2026 COMPLETE QANDA GRADED
◉ standard of care. Answer: Written, accepted levels of emergency
care expected by reason of training and profession; written by legal
or professional organizations so that patients are not exposed to
unreasonable risk or harm.
◉ engendered reliance. Answer: A situation in which an institution
has encouraged its customers to become reliant on their services,
and is therefore legally obligated to continue to provide those
services.
◉ loss of heat to the environment. Answer: heat transfer
◉ minimum of how many liters of water a day to keep all body
systems functioning properly. Answer: 8-10 liters of water
◉ Convective heat loss. Answer: loss of heat by movement of gas or
fluids across a surface
◉ highest priority in an emergency situation. Answer: positive
mental attitude
,◉ necessities of life should be prioritized in an emergency. Answer:
length of time a person can live without each item
◉ priorities of life in terms of their importance. Answer: positive
mental attitude, body shelter, rest, food
◉ The stage of the human response to a life-threatening situation in
which muscles tighten, sweat glands constrict, the pulse quickens,
and adrenaline begins to flow is called. Answer: reaction (stage of
human response)
◉ sequence in which the different stages occur in response to a life-
threatening situation. Answer: alarm, reaction, response and
options, rest
◉ surroundings and patterns of behavior in which the average
person customarily operates. Answer: comfort zone
◉ searcher placed outside of his or her "comfort zone" in an
emergency is likely to experience a sense of. Answer: stress and
anxiety
◉ prepared searcher seeks to ________ his or her personal comfort
zone through __________________.. Answer: expand/self-discipline and
practice
, ◉ Means of controlling fear. Answer: (1) affirmative self-talk (2)
gathering as much information as possible, (3) having a number of
options or contingencies in your plan
◉ help control fear. Answer: (1) defining fears and recognizing them,
(2) practicing good leadership skills (3) involving others in complex
tasks
◉ STOP. Answer: Stop/Think/Observe/Plan
◉ Positive mental attitude. Answer: Will to live and whole person
concep
◉ whole person concept. Answer: inter-relationship between
mental and physical body processes
◉ Nearly all survival situations end within. Answer: 72 hours
◉ percentage of successful survival experiences last over 3 days.
Answer: <5%
◉ means of water purification that affects the water's odor or flavor.
Answer: hypochlorite (bleach) water purification