Questions and CORRECT Answers
Rapidly evacuate a patient with a headache if the headache: - CORRECT ANSWER - Is
sudden, severe or is associated with altered mental status
The chief complaint is - CORRECT ANSWER - The patients expression of their primary
concern
You should slow or stop your attempt to relocate a dislocation if: - CORRECT
ANSWER - It causes a significant increase in pain
A differential diagnosis (D/D) list is a list of: - CORRECT ANSWER - Possible causes for
a problem
The epinephrine dose in an adult auto-injector is: - CORRECT ANSWER - 0.3 ml of
1:1000 epinephrine
You have a patient with possible cardiac chest pain who is not sure whether they took an aspirin
this morning. You should: - CORRECT ANSWER - Consider administering another
asprin
Which of the following signs suggest a soft tissue infection? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Warmth, swelling, redness, and pain
The legal concept of confidentiality - CORRECT ANSWER - Allows sharing of the
patient assessment findings with medical providers involved in the patient
prevention principles for communicable disease include: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Washing your hands
, DEET based products - CORRECT ANSWER - Are considered effective and safe by the
FDA
The most common mechanism for lightning injury is: - CORRECT ANSWER - Ground
current
What is the key criterion for deciding whether a patient with a musculoskeletal injury can stay in
the field or should be evacuated? - CORRECT ANSWER - Usability
Insulin binds to receptors on the cell membranes and: - CORRECT ANSWER - Facilitates
transport of glucose into cells
An effective treatment for a viper or pit viper bite is: - CORRECT ANSWER - Anti
venom
Flu-like illnesses (headache, fever, sore throat) are: - CORRECT ANSWER - A commonly
reported illness
You can stop CPR in a wilderness context if: - CORRECT ANSWER - You have
performed CPR for at least 30 minutes
Consider removing impaled objects when they: - CORRECT ANSWER - Cannot be
effectively stabilized
Symptoms of motion sickness may be relieved by: - CORRECT ANSWER - Anti - vertigo
medications
In an open pneumothorax, air: - CORRECT ANSWER - Enters the pleural space through a
hole in the chest