OEC TEST ALL QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
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While //in //the //aid //room //treating //a //patient //with //a //fractured //wrist, //the //patient //tells //you
//that //he //was //skiing //on //a //slope //that //was //too //difficult //for //him, //and //that //he //started
//going //too //fast //and //got //out //of //control. //You //recognize //that //this //information //must //be
//documented //on //the //accident //report //because //it //provides //evidence //of:
a. //gross //negligence.
b. //assumption //of //risk.
c. //contributory //negligence.
d. //willful //negligence. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔c
The //type //of //consent //that //is //based //on //an //appreciation //and //understanding //of //the //facts,
//implications, //and //possible //future //consequences //of //an //action //is //known //as:
a. //implied //consent.
b. //educated //consent.
c. //expressed //consent.
d. //informed //consent. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔d
You //have //just //finished //your //shift, //and //while //driving //home //still //wearing //your //patrol
//jacket //you //come //upon //a //car //collision //in //which //people //appear //to //be //injured. //You
//recognize //that //if //you //approach //the //collision //wearing //your //patrol //jacket, //members //of
//the //public //may //have //a //reasonable //expectation //that //you //will //provide //care. //This
//expectation //is //known //as:
,a. //the //absence //of //negligence.
b. //professional //ethics.
c. //moral //obligation.
d. //the //doctrine //of //public //reliance. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔d
The //first //emergency //responder //textbook //created //exclusively //for //ski //patrollers //was //titled:
a. //Winter //Emergency //Care.
b. //Outdoor //Emergency //Care.
c. //Ski //Safety //and //First //Aid.
d. //Safety //on //the //Snow. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔a
Although //the //National //Ski //Patrol //was //originally //a //subcommittee //of //the //National //Ski
//Association, //the //NSP //became //an //independent //organization //in:
a. //1953.
b. //1980.
c. //1962.
d. //1975. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔a
Which //of //the //following //is //not //an //ethical //principle //that //OEC //Technicians //should //follow?
a. //Do //not //provide //an //intervention //that //could //cause //further //harm.
b. //Promote //the //health //and //well-being //of //others.
c. //Treat //others //as //you //would //wish //to //be //treated.
d. //Protect //others //and //never //let //them //refuse //care. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔d
,What //type //of //consent //would //apply //for //an //unresponsive //28-year-old //male //victim //of //a
//motorcycle //collision?
a. //Expressed //consent
b. //Implied //consent
c. //Informed //consent
d. //Assumed //consent //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔b
The //5th //Edition //of //Outdoor //Emergency //Care:
a. //must //be //learned //in //its //entirety //before //taking //the //OEC //Technician //evaluation.
b. //contains //the //baseline //knowledge //and //skills //identified //by //the //U.S. //Department //of
//Transportation //curriculum //for //EMTs //in //all //settings.
c. //exceeds //the //knowledge //and //skills //identified //by //the //U.S. //Department //of //Transportation
//for //Emergency //Medical //Responder.
d. //can //only //be //taught //in //the //winter //so //that //students //can //practice //the //skills //taught //in
the //course. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔c
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Dr. //Warren //Bowman //is //considered //the //father //of //Outdoor //Emergency //Care //because //he:
a. //was //the //first //program //director //for //the //National //Ski //Patrol.
b. //co-authored //the //first //ski //patrol //manual //with //the //American //Red //Cross.
c. //founded //the //National //Ski //Patrol //as //a //separate //entity.
d. //created //the //concept //of //"intermediate" //medical //care //for //ski //patrollers. //- //CORRECT
ANSWERS(S)✔✔d
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Which //of //the //following //descriptions //is //the //best //example //of //expressed //consent?
, a. //A //37-year-old //man //who //is //found //unresponsive
b. //A //52-year-old //skier //who //comes //to //the //aid //room //and //asks //for //help
c. //A //19-year-old //male //who //appears //to //be //intoxicated //and //lets //you //examine //him
d. //A //man //who //asks //you //to //help //his //unresponsive //29-year-old //diabetic //wife //- //CORRECT
ANSWERS(S)✔✔b
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A //situation //in //which //an //OEC //Technician //leaves //a //patient //before //the //patient's //care //is
//transferred //to //another //qualified //individual //is //considered:
a. //negligence.
b. //breach //of //duty.
c. //abandonment.
d. //assault. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔c
Which //of //the //following //statements //about //OEC //5th //Edition //is //false?
a. //It //contains //the //most //recent //information //about //prehospital //care //at //the //time //of //its
//publication.
b. //It //is //a //resource //text //for //the //NSP //OEC //course.
c. //It //is //to //be //used //by //instructors //to //teach //students //the //basic //concepts //of //care.
d. //It //supersedes //local //medical //direction //and //management //directives. //- //CORRECT
ANSWERS(S)✔✔d
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The //person //who //first //organized //a //volunteer //"ski //patrol" //and //then //was //asked //to
//organize //a //national //patrol //was:
a. //Roger //Langely.
b. //Roland //Palmedo.
