Chapter 24

About _____ people from lower elevations who visit areas 6,000 feet to 12,000 feet above sea level experience acute mountain sickness?

1 in 4

About _____ Percent of lightning strikes result in death.

10

The most frequent cause of injury from lightning is from:

A splash

Which of the following joints cannot be safely reduced in a wilderness setting?

Elbow and hip

By today's standards, who is the most likely to be victim of lightning strike?

Hikers, campers, golfers, etc.

_____ is a technical term that means "aligning" a dislocated joint.

Reducing

Which method is safest for reducing an anterior shoulder dislocation?

Traction and external rotation, and simple hanging traction

A dislocation is considered simple if it involves:

all of the above

CPR has no effect on recovery and should not be started in which of the following situations?

all of the above

Characteristics of altitude illness include which of the following?

all of the above

Ground signals should be:

all of the above

In cases of severe hypothermia, the first aider should:

all of the above

To clear a spinal injury, what criteria does a reliable person have to meet?

all of the above

Wilderness first aid pertains to which of the following?

all of the above

You should physically fight back if attacked by which animal?

all of the above

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema and high altitude cerebral edema are examples of:

altitude illnesses

A victim struck by lightning is most likely to die from:

cardiopulmonary arrest

The single best way to care for altitude illness is to:

descend to a lower elevation

When stabilizing a finger dislocation, what is the position of function?

fingers and hand in a cupping shape

The term for low oxygen content in the blood/body tissues:

hypoxia

In a wilderness situation, reduction of dislocated joints:

is recommended for simple dislocations

If you are attacked by a ________, you should lie down and play dead.

mother black bear or grizzly bear