OCRE 2300-Adventure Med-Wilderness Wound
Management Quiz with all Correct & 100% Verified
Answers| Updated to Pass
During a mountain backpacking trip, you and your group encounter a man crying out for help. He
states that he fell about twenty feet off the cliff and thinks his right leg is broken. You determine the
scene is safe, conduct a primary survey and quickly approach him to assess his injury.
What is the next step in the management of his injury? ✔Correct Answer-Use trauma shears to cut
open his pants and expose the injury. The first step to any wound management after primary survey
is exposure of the injured area.
Your friend sustained a 1.5-inch (4 cm) laceration to her knee when she fell while rock climbing. You
apply direct pressure to stop the bleeding while making sure there is no structural damage to her
bones or joints.
Which is the next step in her wound management? ✔Correct Answer-Irrigate the wound with a
forceful stream of clean water. High-pressure irrigation is the most important intervention to prevent
infection for most wounds.
A mountain biker, while riding quickly down a trail, crashes. Luckily, the only injury sustained was a
minor abrasion and laceration of his right elbow. You help him rinse out the wound with clean water
and debride the wound.
What is the next step to managing this wound? ✔Correct Answer-Keep the wound covered with
Vaseline or a moist dressing.
A 20-year-old woman lacerated her lower leg while trail running four days ago. At the time, she
didn't think much of the injury and quickly wrapped it with some gauze dressing. Now, she complains
of some local discomfort around her injury. You take the dressing off to inspect her injury.
Which are signs of wound infection? ✔Correct Answer-Swelling, purulent drainage, and increased
pain are all signs of infection.
You and a companion are backpacking deep in the woods. Your companion accidentally burns the
palm of her hand on a stove flame while making coffee. Although it's sore, she decides to just wrap it
with some gauze and continue. Four days later, she complains of persistent pain. After taking the
dressings down, you notice her hand is warm to the touch, along with redness and swelling of the
entire hand.
What is the next step in management of her injury? ✔Correct Answer-Apply new dressings to her
hand and evacuate.
You and a friend are camping on the beach. Your friend walks too close to the campfire and
accidentally steps on some hot coals, screaming loudly in pain. You examine her foot and notice the
skin is blistered and pale white in color.
What type of burn injury did she sustain? ✔Correct Answer-Partial-thickness. Partial thickness
burns are generally very painful. It blisters and can have skin discoloration.
A 42-year-old male fell while mountain biking in Moab, Utah. He sustained a large laceration on his
right forearm. It's bleeding profusely, so you use direct pressure and bulky dressings to stop the
bleeding. You notice blood starting to soak through the dressing you just placed on the wound.
Management Quiz with all Correct & 100% Verified
Answers| Updated to Pass
During a mountain backpacking trip, you and your group encounter a man crying out for help. He
states that he fell about twenty feet off the cliff and thinks his right leg is broken. You determine the
scene is safe, conduct a primary survey and quickly approach him to assess his injury.
What is the next step in the management of his injury? ✔Correct Answer-Use trauma shears to cut
open his pants and expose the injury. The first step to any wound management after primary survey
is exposure of the injured area.
Your friend sustained a 1.5-inch (4 cm) laceration to her knee when she fell while rock climbing. You
apply direct pressure to stop the bleeding while making sure there is no structural damage to her
bones or joints.
Which is the next step in her wound management? ✔Correct Answer-Irrigate the wound with a
forceful stream of clean water. High-pressure irrigation is the most important intervention to prevent
infection for most wounds.
A mountain biker, while riding quickly down a trail, crashes. Luckily, the only injury sustained was a
minor abrasion and laceration of his right elbow. You help him rinse out the wound with clean water
and debride the wound.
What is the next step to managing this wound? ✔Correct Answer-Keep the wound covered with
Vaseline or a moist dressing.
A 20-year-old woman lacerated her lower leg while trail running four days ago. At the time, she
didn't think much of the injury and quickly wrapped it with some gauze dressing. Now, she complains
of some local discomfort around her injury. You take the dressing off to inspect her injury.
Which are signs of wound infection? ✔Correct Answer-Swelling, purulent drainage, and increased
pain are all signs of infection.
You and a companion are backpacking deep in the woods. Your companion accidentally burns the
palm of her hand on a stove flame while making coffee. Although it's sore, she decides to just wrap it
with some gauze and continue. Four days later, she complains of persistent pain. After taking the
dressings down, you notice her hand is warm to the touch, along with redness and swelling of the
entire hand.
What is the next step in management of her injury? ✔Correct Answer-Apply new dressings to her
hand and evacuate.
You and a friend are camping on the beach. Your friend walks too close to the campfire and
accidentally steps on some hot coals, screaming loudly in pain. You examine her foot and notice the
skin is blistered and pale white in color.
What type of burn injury did she sustain? ✔Correct Answer-Partial-thickness. Partial thickness
burns are generally very painful. It blisters and can have skin discoloration.
A 42-year-old male fell while mountain biking in Moab, Utah. He sustained a large laceration on his
right forearm. It's bleeding profusely, so you use direct pressure and bulky dressings to stop the
bleeding. You notice blood starting to soak through the dressing you just placed on the wound.
