Wilderness First Aid Test #1 UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Wilderness First Aid - CORRECT ANSWER - the immediate care given to an injured or
suddenly ill person and consists only of giving assistance until a more advanced level of medical
care is present.
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) - CORRECT ANSWER - a service providing out of
hospital acute care and transport to definitive care, patients with illnesses and or injuries which
the patient believes is a medical emergency.
Prevention - CORRECT ANSWER - the action of stopping something from happening
Good Samaritan Laws - CORRECT ANSWER - providing basic legal protection for those
who assist a person who is injured or in danger:
1. given during an emergency
2. treatment is unscheduled and in good faith
3. No monetary compensation is received for providing care.
Contractual Obligation - CORRECT ANSWER - are those duties that each party is legally
responsible for in a contract agreement.
Legal Obligation - CORRECT ANSWER - A moral or legal duty to perform or to not
perform some action.
Negligent Abandonment - CORRECT ANSWER - is sometimes defined as the unilateral
termination of the provider/patient relationship at a time when continuing care is still needed. It
is a form of negligence that involves termination of care without the patient s consent.
, Medically Incompetent - CORRECT ANSWER - Incapable of making a rational decision
Consent - CORRECT ANSWER - is needed before touching someone, the two types of
consent are verbal and implied.
Prolonged Evacuation - CORRECT ANSWER - the extended duration of an evacuation
Definitive Medical Care - CORRECT ANSWER - The same as EMS
Post traumatic Stress Disorder - CORRECT ANSWER - an emotional reaction that may
include frustration, depression and flashbacks
Hepatitis B - CORRECT ANSWER - a severe form of viral hepatitis transmitted in
infected blood, causing fever, physical weakness, and jaundice.
AIDS - CORRECT ANSWER - Disease in which there is a sever loss of the body's
cellular immunity which lowers the resistance to infection.
HIV - CORRECT ANSWER - disables immune system, preventing the body from fighting
infections.
MOI - CORRECT ANSWER - Mechanisms of injury
BSI - CORRECT ANSWER - Body Substance Isolation
Implied Consent - CORRECT ANSWER - Parental consent is implied if they are
unconscious, absent or intoxicated, if the patient is a minor.
Inspect - CORRECT ANSWER - To Look
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Wilderness First Aid - CORRECT ANSWER - the immediate care given to an injured or
suddenly ill person and consists only of giving assistance until a more advanced level of medical
care is present.
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) - CORRECT ANSWER - a service providing out of
hospital acute care and transport to definitive care, patients with illnesses and or injuries which
the patient believes is a medical emergency.
Prevention - CORRECT ANSWER - the action of stopping something from happening
Good Samaritan Laws - CORRECT ANSWER - providing basic legal protection for those
who assist a person who is injured or in danger:
1. given during an emergency
2. treatment is unscheduled and in good faith
3. No monetary compensation is received for providing care.
Contractual Obligation - CORRECT ANSWER - are those duties that each party is legally
responsible for in a contract agreement.
Legal Obligation - CORRECT ANSWER - A moral or legal duty to perform or to not
perform some action.
Negligent Abandonment - CORRECT ANSWER - is sometimes defined as the unilateral
termination of the provider/patient relationship at a time when continuing care is still needed. It
is a form of negligence that involves termination of care without the patient s consent.
, Medically Incompetent - CORRECT ANSWER - Incapable of making a rational decision
Consent - CORRECT ANSWER - is needed before touching someone, the two types of
consent are verbal and implied.
Prolonged Evacuation - CORRECT ANSWER - the extended duration of an evacuation
Definitive Medical Care - CORRECT ANSWER - The same as EMS
Post traumatic Stress Disorder - CORRECT ANSWER - an emotional reaction that may
include frustration, depression and flashbacks
Hepatitis B - CORRECT ANSWER - a severe form of viral hepatitis transmitted in
infected blood, causing fever, physical weakness, and jaundice.
AIDS - CORRECT ANSWER - Disease in which there is a sever loss of the body's
cellular immunity which lowers the resistance to infection.
HIV - CORRECT ANSWER - disables immune system, preventing the body from fighting
infections.
MOI - CORRECT ANSWER - Mechanisms of injury
BSI - CORRECT ANSWER - Body Substance Isolation
Implied Consent - CORRECT ANSWER - Parental consent is implied if they are
unconscious, absent or intoxicated, if the patient is a minor.
Inspect - CORRECT ANSWER - To Look
