Survival Quiz

[Lupinus]

http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/alive/quiz/quiz.html
watching surival weekend and saw this link come up, basicly it is a quiz with various things that could happen in various situations.

I got one wrong, the snake bite one. Also I like how they throw in there if a bank robber blah blah, we can guess which one is the winning answer on that one....no get a ccw and shoot him before he puts a gun to your head isn't there

 

[thunder]

I missed the snake bite one too... we're in the same boat.
Pretty wide variety of questions asked, from avalanches to snakes to banks!

 

[Lupinus]

what did you do with the snake bite? I choose the ice one

 

[thunder]

I chose the same answer (ice). I knew the sucking venom wasn't the right answer, but had never heard of (or thought it would help...) the soap idea.

 

[Lupinus]

seemed to me rubbing with soap would work the vennom in more and the ice would keep swelling down and slow blood flow in the area.

 

[eab]

Sucking the vemon out is been the wrong answer in first aid tests for years, putting ice on the bite, will increase blood flow to the area with the body trying to warm it up, there by spreading the vemon more, so the only answer left is wash it with soap and water

Got the washed over board one and the shark one wrong. What are you supposed to do if a shark comes up by you?

 

[Nostratic]

You should punch the shark in the nose. There's a big collection of very sensitive sensory receptors (hello alliteration), and it will supposedly turn the shark away.

With the snake bite, the venom that's in the bloodstream is already there. Wash off the surface of the wound to prevent further infection (reptiles can carry some nasty stuff on their scales/skin and mouths, like salmonella) and to keep any venom on the surface of the wound from getting in.

 

[Adept]

Some of the options given are a bit off.

Wash a snake bite with soap and water? I don't know about you, but I don't carry soap and water with me in the places where I'm likely to be bitten by a snake. I mean, I'll probably have a drink bottle to rinse the area, but no scrubbing I'm afraid. The best response would be to apply a pressure bandage, stay calm, limit movement, and get to hospital as soon as possible.

I got the avalanche one and the shark one wrong. Finding a stick while scuba diving, and then being able to poke a moving shark in the eye with it, seems like a very unrealistic expectation. I got the avalance one wrong because I live in Australia. We don't often get avalanches here...

 

[Lupinus]

come on ad I live in florida and I got it right

 

[sacp81170a]

The robbery question was *way* off. It left out "wait for the robber to turn his attention to the other hostages, draw and fire two rounds to COM and one to the head." Survival quiz. Yeah, right. Be a sheep and *maybe* the BG will let you live. Sorry, it's not up to him.

 

[joab]

The reason that we are getting the snake bite question wrong is because their answer is wrong.
You ice down a snake bite and apply a compression bandage to slow the blood flow.
If no ice is available you could use the water for the same but lesser effect I guess
I learned that from the instructor at the Kissimee serpentarium.

I put punch the shark in the nose because that's what I learned in SCUBA class many years ago.
I guess divers routinely carry sharp sticks with them now.

As far as averting your eyes when you have a gun to your head as opposed to trying to take the guy out.
Exactly how fast do you imagine you are?

The question applies to the time that the gun is actually pointed at you if he averts his attention the dynamics of the situation change slightly.
What is more likely to get him to divert his attention from you, sheeping out or challenging him?

So I got 9 of 11 but am protesting the results

 

[Vitamin G]

Yeah i got the bank robber question correct because I just guessed what the quiz was LOOKING for, not the REAL correct answer, because Mozambique wasn't on the list of options.

 

[idahoemt]

Apparently I should avoid deserts and sharks. Done.

I too thought that punching the shark's nose was the standard.

As far as the desert question goes I guess my rationale was wrong. I assumed I would have something to eat that contained moisture while the test makers apparently thought I would be carrying airplane bags of peanuts or a package of Saltines.

 

[Rumble]

All but the shark one. Because I'm a dolt.

 

[brickeyee]

"...their answer is wrong.
You ice down a snake bite and apply a compression bandage to slow the blood flow. "

The answer is correct. All ice will due is increase the blood flow to the area and speed venom distribution.
A "compression bandage" may provide some slowing, but a blood pressure cuff or constrictor band (used to pull blood) is a better option.
You want to restrict surface venous blood flow without blocking deep arterial flow unless you know antivenin is a short time away.
You should also be very careful about antivenin. It rarely produces an allergic reaction the first time it is used on a person, but it can sensitize and produce serious allergic reactions on subsequent use.
It is made by giving horses small doses of venom and then extracting the antibodies they produce. Allergic reaction (up to anaphylactic shock) is not uncommon with repeated use of antivenin.

 

[V4Vendetta]

I got them all right. As for the question about the bank robber, I can't say. I'd have to examine the situation before I could say.

As for the question on the sharks, I'd rather hit the shark with a stick than my hands. Since their skin is like sandpaper, I'd probably just bloody my hand & the shark would see that as a weakness.

As for the snake question, I got it right. NEVER TRY TO SUCK OUT THE VENOM! I once met a guy who collected snakes. In his basement, he had cobras, black mamba's, rattlesnakes, etc. He said that sucking out the poisen would just kill you as well.

The way I know what to do in these situations is a book called "The Worst Case Scenarios: Survival Handbook". It should be available at your local Barnes & Noble bookstore for $14.95 . It's a great investment. From surviving sharks to snakes to killer bees, from sandstorms to deserts to riot zones. Buy it now.

 

[joab]

OK apparently the protocols have changed and you do not apply ice anymore but you do apply a compression bandage
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/gaston/Pests/reptiles/snakebitetx.htm

 

[ball3006]

Should have taken more....

girls ice skating on a pond with thin ice........ I guess I can throw out my Outers snake bite kit that I have had in my camping box since the 50's........chris3

 

[MS .45]

I missed the shark and the snake questions. On the shark questions the tester is asuming you have a sharp stick. If that was their premiss they should have said, "You are swimming around in the ocean with a sharp stick when all of a sudden....."

 

[trickyasafox]

i missed the shark question too.

forget about the choices for the bank robbery question, why was it even there? did i need to pull out money for my scuba insurance before i started a fist fight with a shark?

 

[Thefabulousfink]

There Shark question is total BS.

I have had a deep water survival class given by the Coast Gaurd Search and Rescue. Unless there is blood in the water, most sharks are more curious about humans than anything else. Shark attacks are usually from the shark mistaking the human for a seal and people are usually bit only once (because we taste bad ). However that one bite can be uncomfortable, so to avoid that we were told to swim away from the sharks and if they get too close, kick them in the nose. As stated in previous posts, sharks have Very sensitive organs there and being kick in the nose is about the same as someone claping their hands hard over you ears.

I'll take the word of US Coast Gaurd survival experts over the Discovery Channel any day.

 

[tellner]

9 out of 11. I should stay away from sharks. They didn't have "Mozambique his sorry butt" for the robber question

 

[RyanM]

9 out of 11. Apparently I need to stay out of the ocean. I missed the washed overboard one, and the shark one.

Also, from what I've read, sucking the venom out of a snakebite will work, but only if you use an actual venom pump. Mouth suction doesn't have enough strength to get much venom out, and if you swallow the venom or have any sores in your mouth, you can get poisoned too.