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You are an AT at your local high school. A football player who has never cramped before stated he was increasing in cramps from his abs to his calves. He started to have muscle weakness, swelling, pain, and had dark urine. What medical condition is associated with these symptoms?
What is Rhabdomyolysis
You are a medical professional located in Colorado. There is a patient who comes in after falling during her ski session and it took her awhile to get back up the mountain. She is experiencing coldness in fingers, toes, ears, lips, etc. You look and notice they are firm, very cold, and are turning red and purple. What condition is this patient experiencing?
What is frost nip
You are a new AT at a new high school in your hometown. There is a freshman football lineman who is struggling during the plays. He walks over to the shade to grab some water and tells you he is light headed and feels like he's about to pass out. He ends up collapsing and waking back up due to pooling of the blood in the legs. What medical condition could he be experiencing?
What is heat syncope
You are a coach of a marathon runner and you are watching your racer complete the course. You notice your runner is only drinking water, no electrolytes. In the last mile she passes out and is taken to the medical tent. What medical condition is she experiencing?
You are working in the burn unit at your local hospital. There is a patient who comes in stating he was snowboarding but got lost in the mountains for a few hours. He has some severe blistering on his toes, legs, hands, face and arms. His extremities are firm and have no blood flow (capillary refill). What medical conditions could she be experiencing?
What is superficial frostbite
You are a new AT at your local high school. You notice a player at practice that is stretching his calves more often than normal, but didn't think anything of it. He starts cramping during a running play on the field and you run over to help. He ends up cramping for a while but is not experiencing other areas of cramping besides his calves. He said he did not drink any electrolytes that day, only one bottle of water the whole day at school. He also says he feels weak and lightheaded. What medical condition could he be experiencing?
What is dehydration
You are the AT for LSU women's soccer. You notice one of your players is acting strange. She collapses on the field and is hot, sweating a lot, feels nauseous and has pale skin. You immediately take her rectal temperature and she is at 104 degrees. What heat illness is she experiencing?
What is heat exhaustion
You are working in the ER at your local hospital. A patient comes in yelling saying her friend needs help. She is completely purple from head to toe. You examine her and see that her fingers and toes are a dark black/purple color. She is very firm and has no blood flow to her extremities and cannot feel anything in her fingers and toes. What medical condition could she be experiencing?
What is deep frostbite
You are an AT at a collegiate football game. You play your first game in the middle of August and it is recorded as the hottest day of the year. You and your medical staff come up with a plan to ensure no heat illnesses occur. What is the most important thing they can do to ensure this from happening? (#1 option)
What is proper hydration
You are the AT for the Nicholls Football team and you are in charge of the offensive lineman today at practice. You notice one of your players collapse onto the ground and when you approach him you notice his skin is dry and hot, no sweating. He has a rapid pulse and is confused about who you are and where he is. You bring him to the cold tub and his rectal temperature is 104.7 degrees. What medical condition is he experiencing?
What is heat stroke
You are an athletic trainer working at a high school. A coach comes in saying he just got back from a ski trip and he is experiencing a lot of pain in his feet. You examine him and his toes appear this gross green, dark color. He says he has diabetes but has never experienced anything like this before. He has no sensation in his feet and has no blood flow to them. What medical condition could he be experiencing?
What is gangrene
You are an AT at Southeastern and a football athlete approaches you to ask about hydration the morning before the game. You ask him how much he has hydrated this week and says he hasn’t even though he has been working out and practicing all week with the team. When should fluids be replaced for proper hydration of an active athlete?
Before, during, and after competition/practice