Protective sports equipment
An auricular hematoma, commonly experienced in wrestling athletes, can be prevented with proper use of this piece of sporting equipment.
What are ear guards?
This is a microorganism which may potentially cause disease.
What is a pathogen?
This is planned variation in training with the goal of optimizing performance at various points within a sports season or year.
What is periodization?
Bloodied and soiled medical equipment must be disposed of in receptacles that are this color.
What is orange / red ?
This piece of athletic equipment must also be certified and approved by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA).
What are hockey helmets?
Hepatitis is inflammation of this vital organ.
What is the liver?
This is the ability of a muscle or muscle group to repeatedly contract against a load or resistance over an extended period without fatiguing
What is muscular endurance?
These types of shoulder pads are predominantly worn by football linemen.
What is Cantilevered?
This is how frequently sporting equipment must be recertified or reconditioned.
What is every 1-2 years?
This is the most commonly contracted bloodborne pathogen in the United States as well as amongst healthcare providers.
What is Hepatitis B?
This theory, or principle, describes that an activity must be increased and upgraded constantly in order to gain a higher response from the body.
What is the overload principle?
This is the type of knee brace which a patient may wear immediately following an ACL reconstruction.
What is a rehabilitative brace?
This is the sole piece of soccer equipment that must have a NOCSAE safety certification.
What are shin guards?
OSHA approves that healthcare providers may create their own cleaning supplies, so long as the two there is a ________ ratio of these two fluids.
What is a 1:10 ratio of bleach to water?
This type of stretching involves a "bouncing" motion which is heavily linked to increased prevalence of muscular injury.
What is ballistic stretching?
An athlete with this injury may benefit from heel cup orthotics being placed in their shoes.
What is plantar fasciitis?
(Other possible answers include Achilles tendinitis, heel bursitis, heel spurs).
This is an organization with a mission to enhance athletic safety through the creation of performance standards for athletic equipment. Please use the full name, not the abbreviation.
What is the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment?
OSHA stands for this.
What is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
This condition is trademarked by persistent fatigue, decreased performance, mood changes, insomnia, and chronic soreness, typically seen in athletes without enough scheduled rest.
What is overtraining / burnout?
This wound occurs when a blunt force is delivered, giving a wound the appearance of a jagged-edge cavity.
What is a laceration?