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(True or False)
When wearing a cast, a medical release is required to play.
False: Rule 4-2 Article 1-c. hard and unyielding items (guards, casts, braces, etc.) on the hand, wrist, forearm, elbow, upper arm, or shoulder unless covered must be padded with a closed-cell, slow recovery foam padding no less than 1/2" thick. (No requirement for medical release is specified)



(Mulitple Choice)
17. Which of the following situations require a player to have written authorization from a
physician?
a. A player wearing a cast that is covered with closed-cell, slow-recovery foam padding
no less than 1/2-inch thick.
b. A player who is apparently unconscious and comes back to play in the next game,
which is seven days later.
c. A player who had to leave a game due to bleeding.
d. A player who was unconscious in an earlier game the same day.

The exam answer is d.
However... per Rule 3-3 Article 1-c-3:
any player who shows signs, symptoms or behaviors associated with a concussion must be removed from the game and shall not return to play until cleared by an appropriate health-care professional.
This means B and D are correct.
But, in the NFHS concussion management training, per the concussion action plan:
Keep the participant out of play the day of the injury AND until an appropriate health care professional says the player is symptom free and its ok to play.
So answer d. would be incorrect - keep the player out the day of the injury.
Answer b. would the "best" answer.