Outdoor Education - Recap

First Aid

100

This is the first thing you should do if someone is bleeding.

Apply Pressure in order to stop the bleeding

200

What is the correct ratio of compressions to breaths in CPR for an adult?

30 compressions to 2 breaths.

300

Name 5 items that are normally found in a first aid kit

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400

What should you do if a person shows signs of shock (e.g., pale, cold skin, rapid pulse)?

Lay them down, elevate their legs (if no injury prevents it), keep them warm, and call emergency services

500

You find an unconscious person who is not breathing and is unresponsive. What steps do you take to try and save them

 

• Check for danger to yourself and the casualty.

• Check responsiveness by gently shaking and shouting. Since they’re unconscious but breathing, do not move them unnecessarily.

• Send for help

• Open the airway using the head-tilt, chin-lift maneuver to prevent the tongue from blocking the airway.

• Place them in the recovery position (on their side with the head tilted back) to keep the airway open and allow fluids to drain.

• Monitor breathing and pulse continuously until emergency services arrive.

• Commence CPR

• Defibrillate if necessary

• Roll into recovery if able 

Experiencing The Outdoors

100

Name 3 items that are important for outdoor survival

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200

Explain the process of how you can correctly drink water that is found from rivers and lakes (hint there are 2 steps)

Boiling the water / feeding water through a filter to get rid of all of the excess dirt, sticks, etc

300

Name 3 different components of a compass

• Baseplate 
• Dial/Housing

• Magnetic Needle 

• Orienting Arrow/Lines
• Rotating Bezel/Azimuth Ring
• Index Line 
• Direction of Travel Arrow  
• Declination Scale
• Rulers/Scales
• Magnifier
  
  
  
  
  

400

Define both Outdoor Education & Outdoor Recreation - Outline the difference between the two

recreation - participating in activities that you have pre-planned or learnt about previously.

Education - Learning about how to successfully navigate challenges that can be found during outdoor recreation.

500

In regards to the "leave no trace" principle - why is it important to camp at least 100m away from rivers or lakes

It stops lakes and rivers from getting polluted due to human waste, rubbish, and chemicals like insect repellants.

Acronyms

100

What does the acronym DRSABCD stand for in first aid?

Danger, Response, Send for help, Airway, Breathing, CPR, Defibrillation

200

What does the ACRONYM for RICER stand for

Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevate and referral 

300

What does the Wilderness First Aid Acronym ABCDE stand for

Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability and Expose Injury

400

What does the ACRONYM TOTAPS stand for

Talk, Observe, Touch, Active Movement, Passive movement, Skills test

500

Can you name the ACRONYM to successfully identify a stroke - hint: (F A S T)

Face

Arms 

Speech

Time

Other

100

Name 3 different types of environments found in Australia

Coastal, Temperate, Tropical, Alpine, Desert

200

Name 2 different types of knots that we practiced

Figure 8

Reef Knot

Clove Hitch

square knot

Taut-line Hitch

300

Clockwise 

North

North East

East

South East 

South

South West 

West 

North West

400

When identifying a camping site - name 3 things to avoid 

Rivers, bumpy grounds, camping under trees, Wildlife trails, Noisy areas, uneven ground, insect prone areas.

500

Pick an outdoor recreational activity 

name 3 bits of equipment required

name 3 potential risks

name 3 skills required

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