Red Cross Wilderness First Aid Final
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
True/False: In the primary assessment, the mnemonic ABCDE stand for: Airway, Breathing,
Circulation, Decision/Disability, and Expose/Environment - CORRECT ANSWER - True
MOI stands for ________________; BSI stands for _______________. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Mechanism of Injury/Illness; Body Substance Isolation
As a medically trained outdoor leader, which of the following is the MOST important goal in
practicing wilderness medicine? - CORRECT ANSWER - Preventing incidents from
happening
What is included in the secondary assessment? - CORRECT ANSWER - Head to Toe
Exam,
Taking Vital Signs, and Taking a SAMPLE History
What does each letter of SAMPLE stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - S [Symptoms]
A[Allergies]
M[Medications]
P[Past History]
L[Last Intake/Output]
E[Events]
A patient that presents with a Level of Responsiveness (LOR) that is A&Ox3 knows all of the
following: - CORRECT ANSWER - Who they are, What date/time it is, and
Where they are
, What does SOAP stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - S - Subjective
O - Objectives
A - Assessment
P - Plan
True/False. Short-term amnesia is a possible symptom of a patient with a moderate brain injury. -
CORRECT ANSWER - True
Which of the following is a treatment option for an obvious spinal injury? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Stabilize the patient's neck and spine & Continuously check CSMs in the
extremities
Which of the following is NOT a treatment option for shock? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Give food
True/False. Shock is a problem in the brain that causes a person to suddenly lose consciousness. -
CORRECT ANSWER - False
True/False. If possible, a rescuer should attempt to move a patient's neck/spine into a neutral
position instead of leaving them in the position they were found in. - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
Which of the following is a symptom of a mild head/brain injury? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Superficial wound on the scalp, Nausea, & Temporarily blurred vision
Early Stages of Shock (Compensatory) - CORRECT ANSWER - Pale, Cool and Clammy
Skin; Rapid Heart Rate
Late Stages of Shock (Decompensatory) - CORRECT ANSWER - Difficulty finding
pulse; decreasing LOR
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
True/False: In the primary assessment, the mnemonic ABCDE stand for: Airway, Breathing,
Circulation, Decision/Disability, and Expose/Environment - CORRECT ANSWER - True
MOI stands for ________________; BSI stands for _______________. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Mechanism of Injury/Illness; Body Substance Isolation
As a medically trained outdoor leader, which of the following is the MOST important goal in
practicing wilderness medicine? - CORRECT ANSWER - Preventing incidents from
happening
What is included in the secondary assessment? - CORRECT ANSWER - Head to Toe
Exam,
Taking Vital Signs, and Taking a SAMPLE History
What does each letter of SAMPLE stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - S [Symptoms]
A[Allergies]
M[Medications]
P[Past History]
L[Last Intake/Output]
E[Events]
A patient that presents with a Level of Responsiveness (LOR) that is A&Ox3 knows all of the
following: - CORRECT ANSWER - Who they are, What date/time it is, and
Where they are
, What does SOAP stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - S - Subjective
O - Objectives
A - Assessment
P - Plan
True/False. Short-term amnesia is a possible symptom of a patient with a moderate brain injury. -
CORRECT ANSWER - True
Which of the following is a treatment option for an obvious spinal injury? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Stabilize the patient's neck and spine & Continuously check CSMs in the
extremities
Which of the following is NOT a treatment option for shock? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Give food
True/False. Shock is a problem in the brain that causes a person to suddenly lose consciousness. -
CORRECT ANSWER - False
True/False. If possible, a rescuer should attempt to move a patient's neck/spine into a neutral
position instead of leaving them in the position they were found in. - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
Which of the following is a symptom of a mild head/brain injury? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Superficial wound on the scalp, Nausea, & Temporarily blurred vision
Early Stages of Shock (Compensatory) - CORRECT ANSWER - Pale, Cool and Clammy
Skin; Rapid Heart Rate
Late Stages of Shock (Decompensatory) - CORRECT ANSWER - Difficulty finding
pulse; decreasing LOR
