Author Question: The four major groups of adaptive alpine skiers are: a. hearing-impaired skiers, tether skiers, ... (Read 21 times)

armygirl · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

The four major groups of adaptive alpine skiers are:

a. hearing-impaired skiers, tether skiers, sit-down skiers, and mono-skiers.
b. sit-down skiers, blind guided skiers, three-track skiers, and snow sliders.
c. sit-down skiers, three-track and four-track skiers, blind guided skiers, and two-track skiers.
d. hearing-impaired skiers, blind guided skiers, sledge hockey users, and outrigger skiers.

Question 2

One of the skiers in a group of adaptive athletes has spina bifida. If you needed to care for this patient, it is important to remember that:

a. they have had a traumatic spinal cord injury.
b. they may be allergic to natural latex, so contact with latex can result in anaphylactic shock.
c. they may have a drain for lymph that is protected because it is inside the body.
d. contrary to other spinal cord injuries, they will not have sensory deficits.