SKI PATROL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
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VERSION 2025/2026.
The axial skeleton is responsible for ________ while the appendicular skeleton provides _____. -
ANS the upright position of the body, the manipulation of objects or locomotion
Hinge, gliding, pivot, and suture refer to what? - ANS types of joints
Skeletal and smooth refer to what? - ANS muscles
Which of the following most dramatically slows the healing time of bones? aging, drinking,
nutrition, smoking - ANS smoking
A patient has stretched and torn the medial malleolar ligament. This means the patient has -
ANS sprained her ankle
A patient has suffered a femur fracture. The greatest danger with this injury is: - ANS severe
blood loss
One of the most common assessment mistakes is to: - ANS focus on the less serious
"obvious" injury and miss a potential life threat
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, A patient tells you she felt a "pop" behind her right ankle but there is little or no pain, and she
cannot move or walk on the foot. This is most likely indicative of what type of injury? - ANS a
ruptured tendon
You notice crepitus when attempting to move a patient's injured wrist back into an anatomically
correct position. This is indicative of what type of injury? - ANS A fracture
A patient exhibits the following signs and symptoms: respiratory difficulty, difficulty swallowing,
upper extremity and facial vein engorgement, red face, and shock. What injury is most likely
causing these signs and symptoms? - ANS a posterior sternoclavicular dislocation
Which of the following injuries is generally the most serious? dislocated knee, clavicular
fracture, an anterior shoulder dislocation, a dislocated patella - ANS a dislocated knee
The most important component of field management for musculoskeletal injuries is: -
ANS personal safety
The purpose of field splinting an MS injury includes all but which of the following? allowing the
bone ends to knit back together, helping with muscle spasms by placing the limb in an anatomic
position, decreasing pain at the fracture site, preventing further injury and blood loss -
ANS allowing the bone ends to knit back together
While attempting to place a deformed limb back into the anatomic position, the patient screams
and begs you to stop because of the pain. Your best response it to: - ANS stop and splint the
limb in the current position
A patient has suffered an obvious femur fracture at the proximal end of the femur near the
femoral head. The proper splint for this type of injury would be a: - ANS long spine board
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100% CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST
VERSION 2025/2026.
The axial skeleton is responsible for ________ while the appendicular skeleton provides _____. -
ANS the upright position of the body, the manipulation of objects or locomotion
Hinge, gliding, pivot, and suture refer to what? - ANS types of joints
Skeletal and smooth refer to what? - ANS muscles
Which of the following most dramatically slows the healing time of bones? aging, drinking,
nutrition, smoking - ANS smoking
A patient has stretched and torn the medial malleolar ligament. This means the patient has -
ANS sprained her ankle
A patient has suffered a femur fracture. The greatest danger with this injury is: - ANS severe
blood loss
One of the most common assessment mistakes is to: - ANS focus on the less serious
"obvious" injury and miss a potential life threat
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, A patient tells you she felt a "pop" behind her right ankle but there is little or no pain, and she
cannot move or walk on the foot. This is most likely indicative of what type of injury? - ANS a
ruptured tendon
You notice crepitus when attempting to move a patient's injured wrist back into an anatomically
correct position. This is indicative of what type of injury? - ANS A fracture
A patient exhibits the following signs and symptoms: respiratory difficulty, difficulty swallowing,
upper extremity and facial vein engorgement, red face, and shock. What injury is most likely
causing these signs and symptoms? - ANS a posterior sternoclavicular dislocation
Which of the following injuries is generally the most serious? dislocated knee, clavicular
fracture, an anterior shoulder dislocation, a dislocated patella - ANS a dislocated knee
The most important component of field management for musculoskeletal injuries is: -
ANS personal safety
The purpose of field splinting an MS injury includes all but which of the following? allowing the
bone ends to knit back together, helping with muscle spasms by placing the limb in an anatomic
position, decreasing pain at the fracture site, preventing further injury and blood loss -
ANS allowing the bone ends to knit back together
While attempting to place a deformed limb back into the anatomic position, the patient screams
and begs you to stop because of the pain. Your best response it to: - ANS stop and splint the
limb in the current position
A patient has suffered an obvious femur fracture at the proximal end of the femur near the
femoral head. The proper splint for this type of injury would be a: - ANS long spine board
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