WFR Practice Test Exam 2025 Questions and
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 - ANS 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 - ANS 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
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,d. different hypothermia protocols - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS pressure in a muscle secondary to an injury
A hypothermic patient
a. loses most of their heat through their head
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, b. can be treated with a hypothermia wrap
c. is in a stable physiological state
d. needs to exercise to generate heat - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS cool compresses over the eyes
A pneumothorax is
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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 - ANS 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 - ANS 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
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,d. different hypothermia protocols - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS pressure in a muscle secondary to an injury
A hypothermic patient
a. loses most of their heat through their head
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, b. can be treated with a hypothermia wrap
c. is in a stable physiological state
d. needs to exercise to generate heat - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS cool compresses over the eyes
A pneumothorax is
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