Wilderness First Responder EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Neuro - ANS refers to the nervous system
Lymphatic - ANS picks up fluid leaked from blood vessels and returns it to the blood/immune
system
Pulmonary - ANS pertaining to the lungs and their blood supply
Cerebral - ANS pertaining to the brain
Ischemia - ANS Local and temporary deficiency of blood supply due to circulatory obstruction
Hematoma - ANS collection of blood that has escaped from the blood vessels into tissue =
bruise
A,B,C,D,E - ANS Approach and Assess
Airway
Breathing
Breathing- how well
Circulation- feel for pulse
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Circulatio- chunk check
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, Deformities- broken bones in chunk check
Disabilities/ decision- hold c spine?
Environment - keep them safe
Everyone else- delegate/ how is group
What is the primary goal of an initial assessment? - ANS 1. Do not create a 2nd victim
2. Treat what will kill = prioritize the patient
How to preform a proper head to toe? - ANS palpate = arms, wrist/hands, lower back, above
knee, calf, feet
Check CSMs in all 4 extremities
What are the 5 vital signs we can assess? - ANS pulse
PERRL eyes
A&O
respiration rate
skin= SCTM = skin, color, temp. and moisture
O,P,Q,R,S,T - ANS O = onset = how was the onset of signs/symptoms = how fast/slow did the
pain hurt/feel
P = palpate (touch) = touch the signs and ask how it feels (arms, wrist/hands, lower back, above
knee, calf, feet)
Q = quality of pain = ask if pain came on sharp/dull
R = radius = determine the area of the pain
S = severity = ask on a scale 1-10 how much it hurts
T = time = do assessment again over time and log any changes
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S,A,M,P,L,E - ANS S = signs (visual) and symptoms (internal) = ask how they feel/what hurts
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Neuro - ANS refers to the nervous system
Lymphatic - ANS picks up fluid leaked from blood vessels and returns it to the blood/immune
system
Pulmonary - ANS pertaining to the lungs and their blood supply
Cerebral - ANS pertaining to the brain
Ischemia - ANS Local and temporary deficiency of blood supply due to circulatory obstruction
Hematoma - ANS collection of blood that has escaped from the blood vessels into tissue =
bruise
A,B,C,D,E - ANS Approach and Assess
Airway
Breathing
Breathing- how well
Circulation- feel for pulse
1
Page
Circulatio- chunk check
@COPYRIGHT BRAINBARTER 2025/2026
, Deformities- broken bones in chunk check
Disabilities/ decision- hold c spine?
Environment - keep them safe
Everyone else- delegate/ how is group
What is the primary goal of an initial assessment? - ANS 1. Do not create a 2nd victim
2. Treat what will kill = prioritize the patient
How to preform a proper head to toe? - ANS palpate = arms, wrist/hands, lower back, above
knee, calf, feet
Check CSMs in all 4 extremities
What are the 5 vital signs we can assess? - ANS pulse
PERRL eyes
A&O
respiration rate
skin= SCTM = skin, color, temp. and moisture
O,P,Q,R,S,T - ANS O = onset = how was the onset of signs/symptoms = how fast/slow did the
pain hurt/feel
P = palpate (touch) = touch the signs and ask how it feels (arms, wrist/hands, lower back, above
knee, calf, feet)
Q = quality of pain = ask if pain came on sharp/dull
R = radius = determine the area of the pain
S = severity = ask on a scale 1-10 how much it hurts
T = time = do assessment again over time and log any changes
2
Page
S,A,M,P,L,E - ANS S = signs (visual) and symptoms (internal) = ask how they feel/what hurts
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