Wilderness First Aid questions with
correct answers
Initial Assessment: ABCDE - correct answer ✔✔(A) Check the patient's airway
(B) Assess breathing
(C) Circulation - Quick scan for major bleeding/Check Pulse
(D) Assess for disability
(E) Assess any environmental threats
SAMPLE History - correct answer ✔✔(S) Symptoms: How do you feel?
(A) Allergies: Do you have any allergies?
(M) Medications: Are you taking any medications?
(P) Past medical history: Are you seeing a doctor for any reason or have you been treated in the past for
a serious condition?
(L) Last intake and output: When did you last eat, drink, urinate, defecate?
(E) Events: What happened that led to the illness or injury?
When to Conduct Focused Assessment and Goal - correct answer ✔✔Conducted when patient's life is no
longer in immediate danger.
-Gather clues about what the patient needs and
-Find every problem that requires first aid.
Focused (Secondary) Assessment Technique - correct answer ✔✔Check 10:
-Head
-Neck
-Shoulders
-Chest
correct answers
Initial Assessment: ABCDE - correct answer ✔✔(A) Check the patient's airway
(B) Assess breathing
(C) Circulation - Quick scan for major bleeding/Check Pulse
(D) Assess for disability
(E) Assess any environmental threats
SAMPLE History - correct answer ✔✔(S) Symptoms: How do you feel?
(A) Allergies: Do you have any allergies?
(M) Medications: Are you taking any medications?
(P) Past medical history: Are you seeing a doctor for any reason or have you been treated in the past for
a serious condition?
(L) Last intake and output: When did you last eat, drink, urinate, defecate?
(E) Events: What happened that led to the illness or injury?
When to Conduct Focused Assessment and Goal - correct answer ✔✔Conducted when patient's life is no
longer in immediate danger.
-Gather clues about what the patient needs and
-Find every problem that requires first aid.
Focused (Secondary) Assessment Technique - correct answer ✔✔Check 10:
-Head
-Neck
-Shoulders
-Chest
