SKI PATROL UPDATED TEST GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔False - ✔✔Intracranial pressure is a minor injury and you do not need to worry about
it.
✔✔Continue to constantly monitor priorities. - ✔✔A person with a skull fracture lapses
into unconsciousness during transportation, the patroller should:
✔✔Manually stabilize the head and neck. - ✔✔If you are uncertain about possible C-
spine injury, you should:
✔✔One-third. - ✔✔If the diaphragm muscle is paralyzed, breathing effort is limited to:
✔✔a.
Nose, chin and sternum are in line.
b.
Ears are in line with the shoulders.
c.
Eyes are forward.
d.
Legs are straight. (correct) - ✔✔To stabilize the head in neutral position does not
require that:
✔✔Can you sneeze? - ✔✔After application of cervical collar, you must not ask the
following?
✔✔The log roll. - ✔✔The preferred method of placing a patient onto a backboard is:
✔✔Crosses, feet, broads, head. - ✔✔The correct order to tie a backboard for a spinal
injury is:
✔✔True - ✔✔If a bystander is recruited, they should be used to support and control the
backboard.
✔✔True - ✔✔The standing spinal takedown technique takes three responders.
✔✔True - ✔✔In the case of a suspected spinal injury in a person found face down not
breathing; the patroller should carefully roll the injured person onto their back without
waiting for a backboard and several assistants.
✔✔True - ✔✔Axial stabilization is head-to-hip stabilization to properly align and
maintain the patient's head, spine and hips centred to the midline without introducing or
applying spinal compression or traction.
, ✔✔False - ✔✔Open fractures do not need to have a dressing applied prior to splinting.
✔✔Introduction of infections. - ✔✔A particular complication that the first aider should be
aware of when treating an open fracture is:
✔✔True - ✔✔Lack of circulation related to a dislocation leads to a load and go decision.
✔✔True - ✔✔Treatment of dislocations is the same as fractures.
✔✔RICE—Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation. - ✔✔What is the acronym for the
treatment of sprains and strains?
✔✔True - ✔✔Tendons connect the muscles to the bones.
✔✔False - ✔✔Open fractures must always be considered as a load and go situation.
✔✔False - ✔✔The padding in a splint is there to provide pressure so that swelling can
be controlled.
✔✔True - ✔✔The standard sling for a clavicle injury is the large arm sling.
✔✔True - ✔✔Scapula injuries are usually the result of trauma.
✔✔True - ✔✔A broken humerus is often the result of an impact.
✔✔True - ✔✔The knot of the large arm sling should be padded and tied on the injured
side.
✔✔True - ✔✔Traction is not recommended for a fractured elbow because it constitutes
a joint.
✔✔False - ✔✔Traction is not recommended for a fractured elbow because it constitutes
a joint.
✔✔Ischium, pubis and ilium. - ✔✔The pelvis consists of six bones that are fused called
the:
✔✔Immobilize the patient to a backboard using a sit harness with traction and monitor
for shock. - ✔✔A patient has a fracture of the femur shaft. The best treatment is to:
✔✔Bent knee splint. - ✔✔If the leg cannot be straightened use:
SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔False - ✔✔Intracranial pressure is a minor injury and you do not need to worry about
it.
✔✔Continue to constantly monitor priorities. - ✔✔A person with a skull fracture lapses
into unconsciousness during transportation, the patroller should:
✔✔Manually stabilize the head and neck. - ✔✔If you are uncertain about possible C-
spine injury, you should:
✔✔One-third. - ✔✔If the diaphragm muscle is paralyzed, breathing effort is limited to:
✔✔a.
Nose, chin and sternum are in line.
b.
Ears are in line with the shoulders.
c.
Eyes are forward.
d.
Legs are straight. (correct) - ✔✔To stabilize the head in neutral position does not
require that:
✔✔Can you sneeze? - ✔✔After application of cervical collar, you must not ask the
following?
✔✔The log roll. - ✔✔The preferred method of placing a patient onto a backboard is:
✔✔Crosses, feet, broads, head. - ✔✔The correct order to tie a backboard for a spinal
injury is:
✔✔True - ✔✔If a bystander is recruited, they should be used to support and control the
backboard.
✔✔True - ✔✔The standing spinal takedown technique takes three responders.
✔✔True - ✔✔In the case of a suspected spinal injury in a person found face down not
breathing; the patroller should carefully roll the injured person onto their back without
waiting for a backboard and several assistants.
✔✔True - ✔✔Axial stabilization is head-to-hip stabilization to properly align and
maintain the patient's head, spine and hips centred to the midline without introducing or
applying spinal compression or traction.
, ✔✔False - ✔✔Open fractures do not need to have a dressing applied prior to splinting.
✔✔Introduction of infections. - ✔✔A particular complication that the first aider should be
aware of when treating an open fracture is:
✔✔True - ✔✔Lack of circulation related to a dislocation leads to a load and go decision.
✔✔True - ✔✔Treatment of dislocations is the same as fractures.
✔✔RICE—Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation. - ✔✔What is the acronym for the
treatment of sprains and strains?
✔✔True - ✔✔Tendons connect the muscles to the bones.
✔✔False - ✔✔Open fractures must always be considered as a load and go situation.
✔✔False - ✔✔The padding in a splint is there to provide pressure so that swelling can
be controlled.
✔✔True - ✔✔The standard sling for a clavicle injury is the large arm sling.
✔✔True - ✔✔Scapula injuries are usually the result of trauma.
✔✔True - ✔✔A broken humerus is often the result of an impact.
✔✔True - ✔✔The knot of the large arm sling should be padded and tied on the injured
side.
✔✔True - ✔✔Traction is not recommended for a fractured elbow because it constitutes
a joint.
✔✔False - ✔✔Traction is not recommended for a fractured elbow because it constitutes
a joint.
✔✔Ischium, pubis and ilium. - ✔✔The pelvis consists of six bones that are fused called
the:
✔✔Immobilize the patient to a backboard using a sit harness with traction and monitor
for shock. - ✔✔A patient has a fracture of the femur shaft. The best treatment is to:
✔✔Bent knee splint. - ✔✔If the leg cannot be straightened use:
