WFR Practice Test ACTUAL UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
unusable athletic injuries are treated with
a. immobilization and evacuation
b. high doses of NSAID (anti inflammatory) medications
c. supporting tape wraps
d. Ice and heat therapy - CORRECT ANSWER - a. immobilization and evacuation
Certification as a wilderness medicine provider:
a. indicates you have completed training b. allows you to administer medications to a patient
c. prevents claims of negligence for your patient care
d. gives you a license to practice medicine beyond urban training - CORRECT
ANSWER - indicates you have completed training
Wilderness medicine is different from urban medicine because wilderness medicine has:
a. extended patient contact time, environmental challenges and improvised gear
b. the freedom to suture wounds and set fractures
c. more than 30 minutes transport time to definitive care
d. different hypothermia protocols - CORRECT ANSWER - extended patient contact time,
environmental challenges and improvised gear
The most common injuries consistently reported on wilderness expeditions are
a. lower leg fractures
b. shoulder dislocations
,c. soft tissue wounds
d. open chest wounds - CORRECT ANSWER - soft tissue wounds
A patient in compensatory shock:
a. should be treated with epinephrine by auto-injector
b. is compensating for the injury and does not need treatment
c. maintains adequate perfusion with vasoconstriction, increased HR and RR
d. will have a slow HR and RR and altered mental status - CORRECT ANSWER -
maintains adequate perfusion with vasoconstriction, increased HR and RR
Compartment syndrome is
a. pressure in a muscle secondary to an injury
b. managed with cool compresses and massage
c. usually a geriatric problem
d. primarily a pediatric problem - CORRECT ANSWER - pressure in a muscle secondary
to an injury
A hypothermic patient
a. loses most of their heat through their head
b. can be treated with a hypothermia wrap
c. is in a stable physiological state
d. needs to exercise to generate heat - CORRECT ANSWER - can be treated with a
hypothermia wrap
Your tent mate has accidentally swallowed a small amount of white gas. You recommend that
she:
, a. drink lots of water
b. attempt to vomit
c. take an antihistamine
d. call poison control - CORRECT ANSWER - call poison control
We guard against an allergic response to a medication by
a. asking the patient if they have taken a medication previously
b. first testing the patient with a half-dose of medication
c. only administering medications if we have epinephrine available
d. only administering non-prescription medications - CORRECT ANSWER - asking the
patient if they have taken a medication previously
. Treatment principles for snow blindness include
a. warm compresses over the eyes
b. non-caffeinated tea bags on the eyes
c. topical eye antibiotic ointments
d. cool compresses over the eyes - CORRECT ANSWER - cool compresses over the eyes
A pneumothorax is
a. air in the chest
b. air trapped in the aveoli
c. air in the lungs
d. air in the abdomen - CORRECT ANSWER - air in the chest
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
unusable athletic injuries are treated with
a. immobilization and evacuation
b. high doses of NSAID (anti inflammatory) medications
c. supporting tape wraps
d. Ice and heat therapy - CORRECT ANSWER - a. immobilization and evacuation
Certification as a wilderness medicine provider:
a. indicates you have completed training b. allows you to administer medications to a patient
c. prevents claims of negligence for your patient care
d. gives you a license to practice medicine beyond urban training - CORRECT
ANSWER - indicates you have completed training
Wilderness medicine is different from urban medicine because wilderness medicine has:
a. extended patient contact time, environmental challenges and improvised gear
b. the freedom to suture wounds and set fractures
c. more than 30 minutes transport time to definitive care
d. different hypothermia protocols - CORRECT ANSWER - extended patient contact time,
environmental challenges and improvised gear
The most common injuries consistently reported on wilderness expeditions are
a. lower leg fractures
b. shoulder dislocations
,c. soft tissue wounds
d. open chest wounds - CORRECT ANSWER - soft tissue wounds
A patient in compensatory shock:
a. should be treated with epinephrine by auto-injector
b. is compensating for the injury and does not need treatment
c. maintains adequate perfusion with vasoconstriction, increased HR and RR
d. will have a slow HR and RR and altered mental status - CORRECT ANSWER -
maintains adequate perfusion with vasoconstriction, increased HR and RR
Compartment syndrome is
a. pressure in a muscle secondary to an injury
b. managed with cool compresses and massage
c. usually a geriatric problem
d. primarily a pediatric problem - CORRECT ANSWER - pressure in a muscle secondary
to an injury
A hypothermic patient
a. loses most of their heat through their head
b. can be treated with a hypothermia wrap
c. is in a stable physiological state
d. needs to exercise to generate heat - CORRECT ANSWER - can be treated with a
hypothermia wrap
Your tent mate has accidentally swallowed a small amount of white gas. You recommend that
she:
, a. drink lots of water
b. attempt to vomit
c. take an antihistamine
d. call poison control - CORRECT ANSWER - call poison control
We guard against an allergic response to a medication by
a. asking the patient if they have taken a medication previously
b. first testing the patient with a half-dose of medication
c. only administering medications if we have epinephrine available
d. only administering non-prescription medications - CORRECT ANSWER - asking the
patient if they have taken a medication previously
. Treatment principles for snow blindness include
a. warm compresses over the eyes
b. non-caffeinated tea bags on the eyes
c. topical eye antibiotic ointments
d. cool compresses over the eyes - CORRECT ANSWER - cool compresses over the eyes
A pneumothorax is
a. air in the chest
b. air trapped in the aveoli
c. air in the lungs
d. air in the abdomen - CORRECT ANSWER - air in the chest
