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Free Wilderness First Aid Quiz: Backcountry Care When Help Is Far Away

Stuff Every Backcountry Traveler Should Know

Assessing a patient, deciding to evacuate, splints, cold and heat illness, altitude, lightning, bites and signaling when help is hours away.

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  1. What comes first when approaching a wilderness patient?
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    Protect yourself from hazards. A rescuer who becomes injured creates another patient. Check terrain, weather, animals, traffic, fire, and body fluids before approaching.

  2. What belongs in a scene size-up?
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    Hazards, patients, and what happened. Survey the whole scene before focusing on one person. Identify dangers, how many patients need care, and the likely mechanism or cause.

  3. Before ABCDE, what should you establish?
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    Responsiveness and consent. Check responsiveness, introduce yourself, and ask permission before care. An unresponsive patient may be treated under implied consent.

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  1. What comes first when approaching a wilderness patient?
  2. What belongs in a scene size-up?
  3. Before ABCDE, what should you establish?
  4. What is ABCDE designed to find first?
  5. What does the A in ABCDE prompt you to check?
  6. How do you assess breathing in the initial survey?
  7. What does circulation include in ABCDE?
  8. What decision is made at D in ABCDE?
  9. Why expose areas during the initial assessment?
  10. Which sequence matches the patient assessment system?
  11. What does a SAMPLE history organize?
  12. In SAMPLE, what should symptoms include?
  13. What does SCTM assess as a wilderness vital sign?
  14. What vital-sign skill does NOLS WFR teach for delayed care?
  15. When is a head-to-toe exam performed?
  16. What goes in the subjective part of a SOAP note?
  17. What belongs in SOAP objective findings?
  18. What does the plan section of SOAP record?
  19. Why carry a notepad and pencil in a first-aid kit?
  20. What should drive a wilderness evacuation decision?
  21. When should evacuation become rapid?
  22. What information helps rescuers most?
  23. Why leave a trip plan with a reliable person?
  24. What is a recognized whistle distress call?
  25. What is a signal mirror useful for?
  26. How can a stranded group improve visibility from above?
  27. Why establish shelter while waiting for rescue?
  28. What is a PLB mainly designed to do?
  29. Why register a 406 MHz personal locator beacon?
  30. What feature should you verify on a satellite device?
  31. How should you size a wilderness first-aid kit?
  32. Which first-aid tools should you pack?
  33. What does a typical NOLS WFA course provide?
  34. How does NOLS WFR differ from its WFA?
  35. Why can this deck not replace a hands-on course?
  36. A sling made from a bandanna or jacket is most useful for what?
  37. What early care does MedlinePlus recommend for a sprain?
  38. Why can a swollen ankle need an X-ray?
  39. After a hard fall, when should you suspect a spinal injury and keep the person still?
  40. If a person with a suspected spine injury must be moved away from danger, how?
  41. Which sign after a head blow needs urgent medical care?
  42. After a concussion, when should normal activity resume?
  43. When is a tourniquet the right tool in the backcountry?
  44. How should a dirty trail wound be cleaned?
  45. Which set of signs suggests a wound is infected?
  46. What is the first step for an animal bite in the backcountry?
  47. What is good care for a small friction blister?
  48. What is the best first aid for a small campfire burn?
  49. Which burn should be evacuated instead of treated on the trail?
  50. A chemical splashes into a hiker's eye. What should you do?
  51. A bee sting leaves its stinger in the skin and there are no allergy signs. What next? 🔒
  52. Which symptom after a sting suggests anaphylaxis? 🔒
  53. For suspected anaphylaxis far from help, what is the first treatment? 🔒
  54. What should you do after a possible venomous snakebite? 🔒
  55. Why does keeping a snakebite victim still matter? 🔒
  56. How should an attached tick be removed? 🔒
  57. After a tick bite, which symptom should send you to a doctor? 🔒
  58. What should you do after touching poison ivy, oak or sumac? 🔒
  59. When does a poison ivy rash usually appear after contact? 🔒
  60. What makes a good improvised splint in the field? 🔒
  61. After splinting, what should you check in the fingers or toes? 🔒
  62. A scalp cut bleeds a lot, but the hiker is awake and talking. What now? 🔒
  63. Why are deep puncture wounds from a stick or nail tricky? 🔒
  64. Why do cat bites often get medical attention? 🔒
  65. What helps prevent friction blisters on a hike? 🔒
  66. Which finding can be an early sign of hypothermia? 🔒
  67. What should you do while arranging rescue for suspected hypothermia? 🔒
  68. Which combination suggests frostbite? 🔒
  69. When should frozen frostbitten tissue be thawed in the field? 🔒
  70. Which set of signs best matches heat exhaustion? 🔒
  71. What is the immediate priority for suspected heat stroke? 🔒
  72. Which urine change can indicate dehydration in an adult? 🔒
  73. What field action is urgent for suspected HAPE or HACE? 🔒
  74. What is the most reliable way to kill germs in backcountry water? 🔒
  75. How can you prevent snow blindness on a glacier? 🔒
  76. If caught in an avalanche what should you try to do? 🔒
  77. What should you do when a flash flood threatens a canyon? 🔒
  78. What should you do if a defensive grizzly attack makes contact? 🔒
  79. Is a lightning strike victim safe to touch? 🔒
  80. What can supplemental oxygen do for altitude illness? 🔒
  81. How do you treat heat exhaustion in the backcountry? 🔒
  82. What is the best way to prevent frostbite on a cold trip? 🔒
  83. What does an avalanche transceiver do? 🔒
  84. Besides boiling what are two effective ways to treat backcountry water? 🔒
  85. What is the Heat Escape Lessening Posture (HELP) used for? 🔒