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ANSWERS
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While //in //the //aid //room //treating //a //patient //with //a //fractured //wrist, //the //patient //tells //you
//that //he //was //skiing //on //a //slope //that //was //too //difficult //for //him, //and //that //he //started
//going //too //fast //and //got //out //of //control. //You //recognize //that //this //information //must //be
//documented //on //the //accident //report //because //it //provides //evidence //of:
a. //gross //negligence.
b. //assumption //of //risk.
c. //contributory //negligence.
d. //willful //negligence. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔c
The //type //of //consent //that //is //based //on //an //appreciation //and //understanding //of //the //facts,
//implications, //and //possible //future //consequences //of //an //action //is //known //as:
a. //implied //consent.
b. //educated //consent.
c. //expressed //consent.
d. //informed //consent. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔d
You //have //just //finished //your //shift, //and //while //driving //home //still //wearing //your //patrol
//jacket //you //come //upon //a //car //collision //in //which //people //appear //to //be //injured. //You
//recognize //that //if //you //approach //the //collision //wearing //your //patrol //jacket, //members //of
//the //public //may //have //a //reasonable //expectation //that //you //will //provide //care. //This
//expectation //is //known //as:
,a. //the //absence //of //negligence.
b. //professional //ethics.
c. //moral //obligation.
d. //the //doctrine //of //public //reliance. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔d
The //first //emergency //responder //textbook //created //exclusively //for //ski //patrollers //was //titled:
a. //Winter //Emergency //Care.
b. //Outdoor //Emergency //Care.
c. //Ski //Safety //and //First //Aid.
d. //Safety //on //the //Snow. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔a
Although //the //National //Ski //Patrol //was //originally //a //subcommittee //of //the //National //Ski
//Association, //the //NSP //became //an //independent //organization //in:
a. //1953.
b. //1980.
c. //1962.
d. //1975. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔a
Which //of //the //following //is //not //an //ethical //principle //that //OEC //Technicians //should //follow?
a. //Do //not //provide //an //intervention //that //could //cause //further //harm.
b. //Promote //the //health //and //well-being //of //others.
c. //Treat //others //as //you //would //wish //to //be //treated.
d. //Protect //others //and //never //let //them //refuse //care. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔d
,What //type //of //consent //would //apply //for //an //unresponsive //28-year-old //male //victim //of //a
//motorcycle //collision?
a. //Expressed //consent
b. //Implied //consent
c. //Informed //consent
d. //Assumed //consent //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔b
The //5th //Edition //of //Outdoor //Emergency //Care:
a. //must //be //learned //in //its //entirety //before //taking //the //OEC //Technician //evaluation.
b. //contains //the //baseline //knowledge //and //skills //identified //by //the //U.S. //Department //of
//Transportation //curriculum //for //EMTs //in //all //settings.
c. //exceeds //the //knowledge //and //skills //identified //by //the //U.S. //Department //of //Transportation
//for //Emergency //Medical //Responder.
d. //can //only //be //taught //in //the //winter //so //that //students //can //practice //the //skills //taught //in
the //course. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔c
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Dr. //Warren //Bowman //is //considered //the //father //of //Outdoor //Emergency //Care //because //he:
a. //was //the //first //program //director //for //the //National //Ski //Patrol.
b. //co-authored //the //first //ski //patrol //manual //with //the //American //Red //Cross.
c. //founded //the //National //Ski //Patrol //as //a //separate //entity.
d. //created //the //concept //of //"intermediate" //medical //care //for //ski //patrollers. //- //CORRECT
ANSWERS(S)✔✔d
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Which //of //the //following //descriptions //is //the //best //example //of //expressed //consent?
, a. //A //37-year-old //man //who //is //found //unresponsive
b. //A //52-year-old //skier //who //comes //to //the //aid //room //and //asks //for //help
c. //A //19-year-old //male //who //appears //to //be //intoxicated //and //lets //you //examine //him
d. //A //man //who //asks //you //to //help //his //unresponsive //29-year-old //diabetic //wife //- //CORRECT
ANSWERS(S)✔✔b
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A //situation //in //which //an //OEC //Technician //leaves //a //patient //before //the //patient's //care //is
//transferred //to //another //qualified //individual //is //considered:
a. //negligence.
b. //breach //of //duty.
c. //abandonment.
d. //assault. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔c
Which //of //the //following //statements //about //OEC //5th //Edition //is //false?
a. //It //contains //the //most //recent //information //about //prehospital //care //at //the //time //of //its
//publication.
b. //It //is //a //resource //text //for //the //NSP //OEC //course.
c. //It //is //to //be //used //by //instructors //to //teach //students //the //basic //concepts //of //care.
d. //It //supersedes //local //medical //direction //and //management //directives. //- //CORRECT
ANSWERS(S)✔✔d
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The //person //who //first //organized //a //volunteer //"ski //patrol" //and //then //was //asked //to
//organize //a //national //patrol //was:
a. //Roger //Langely.
b. //Roland //Palmedo.