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What should drive a wilderness evacuation decision?

Patient condition and available resources is the key point.

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  1. Who packed the heaviest bag
  2. Patient condition and available resources ✔
  3. The original return time alone

Why: Base the decision on the patient condition and the people, equipment, communication, and transport resources available.

Huh, didn't know that: WFR training explicitly practices evacuation decisions.

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My evacuation decision is based on one thing: did we pack enough snacks?
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Answer: Patient condition and available resources. Base the decision on the patient condition and the people, equipment, communication, and transport resources available.

  1. NOLS WFR Course www.nols.edu/courses/wm/wilderness-first-responder-wfr
    Make sound evacuation decisions based on patient condition and resources
    Checked 2026-10-21.

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