HSC Acronyms

Question 0

Health Priorities

ADORES

Answer 0

A- ATSI
D- the disabled
O- Overseas-born people
R- Rural and Remote people
E- the Elderly
S- Socio-economically disadvantaged

Question 1

Health Priorities

SCPPP

Answer 1

S- Social Justice Principles
C- Cost to individuals and the community
P- Priority Population Groups
P- Potential for prevention or early intervention
P- Prevalence of the condition

Question 2

Sports Med

TOTAPS

Answer 2

T- Talk
O- Observe
T- Touch
A- Active movement
P- Passive movement
S- Skills test

Question 3

Sports Med

RICER

Answer 3

R- rest
I- ice
C- compression
E- elevation
R- referral

Question 4

Sports Med

DRSABCD

Answer 4

D- danger
R- response
S- send for help
A- airway
B- breathing
C- compressions
D- defibrillation

Question 5

Sports Med

HFF

Answer 5

The Elderly

H-heart conditions
F- fractures and bone density
F- flexibility and joint mobility

Question 6

Sports Med

BEPI

Answer 6

Women

B- bone density
E- eating disorders
P- pregnancy
I- iron deficiency

Question 7

Sports Med

ATOM

Answer 7

Children and young athletes

A- appropriateness of resistance training
T- thermoregulation
O- overuse injuries
M- medical condition (asthma, diabetes, epilepsy)

Question 8

Sports Med

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Answer 8

Immediate treatment of bleeding

D- danger
B- bleeding
A- assessment 
C-cleanse
A- anti-septic
R- referral

Question 9

Sports Med

DISHO

Answer 9

Classification of injuries

D - direct
I- indirect
S- soft tissue
H- hard tissue
O- overuse

Question 10

Sports Med

STOP

Answer 10

Immediate on field assessment

S- stop
T- talk
O- observe
P- prevent

Question 11

Factors Affecting Performance

CHAPP

Answer 11

Characteristics of the learner

C- confidence
H- hereditary
A- ability
P- personality
P- prior experience

Question 12

Factors Affecting Performance

HOMERS

Answer 12

Physiological adaptations

H- haemoglobin levels
O- oxygen uptake and lung capacity
M- muscular hypertrophy
E- effect on fast and slow twitch fibres
R- resting heart rate
S- stroke volume

Question 13

Health Priorities

EDS

Answer 13

Social justice principles

E- equity
D- diversity
S- supportive environments

Question 14

Factors Affecting Performance

RV TWOS

Answer 14

Principles of Training

R- reversibility
V- variety
T- training thresholds
W- warm up and cool down
O- overload
S- specificity

Question 15

Factors Affecting Performance

TACK

Answer 15

Characteristics of skilled performers

T- technique
A- anticipation
C- consistency
K- kinaesthetic sense

Question 16

Sports Med

SUMMR

Answer 16

Sports policy and the sports environment

S- safe grounds, equipment and facilities
U- use of protective equipment
M- modified rules for children
M- matching of opponents (growth, skill)
R- rules of sports and activities

Question 17

Sports Med

PRIMES

Answer 17

Return to play

P- psychological readiness 
R- return to play policies/procedures
I- indicators of readiness (pain free, degree of mobility)
M- monitoring progress (pre & post test)
E- ethical considerations
S- specific warm up procedures