Free First Aid and Sports Injuries MCQs with Answers

81 First Aid and Sports Injuries MCQs from Health and Physical Education, each with the correct answer and a written explanation of why it is correct. Free and unlimited, with no account needed.

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  • A. Sprain
  • B. Strain
  • C. Sore
  • D. Pull

Explanation: A strain is an overstretching or partial or complete tear of a muscle or tendon, which is why it is often called a muscle pull.

Correct answer: Strain
  • A. 90%
  • B. 95%
  • C. 100%
  • D. 75%%

Explanation: Minor soft-tissue trauma makes up approximately 95 percent of sports injuries, including minor bruises, strains, and similar damage.

Correct answer: 95%
  • A. Shine sore
  • B. Shine cramp
  • C. Shine lain
  • D. Shin splints

Explanation: Shin splints are overuse injuries involving pain and inflammation along the shin, often where lower-leg muscles and connective tissues…

Correct answer: Shin splints
  • A. Muscle sour
  • B. Muscle cramps
  • C. Muscle spasm
  • D. Muscle tear

Explanation: A muscle cramp is a sudden, painful tightening caused by involuntary muscle contraction or spasm.

Correct answer: Muscle cramps
  • A. Canadian association of sport and exercise medicine
  • B. Committee of association of sport and exercise medicinal
  • C. Canadian academy of sport and exercise medicine
  • D. None of these

Explanation: CASEM stands for the Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine, a professional organization concerned with sports and exercise…

Correct answer: Canadian academy of sport and exercise medicine
  • A. Association
  • B. Sport
  • C. Exercise
  • D. Medicine

Explanation: Sports medicine is a branch of medicine that focuses on fitness, exercise, sports-related injuries, their treatment, and prevention.

Correct answer: Medicine
  • A. Shin splints
  • B. Chondromalacia
  • C. Achilles tendinitis
  • D. Plantar fasciitis

Explanation: Shin splints, commonly involving pain along the shin from overuse, are among the most frequent running injuries.

Correct answer: Shin splints
  • A. Zero yo 50
  • B. One to 30
  • C. Zero to 10
  • D. One to 100

Explanation: The commonly used numerical pain-rating scale runs from 0 to 10, where 0 means no pain and 10 represents the worst pain imaginable.

Correct answer: Zero to 10
  • A. Torn the joint of shoulder
  • B. Torn the joint if arm
  • C. Torn the joint of leg
  • D. At least part of the capsule and its ligament must be torn

Explanation: A dislocation is displacement of the bones forming a joint, and it commonly damages the surrounding capsule and ligaments.

Correct answer: At least part of the capsule and its ligament must be torn
  • A. 40-45
  • B. 44-50
  • C. 50-55
  • D. 20-30

Explanation: The tibia is the most frequent site of stress fractures, with many teaching references placing its share at roughly 40 to 45 percent.

Correct answer: 40-45
  • A. Spiral
  • B. Stress
  • C. Compacted
  • D. All of these

Explanation: Repeated running and jumping on hard surfaces can overload bone and produce a stress fracture, a classic overuse injury.

Correct answer: Stress
  • A. All of these
  • B. Shoulder
  • C. Hypothalamus
  • D. Brain

Explanation: A concussion is a traumatic brain injury caused by a blow, jolt, or fall affecting the head.

Correct answer: Brain
  • A. All of these
  • B. Swelling
  • C. Muscle weakness
  • D. Pain

Explanation: A strain damages a muscle or tendon and commonly produces pain, swelling, and reduced strength or muscle weakness.

Correct answer: All of these
  • A. Strain
  • B. Chronic injuries
  • C. Sprain
  • D. Overuse injuries

Explanation: A strain is the overstretching or tearing of a muscle or tendon, whereas a sprain affects a ligament.

Correct answer: Strain
  • A. Acute
  • B. Chronic
  • C. Both A&B
  • D. None

Explanation: Sports injuries are broadly classified as acute, which occur suddenly, or chronic, which develop gradually through repeated stress or…

Correct answer: Both A&B
  • A. Hamstring
  • B. Abdomen
  • C. Thigh calves
  • D. All of these

Explanation: Heat cramps are painful involuntary muscle spasms that commonly affect the legs, including the hamstrings, thighs, and calves, and may…

Correct answer: All of these
  • A. 20
  • B. 24
  • C. 30
  • D. 48

Explanation: An acutely injured area should generally be rested and protected for about 48 hours to prevent further tissue damage and swelling.

Correct answer: 48
  • A. 10-12%
  • B. 12-16%
  • C. 20-25%
  • D. 6-8%

Explanation: The fibula accounts for roughly 12 to 16 percent of reported stress fractures in commonly cited sports-injury statistics.

Correct answer: 12-16%
  • A. All of these
  • B. Turn joint
  • C. Stretching of tendon
  • D. Broken bone

Explanation: A fracture is a partial or complete break in the continuity of a bone. A turned joint and a stretched tendon describe different…

Correct answer: Broken bone
  • A. Cryo therapy
  • B. Thermo therapy
  • C. Elector therapy
  • D. Ice therapy

Explanation: Ethyl chloride rapidly evaporates and cools the skin, producing a local freezing effect; this makes it a cryotherapy agent.

Correct answer: Cryo therapy