SKI PATROL FINAL TEST 2026
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ The axial skeleton is responsible for ________ while the appendicular
skeleton provides _____..
Answer: the upright position of the body, the manipulation of objects or
locomotion
◍ ABCD.
Answer: airway, breathing, circulation, defibrillation (disability)
◍ Hinge, gliding, pivot, and suture refer to what?.
Answer: types of joints
◍ Skeletal and smooth refer to what?.
Answer: muscles
◍ Which of the following most dramatically slows the healing time of bones?
aging, drinking, nutrition, smoking.
Answer: smoking
◍ AEIOU-TIPS (characterization of altered mental status); what causes a
change in mental status.
Answer: alcohol/acidosis, epilepsy, insulin, oxygen (lack of), uremia, trauma
◍ A patient has stretched and torn the medial malleolar ligament. This means
the patient has.
Answer: sprained her ankle
◍ A patient has suffered a femur fracture. The greatest danger with this injury
is:.
Answer: severe blood loss
, ◍ One of the most common assessment mistakes is to:.
Answer: focus on the less serious "obvious" injury and miss a potential life
threat
◍ 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?.
Answer: a ruptured tendon
◍ ALS (EMS).
Answer: advanced life support
◍ 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?.
Answer: 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?.
Answer: a posterior sternoclavicular dislocation
◍ AMS (1).
Answer: altered mental status
◍ AMS (2).
Answer: acute mountain sickness
◍ AVPU (levels of responsiveness).
Answer: Alert, Verbal, Pain, Unresponsive
◍ BVM.
Answer: bag valve mask
◍ CHF.
Answer: congestive heart failure
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ The axial skeleton is responsible for ________ while the appendicular
skeleton provides _____..
Answer: the upright position of the body, the manipulation of objects or
locomotion
◍ ABCD.
Answer: airway, breathing, circulation, defibrillation (disability)
◍ Hinge, gliding, pivot, and suture refer to what?.
Answer: types of joints
◍ Skeletal and smooth refer to what?.
Answer: muscles
◍ Which of the following most dramatically slows the healing time of bones?
aging, drinking, nutrition, smoking.
Answer: smoking
◍ AEIOU-TIPS (characterization of altered mental status); what causes a
change in mental status.
Answer: alcohol/acidosis, epilepsy, insulin, oxygen (lack of), uremia, trauma
◍ A patient has stretched and torn the medial malleolar ligament. This means
the patient has.
Answer: sprained her ankle
◍ A patient has suffered a femur fracture. The greatest danger with this injury
is:.
Answer: severe blood loss
, ◍ One of the most common assessment mistakes is to:.
Answer: focus on the less serious "obvious" injury and miss a potential life
threat
◍ 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?.
Answer: a ruptured tendon
◍ ALS (EMS).
Answer: advanced life support
◍ 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?.
Answer: 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?.
Answer: a posterior sternoclavicular dislocation
◍ AMS (1).
Answer: altered mental status
◍ AMS (2).
Answer: acute mountain sickness
◍ AVPU (levels of responsiveness).
Answer: Alert, Verbal, Pain, Unresponsive
◍ BVM.
Answer: bag valve mask
◍ CHF.
Answer: congestive heart failure
