Which of the following statements about emergency equipment is MOST important?

A. Each piece of equipment should be painted a specific color for easy identification.

B. Use of emergency equipment should be practiced routinely.

C. Emergency equipment should include pencils, not pens.

D. Emergency equipment should be kept clean at all times.

Identifying a patient's risk of complications is important. Which of the following is NOT considered to be a common aspect of the risk identification process?

A. Laboratory results.

B. Assessment of cardiac risk.

C. Review of medical history.

D. Assessment of work history.

Emergency procedures and safety include which of the following?

A. Injury prevention.

B. Basic principles for exercise training.

C. Metabolic injuries.

D. Emergency consequences.

Documentation in the context of emergency response commonly refers to

A. Records of each exercise session.

B. Records of attendance.

C. Records of all emergency situations.

D. Manuals for all emergency equipment.

The preparation of professional staff should include training in

A. Advanced basic life support and ENT.

B. CPR and basic life support.

C. CPR and EMS.

D. Advanced cardiac life support and ENT.

What U.S. legislation is critical for operators of fitness facilities to understand and adhere to regarding safety?

A. The Americans with Handicaps Act.

B. The Civil Rights Act of 1966.

C. The Health Portability Act of 1996.

D. The Americans with Disabilities Act.

In cleaning the facility and equipment, what must an operator be aware of?

A. That signs are written clearly.

B. That surfaces are brightly colored.

C. That solutions and cleaning materials are safe for the skin and hypoallergenic.

D. That disinfectants smell pleasant.

Emergency procedures should be

A. Given to all clients when they join.

B. Put away in a safe place.

C. Posted under each phone.

D. Posted above each fire extinguisher.

A client's health screening should be administered before

A. Any contact with the client.

B. Any physical activity by the client at your facility.

C. Fitness assessment or programming.

D. The initial "walk-through" showing of a facility.

A well-designed consent document developed in consultation with a qualified legal professional provides your facility with

A. Documentation of a good-faith effort to educate your clients.

B. Legal documentation of a client's understanding of assessment procedures.

C. Legal immunity against lawsuits.

D. No legal benefit.

During calibration of a treadmill, the belt length was found to be 5.5 m. It took 1 minute and 40 seconds for the belt to travel 20 revolutions. What is the treadmill speed?

A. 4 m/min.

B. 66 m/min.

C. 79 m/min.

D. 110 m/min.

The definition of cardiorespiratory fitness is

A. The maximal force that a muscle or muscle group can generate in a single effort.

B. The coordinated capacity of the heart, blood vessels, respiratory system, and tissue metabolic systems to take in, deliver, and use oxygen.

C. The ability to sustain a held maximal force or to continue repeated sub maximal contractions.

D. The functional ROM about a joint.

Adults age physiologically at individual rates. Therefore, adults of any specified age will vary widely in their physiologic responses to exercise testing. Special consideration should be given to older adults when giving a fitness test, because

A. Age is often accompanied by de conditioning and disease.

B. Age predisposes older adults to clinical depression and neurologic diseases.

C. Older adults cannot be physically stressed beyond 75% of age-adjusted maximum.

D. Older adults are not as motivated to exercise as those who are younger.

A client with a functional capacity of 7 MET, an ejection fraction of 37%, and an ST - segment depression of 1 mm below baseline on exertion

A. Should not exercise until his or her ejection fraction is >50%.

B. Is considered to be at low risk.

C. Is considered to be at moderate risk.

D. Is considered to be at high risk.

Given the sensitivity of the exercise ECG, stress testing conducted on 100 cardiac rehabilitation clients with documented CAD would be expected to produce what results?

A. All 100 clients show ECG indicators of CAD.

B. Approximately 50 clients show ECG indicators of CAD.

C. Approximately 30 clients would show ECG indicators of CAD.

D. Approximately 70 clients would show ECG indicators of CAD.