SKI PATROL PRACTICE EXAMINATION
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◍ Minnie Dole.
Answer: The founder and creator of National Ski patrol
◍ What was the first text made for training Ski Patrollers?.
Answer: Winter Emergency Care
◍ DCAP-BLS.
Answer: Deformities, contusions (bruising), abrasions (scrape), penetrations,
burns, lacerations (cut), swelling
◍ DCAPP-BLS.
Answer: *Chest Assessmentdeformities, contusions, abrasions, penetrations,
paradoxical movement (flail chest), burns, lacerations, swelling
◍ TIC.
Answer: TendernessInstabilityCrepitus
◍ TICS.
Answer: *Chest AssessmentTendernessInstabilityCrepitusSubcutaneous
Emphysema
◍ ABCD.
Answer: Airway - open/patent/clearBreathing- frequency/depth/effort
Circulation - check carotid/radial pulses ~10sec
presence/rate/rhytmDisability - CSpine/Tingling/Numbness/Pain/Head side
to side
◍ Warren Bowman.
Answer: Designed the first textbook titled WInter Emergency Care, which is
, now called Outdoor Emergnecy Care,
◍ After completion of the OEC course, the technician must to what?.
Answer: take a refresher course annually to maintain the certification. The
refresher course covers one third of the curriculum each year. In addition,
technicians must maintain a responder-level CPR and demonstrate the skill
annually to a CPR instructor.
◍ Good Samaritan Laws.
Answer: Laws that protect a person from legal liability when the person
volunteers to perform an act to help someone else. Different in each state.
◍ abandonment.
Answer: the act of withdrawing one's support or help from, especially in
spite of duty, allegiance, or responsibility
◍ Scene Safety.
Answer: Scene safetyTime and LocationMechanism of InjuryPPE# of
injured? Triage?Severe bleedingAngular fracturesEmotional/Physical
ResponseSkin condition (colour, moisture)Need for assistance
◍ What should you do if someone denies your help?.
Answer: Explain to them why they may need the help and what could
happen if they don't recieve the help. Then if possible have them sign a
refusal help to avoid abandonment accusations.
◍ Assualt.
Answer: the act of making a person reasonably fear that battery will occur
◍ Approach.
Answer: Approach face to face (if possible), maintain physical distanceIn
epidemic/pandemic additional screening and PPECheck for responsiveness
and obtain consent: "Hello, my name is ___. I am a Canadian Ski Patroller
trained in first aid. May I help you?" (Verbal consent or implied consent (if
unconscious))"Please do not move until I have checked you for
injuries""What Happened? How long ago did it happen?""Do you hurt
anywhere? Have you had this before?"Acknowledge chief complaint and
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◍ Minnie Dole.
Answer: The founder and creator of National Ski patrol
◍ What was the first text made for training Ski Patrollers?.
Answer: Winter Emergency Care
◍ DCAP-BLS.
Answer: Deformities, contusions (bruising), abrasions (scrape), penetrations,
burns, lacerations (cut), swelling
◍ DCAPP-BLS.
Answer: *Chest Assessmentdeformities, contusions, abrasions, penetrations,
paradoxical movement (flail chest), burns, lacerations, swelling
◍ TIC.
Answer: TendernessInstabilityCrepitus
◍ TICS.
Answer: *Chest AssessmentTendernessInstabilityCrepitusSubcutaneous
Emphysema
◍ ABCD.
Answer: Airway - open/patent/clearBreathing- frequency/depth/effort
Circulation - check carotid/radial pulses ~10sec
presence/rate/rhytmDisability - CSpine/Tingling/Numbness/Pain/Head side
to side
◍ Warren Bowman.
Answer: Designed the first textbook titled WInter Emergency Care, which is
, now called Outdoor Emergnecy Care,
◍ After completion of the OEC course, the technician must to what?.
Answer: take a refresher course annually to maintain the certification. The
refresher course covers one third of the curriculum each year. In addition,
technicians must maintain a responder-level CPR and demonstrate the skill
annually to a CPR instructor.
◍ Good Samaritan Laws.
Answer: Laws that protect a person from legal liability when the person
volunteers to perform an act to help someone else. Different in each state.
◍ abandonment.
Answer: the act of withdrawing one's support or help from, especially in
spite of duty, allegiance, or responsibility
◍ Scene Safety.
Answer: Scene safetyTime and LocationMechanism of InjuryPPE# of
injured? Triage?Severe bleedingAngular fracturesEmotional/Physical
ResponseSkin condition (colour, moisture)Need for assistance
◍ What should you do if someone denies your help?.
Answer: Explain to them why they may need the help and what could
happen if they don't recieve the help. Then if possible have them sign a
refusal help to avoid abandonment accusations.
◍ Assualt.
Answer: the act of making a person reasonably fear that battery will occur
◍ Approach.
Answer: Approach face to face (if possible), maintain physical distanceIn
epidemic/pandemic additional screening and PPECheck for responsiveness
and obtain consent: "Hello, my name is ___. I am a Canadian Ski Patroller
trained in first aid. May I help you?" (Verbal consent or implied consent (if
unconscious))"Please do not move until I have checked you for
injuries""What Happened? How long ago did it happen?""Do you hurt
anywhere? Have you had this before?"Acknowledge chief complaint and
