Competitive Events 101
HOSA events are grouped into categories like Health Science, Health Professions, Leadership, Teamwork, Recognition, and this category about disaster response
What is Emergency Preparedness?
The prefix “cardio–” refers to this organ
What is the heart?
A normal adult resting heart rate falls in this range
What is 60 to 100 beats per minute?
Subtopic: Nutrition
This macronutrient provides 9 calories per gram, the most of any
What is fat (lipids)?
The first step when you find an unresponsive person is to check that this is safe
What is the scene?
In this event, you test your skills on compressions and rescue breaths
What is CPR/First Aid?
The suffix “-itis” means this
What is inflammation?
1 kilogram equals about this many pounds
What is 2.2?
Subtopic: Human Growth and Development
Piaget’s first stage of cognitive development, from birth to about age 2
What is the sensorimotor stage?
Chest compressions on an adult should go at this rate per minute
What is 100 to 120?
This leadership event follows Robert’s Rules of Order
What is Parliamentary Procedure?
“Tachycardia” is a condition where the heart does this
What is beating too fast?
1500 in military time is this on a standard clock
What is 3:00 PM?
Subtopic: Behavioral Health
The DSM-5, used to classify mental disorders, is published by this association
What is the American Psychiatric Association?
The compression-to-breath ratio for one-rescuer adult CPR
What is 30:2?
In this event, you give a speech on a topic you drew only minutes before
What is Extemporaneous Speaking?
The suffix “-ectomy” means this
What is surgical removal?
A teaspoon equals this many milliters
What is 5 mL?
Subtopic: Pathophysiology
In type 1 diabetes, the immune system attacks these insulin-producing pancreatic cells
What are beta cells?
The device analyzes heart rhythm and can deliver a shock
What is an AED (automated external defibrillator)?
This team event is a quick-recall quiz where teams buzz in to answer HOSA and health science questions
What is HOSA Bowl?
“Nephr-” and “ren-” are both word roots for this organ
What are the kidneys?
A child weighs 44 lb. Convert this to kilograms
What is 20 kg?
Subtopic: Human Growth and Development
Erikson’s psychosocial stage for adolescence, where the challenge is figuring out who you are
What is identity vs. role confusion?
For adults, compressions should be at least this deep
What is 2 inches (about 5 cm)?