WFA TEST PREP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Litter Basket - ANSWER Wheel option in framed basket
Sked - ANSWER Non-wheel plastic litter
Improvised Structures Types - ANSWER 1. Climbing Ropes
2. Jackets
3. Duct Tape
4. Tarps
Consent - ANSWER Agreement to treat a patient
Expressed Consent - ANSWER Verbal consent by someone in good mind
Implied Consent - ANSWER A form of consent in which a patient who cannot
give consent is treated on the legal assumption that he or she would want
treatment.
Abandonment - ANSWER Forgetting a patient after beginning care and prior to
transferring the patient to someone with equal or greater medical training.
Patient Assessment Triangle - ANSWER 1. Scene Size-Up (STERI)
2. Primary Assessment
a. ABCs
b. Environment
c. Evac Decision
3. Secondary Assessment
a. Patient History
b. Vital Signs
c. Physical Exam
,Scene Size Up - ANSWER A step in the patient assessment process that is a
quick survey of the scene and environment to offer information about scene
safety and mechanism of injury or nature of illness before entering and initiating
patient care.
STERI - S - ANSWER Safety
STERI - TE - ANSWER Terrain & Environment
STERI - R - ANSWER Resources
STERI - I - ANSWER Impression
General Impression - ANSWER impression of the patient's condition that is
formed on initial approaching the patient, depending on the patient's
environment, chief complaint, and appearance.
ABCDE - ANSWER Airway
Breathing
Circulation
Disability
Exposure
Normal HR - ANSWER 60-100 bpm
Normal Respiratory Rate - ANSWER 12-20 breaths/min
LOC - ANSWER level of consciousness
AVPU - ANSWER Alert, Verbal, Pain, Unresponsive
normal oxygen saturation - ANSWER 92-100%
Skin (SCTM) - ANSWER Skin Color, Temperature, Moisture
, Normal SCTM - ANSWER pink, warm, and dry
Normal Blood Pressure - ANSWER 120/80
radial pulse - ANSWER the pulse felt at the wrist
pedal pulse - ANSWER The pulse rate obtained on the top of the foot
femoral pulse - ANSWER femoral artery pulse in the groin
carotid pulse - ANSWER palpable pulse of the large carotid artery on either
side of the neck
When to take vital signs - ANSWER Every 5 minutes if critical, 15 if not
SAMPLE - ANSWER 1. Signs and Symptoms
2. Allergies
3. Medications
4. Past or Present Medical Problems
5. Last In's and Out's
6. Events Leading Up to Current Complaint
OPQRST - ANSWER Onset, Provocation/palliates, Quality, Region/Radiation,
Severity, Timing.
Head examination - ANSWER 1. Look for bumps or depressions
2. Look for bleeding
3. Examine ears
4. Examine pupil size
5. Face tenderness, deformities, bruising, swelling
6. Examine lips or tongue
7. Jaw function
Neck examination - ANSWER 1. Examine for wounds or abnormalities.
2. Press each vertebrae to examine for deformities or tenderness
Litter Basket - ANSWER Wheel option in framed basket
Sked - ANSWER Non-wheel plastic litter
Improvised Structures Types - ANSWER 1. Climbing Ropes
2. Jackets
3. Duct Tape
4. Tarps
Consent - ANSWER Agreement to treat a patient
Expressed Consent - ANSWER Verbal consent by someone in good mind
Implied Consent - ANSWER A form of consent in which a patient who cannot
give consent is treated on the legal assumption that he or she would want
treatment.
Abandonment - ANSWER Forgetting a patient after beginning care and prior to
transferring the patient to someone with equal or greater medical training.
Patient Assessment Triangle - ANSWER 1. Scene Size-Up (STERI)
2. Primary Assessment
a. ABCs
b. Environment
c. Evac Decision
3. Secondary Assessment
a. Patient History
b. Vital Signs
c. Physical Exam
,Scene Size Up - ANSWER A step in the patient assessment process that is a
quick survey of the scene and environment to offer information about scene
safety and mechanism of injury or nature of illness before entering and initiating
patient care.
STERI - S - ANSWER Safety
STERI - TE - ANSWER Terrain & Environment
STERI - R - ANSWER Resources
STERI - I - ANSWER Impression
General Impression - ANSWER impression of the patient's condition that is
formed on initial approaching the patient, depending on the patient's
environment, chief complaint, and appearance.
ABCDE - ANSWER Airway
Breathing
Circulation
Disability
Exposure
Normal HR - ANSWER 60-100 bpm
Normal Respiratory Rate - ANSWER 12-20 breaths/min
LOC - ANSWER level of consciousness
AVPU - ANSWER Alert, Verbal, Pain, Unresponsive
normal oxygen saturation - ANSWER 92-100%
Skin (SCTM) - ANSWER Skin Color, Temperature, Moisture
, Normal SCTM - ANSWER pink, warm, and dry
Normal Blood Pressure - ANSWER 120/80
radial pulse - ANSWER the pulse felt at the wrist
pedal pulse - ANSWER The pulse rate obtained on the top of the foot
femoral pulse - ANSWER femoral artery pulse in the groin
carotid pulse - ANSWER palpable pulse of the large carotid artery on either
side of the neck
When to take vital signs - ANSWER Every 5 minutes if critical, 15 if not
SAMPLE - ANSWER 1. Signs and Symptoms
2. Allergies
3. Medications
4. Past or Present Medical Problems
5. Last In's and Out's
6. Events Leading Up to Current Complaint
OPQRST - ANSWER Onset, Provocation/palliates, Quality, Region/Radiation,
Severity, Timing.
Head examination - ANSWER 1. Look for bumps or depressions
2. Look for bleeding
3. Examine ears
4. Examine pupil size
5. Face tenderness, deformities, bruising, swelling
6. Examine lips or tongue
7. Jaw function
Neck examination - ANSWER 1. Examine for wounds or abnormalities.
2. Press each vertebrae to examine for deformities or tenderness
