Task 4: What's Going On?
Directions: Read and analyze carefully the situations below. Then, answer the questions that follow.
While watching a basketball game, you see your friend go for a lay-up. Another player tried to block his shot and bumped your friend in mid-air.
Your friend lost his balance and fell on his back, and his head hits the floor. It took several minutes before your friend was able to get up. You saw him limp as he walks toward the bench.
1. Write two injuries that your friend could have suffered from the fall.
2. Are these injuries acute or chronic? Why or why not?
3. Should your friend be examined by a doctor? Why or why not?