- Provide a station-based examination with the assistance of multiple medical and health-care
professionals in the summer before the start of the school year
,- During the summer months, schedule individual appointments for each athlete with the team
physician
- Require each athlete to obtain on his or her own a physical examination through a licensed
health-care provider
Abrasions and turf toe - ✔✔A soccer team will be playing on synthetic turf during an upcoming 2-day
tournament. What injuries should you e most prepared to treat during this tournament?
- Abrasions and turf toe
- Concussions and arch sprains
- Contusions and ankle sprains
- Tibial fracture and concussions
- Blisters and hamstring strains
Worker, athletic trainer, and occupational therapist - ✔✔Which of the following people should be
included in a worksite ergonomic risk assessment?
- Worker's direct supervisor, stockholders in the company, and risk management coordinator
- Worker, director of human resources, and athletic trainer
- Facility nurse, director of human resources, and athletic trainer
- Worker, athletic trainer, and occupational therapist
- Safety engineer, risk management coordinator, and director of facility security
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) - ✔✔Which of the following bloodborne pathogens is most commonly
contracted by health-care workers?
- Hepatitis C virus (HCV)
- Human papillomavirus (HPV)
- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
- Hepatitis D virus (HDV)
- Hepatitis B virus (HBV)
Absence of one kidney - ✔✔Which of the following conditions would disqualify a student athlete from
participation in football?
- Absence of one kidney
- Mild hypertension
- Inguinal hernia
-Controlled epilepsy
- Sickle cell trait
,Commotio cordis - ✔✔Which of the following potential causes of sudden cardiac death is caused by
an extrinsic risk factor?
SCAT5 (Sport Concussion Assessment Tool) - ✔✔Which of the following could you incorporate into
your preparticipation examination to gather baseline concussion data?
To determine if the athlete is engaging in healthy or unhealthy behaviors and lifestyle habits that pose
a threat to wellness - ✔✔What is the purpose of including a wellness screening as part of the
preparticipation examination?
- To disqualify the athlete from participation
- To determine if the athlete is engaging in healthy or unhealthy behaviors and lifestyle habits that
pose a threat to wellness
- To screen for health maintenance, personal hygiene, and potential for infectious diseases
- To assess physical maturity in order to protect young, physically undeveloped athletes
High muscle mass-to-body fat ratio - ✔✔Which of the following would be an intrinsic risk factor for
exertional heatstroke?
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- High ambient temperature and humidity
- Minimal access to fluids before and during participation
- High muscle mass-to-body fat ratio
- Inappropriate work-to-rest ratios
Does your heart race or skip beats during exercise? - ✔✔A positive response to which of the
following questions on a preparticipation examination medical history would result in referral to a
physician for additional screening?
- Does your heart race or skip beats during exercise?
, - Have you ever spent the night in a hospital?
- Is there anyone in your family who has asthma?
- Have you ever fractured a bone?
Increased external rotation and decreased internal rotation in the dominant arm of a baseball pitcher -
✔✔When conducting a preparticipation examination, which of the following findings would be
considered a normal physiological adaptation to exercise and sport participation?
- Resting heart rate above normal range
- Increased external rotation and decreased internal rotation in the dominant arm of a baseball pitcher
- Resting blood pressure below normal values
- Quadriceps-to-hamstring ratio closer to 1
Total number of injuries sustained by the basketball team - ✔✔Which of the following is an
examination of injury prevalence data you might gather when analyzing your injury rates?
- Number of injuries sustained during practice sessions
- Number of new ankle injuries sustained by the soccer team during the fall season
- Total number of injuries sustained by the basketball team
- Average number of injuries per athlete per practice session
Meta-analysis - ✔✔When evaluating the strength of the evidence found in the research literature,
which type of research study would be considered the most rigorous and provide the least amount of
bias?
- Case study
- Clinical practice guidelines
- Cohort study
- Meta-analysis
The majority of states have enacted sports safety laws related to removal from participation,
evaluation, and return-to-play requirements after concussion - ✔✔An athletic trainer working at the
secondary school level may elect to send concussion awareness information and return-to-play
requirements home with each athlete before the start of each sports season. What legislative actions
over the past decade have prompted this educational effort?
- The majority of states have enacted sports safety laws related to removal from participation,
evaluation, and return-to-play requirements after concussion
- Parent organizations and booster clubs have lobbied for educational efforts
- State athletic training practice acts require patient education following concussion
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