Question

Unit 8: Closed Head and Spine Injuries 

 1. A blow to the left side of the head can cause an injury on the right side of the brain.

  a. true

  b. false

 2. If an athlete has suffered a severe head injury, you should immediately

  a. call emergency medical assistance

  b. check for responsiveness to stimuli

  c. check for bleeding

  d. check the pupils

  e. check for other injuries

 3. After a hit to the head, an athlete complains of dizziness and a mild headache. She shows no other signs or symptoms of a head injury. This indicates that you should notify her parents and have

 them take the athlete to a physician.

  a. true

 b. false

 4. A gymnast takes a hard fall on her lower back. You can't feel her spine without moving her. You could check for a spinal cord injury

 by

 a. asking her to try to move her fingers and toes

  b. touching her finger, and asking her which finger you're touching c. asking her to squeeze your fingers with each hand

  d. touching her toe, and asking her which toe you're touching

 e. all of the above

 5. For a neck roll to be effective in preventing a burner or stinger, it should prevent the neck from

 a. hyperextending backward

 b. stretching backward

 c. tilting upward

 d. snapping to the side

  e. b and c

Answer 1

1. A blow to the left side of the head can cause an injury on the right side of the brain.

a. True

Discription. The left half controls movement and sensation in the right side of the body, and the right half controls movement and sensation in the left side. Thus, damage to the right side of the brain may cause movement problems or weakness on the body's left side.