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What is the goal of First Aid?
A) Protect a person who is injured or ill from further harm
B) Stop life-threatening medical emergencies
C) Get professional medical help
D) All of the above
D) all of the above
100
Disposing of waste properly is a principle of _____.
Leave No Trace
100
When measuring distance, what is a Pace?
Every time you take a step with your right foot
100
What knot should you use to start a lashing?
Clove Hitch
100
What side of a boat is Starboard?
The right side
200
What is the first step in performing First Aid?
Check the scene
200
A plant or animal that has been introduced from another area is called _____.
An invasive species
200
On a topographical map, what do you call the lines that show the change in altitude?
Contour Lines
200
What are the two different ways to stop a rope from fraying?
Whipping and Fusing
200
When boating, where should you keep your center of gravity
As low as possible
300
Name four symptoms of shock.
Restlessness or irritability
Weakness
Confusion, fear, and dizziness
Skin that is moist, clammy, cool, and pale
A quick, weak pulse
Shallow, rapid, and irregular breathing
Nausea and vomiting
Extreme thirst
300
Name a nature-based merit badge that is required to earn Eagle Scout.
Environmental Science
Sustainability
300
Name the three different types of maps
Topographical, Political, and Road maps
300
When not using an ax, how should it be carried?
Upside down and sheathed, with the blade turned out from your body
300
If you fall into deep water far from shore, what can you use as a makeshift life jacket?
Pants or a collared shirt
400
When checking for a stroke, what does the acronym F.A.S.T. stand for?
Face, Arms, Speech, Time
400
When naming a cloud, what does the term "nimbus" mean? (Ex: Cumulonimbus, Nimbostratus)
Any cloud that may produce precipitation
400
When measuring the height of an object using the Felling method, what is the only tool you will need?
A stick
400
The Surgeon's Knot is an improved version of what knot?
Square Knot
400
When performing a water rescue, you should only swim to rescue them if _____.
If there is absolutely no other way
500
After performing first aid, you should place the victim in the recovery position if they are _____.
Unconscious but breathing normally
500
Identify this plant
Poison Oak
500
In a compass, what do you call the plastic case that holds the magnetic needle?
The Compass Housing
500
When building a fire, you can cut shavings into sticks, but leave the shavings attached to the stick so it will catch on fire easier. What is this called?
A Fuzz Stick
500
Name all four water rescue methods
Reaching, Throwing, Rowing, and Going