Austere Environment Considerations 2.0

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Austere Environment Trauma Quiz

Test your knowledge on trauma management and austere rescue scenarios with our interactive quiz. This quiz covers critical considerations for handling patients in extreme conditions, making it essential for outdoor enthusiasts and professionals alike.

Key Topics Covered:

  • Trauma activation criteria
  • Avalanche rescue protocols
  • Hypothermia management
  • Medical emergency responses
17 Questions4 MinutesCreated by RescueReady512
Name:
A 33 year old female collided with a 42 year old male in Dercum's Gulch. The female patient complains of isolated left lower leg pain. The male patient is complaining of wrist pain. Both patients are A+Ox4, and CMS are intact x4 for both patients.
This is not a Trauma Activation
Trauma Activation due to snowrider vs. Snowrider with more than 1 orthopedic complaint.
Trauma Activation due to LOR.
The patients know each other so it's okay.
An avalanche burial victim is uncovered and found to have lethal injuries. Burial time was 26 minutes.
Check for signs of life for 60 secoonds
Start CPR immediately
Do not start CPR
You have excavated a patient from an avalanche. They have an obstructed airway - snow and ice has completely filled the mouth and nose. The avalanche happened 22 minutes ago.
Start CPR
Do not start CPR
A patient that has been trauma activated cannot leave Arapahoe Basin unless they are in a helicopter or ambulance.
True
False
Trauma Activation guidelines and posters are posted in Dispatch at PHQ, FAR (next to the 5714 phone and in the Trauma Room) and in the purple binder.
Nope
Yep
Burial depth should be a consideration when triaging multiple burials in an avalanche.
True
False
Normal core body temperature is defined as:
37C
98.6F
32C
100.4F
Trauma Activations are a standard way to notify our medical direction and hospital system of a patient that has been injured with specific "red flag" type criteria
True
False
You have been dispatched to a possible injury on Davis. Upon arrival you encounter a 57 year old female; chief complaint is isolated wrist pain with a deformity after a skier vs snow surface fall. CMS intact x4. SAMPLE unremarkable.
This is not a trauma activation
Trauma activation due to mechanism
Trauma activation due to isolated wrist injury
Trauma activation due to extremity of age.
An avalanche happened 75 minutes ago. You have uncovered the head and neck of a buried patient and are able to assess the airway. Airway is unobstructed. Your patient was buried in the supine position and it appears there is an ice mask near the patient's face. What do you do next?
Quickly extricate the patient
Check for signs of life for 10 seconds
Check for a pulse and breathing for 60 seconds
Do not start CPR
A Trauma Activation will automatically escalate a 10-50 to a 10-33
True
False
A cold stressed patient is not yet hypothermic.
True
False
Where do our 2 hypo bags life? (Clue: they are in red NRS dry bags)
Pali Outpost
PHQ
FAR
Lenawee top shack
BML
Encouraging high-calorie food and beverage could benefit with type of patient?
Mild hypothermic
Moderate hypothermic
Severe hypothermic
Hypothermic patients should be handled gently.
True
False
We can trauma activate a patient with lesser injuries and/or a less significant mechanism if they have comorbidities. Which of the following is NOT a comorbidity?
Heart disease
Diabetes
COPD
Asthma
Cerebral palsy
Morbid obesity
Pregnancy
Bleeding disorders
Prosthetic limbs
Alcohol or drug intoxication
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