SOCE EXAM - HIGH LIABILITY DEFINITIONS||
270+ ACTUAL QUESTIONS & ANSWERS || GRADED
A+
1. Abandonment: giving up a right or interest with the intention of never again
claiming it (First Aid)
2. ABC's: airway, breathing, and circulation; assessment begins with ABCs (First
Aid)
3. Abdominal Evisceration: an open wound where organs protrude from the ab-
dominal cavity (First Aid)
4. Ability: the capacity a subject has to carry out his or her intent to cause death or
great bodily harm (Defensive Tactics)
5. Abrasion: an open wound caused by scraping, shearing away, or rubbing the
outer most skin layer (First Aid)
6. Action: the mechanism of a firearm involved with presenting the round or car-
tridge for firing, and in removing the spent casing and introducing a fresh round or
cartridge. This is also known as "cycling the gun." (Firearms)
7. Active Resistance: a subject's use of physically evasive movements directed
toward the officer; examples include bracing, tensing, pushing, or pulling to prevent
the officer from establishing control over the subject. (Defensive Tactics)
8. Acuity: sharpness of vision (Vehicle Operations)
9. Advanced Directive: Documents a patient's request to withhold specific medical
care (First Aid)
10. AED: automated external defibrillator (First Aid)
11. Aggressive Resistance: A subject's attacking movements toward an officer that
may cause injury but are not likely to cause death or great bodily harm to the officer
or others (Defensive Tactics)
12. AIDS: acquired immune deficiency syndrome, caused by HIV (First Aid)
13. Airborne Infection: Any infection spread from person to person through the air;
caused by breathing in microscopic, disease-bearing organisms called pathogens
(First Aid)
14. Amniotic Sac: the bag of fluid surrounding the fetus (First Aid)
15. Ampere: the measure of electrical current or power (CEW/DFSG)
16. Amputation: the gross removal of an appendage (First Aid)
,17. Anaphylaxis: a severe allergic reaction in which air passages swell and restrict
breathing (First Aid)
18. Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS): An electronic braking system that monitors
and controls each of the wheels during braking to keep them from locking (Vehicle
Operations)
19. Apex: the center point of any curve (Vehicle Operations)
20. Arterial Bleeding: bright red blood spurting from a wound, indicating a severed
or damaged artery (First Aid)
, 21. Asthma: results from the narrowing of airway passages, causing breathing
difficulties (First Aid)
22. AVPU: method for identifying four levels of patient responsiveness: alert, verbal,
pain, and unresponsiveness (First Aid)
23. Avulsion: an injury characterized by a flap of skin, torn or cut, that may not be
completely loose from the body (first Aid)
24. Balance: a position in which the head is over the hips, and weight is distributed
evenly between the feet; necessary for performing defensive tactics (DT)
25. Balance Displacement: a controlling technique used to break the subject's
balance through the use of leverage principles (DT)
26. Barricade Position: a position behind cover (Firearms)
27. Birth Canal: the passage the fetus is pushed through during delivery (FA)
28. Block: reactionary techniques using the arms, legs, or body to deflect or redirect
a subject's impending strike to other areas of the body (DT)
29. Bloodborne Pathogens: pathogenic microorganisms in human bodily fluids
(FA)
30. Body Movement: how an officer approaches a subject or enters a scene (DT)
31. Breach of Duty: the failure of an officer to act or failure to act appropriately (FA)
32. Breath Control: important in the aiming process; breathing while trying to aim
causes the handgun to move vertically along with the rise and fall of one's chest (F)
33. Bruising: an obvious discoloration (black or blue) of the soft tissue at the injury
site (FA)
34. BSI (body substance isolation): The standard form of infection control with all
patients, it requires isolating body substances from the officer and other patients to
prevent disease and infection transmission; BSI includes two basic behaviors: using
medical personal protective equipment and personal behaviors that reduce risk (FA)
35. Caliber: the measure used to identify different cartridge (projectile) sizes (F)
36. Capillary Bleeding: dark red blood oozing from the wound, indicating damaged
capillaries (FA)
37. Cardiac Muscle: the muscles in the heart that work constantly to expand and
contract it (FA)
38. Cardiovascular Training: Any exercise that elevates the heart rate to a range
between 60 and 85 percent of the maximum rate (DT)
39. Cartridge Part: Bullet: portion of the cartridge that becomes a projectile when
in flight
40. Cartridge Part: Case/Casings: the metal or plastic container that holds all parts
of a round of ammunition: primer, powder charge, and bullet
270+ ACTUAL QUESTIONS & ANSWERS || GRADED
A+
1. Abandonment: giving up a right or interest with the intention of never again
claiming it (First Aid)
2. ABC's: airway, breathing, and circulation; assessment begins with ABCs (First
Aid)
3. Abdominal Evisceration: an open wound where organs protrude from the ab-
dominal cavity (First Aid)
4. Ability: the capacity a subject has to carry out his or her intent to cause death or
great bodily harm (Defensive Tactics)
5. Abrasion: an open wound caused by scraping, shearing away, or rubbing the
outer most skin layer (First Aid)
6. Action: the mechanism of a firearm involved with presenting the round or car-
tridge for firing, and in removing the spent casing and introducing a fresh round or
cartridge. This is also known as "cycling the gun." (Firearms)
7. Active Resistance: a subject's use of physically evasive movements directed
toward the officer; examples include bracing, tensing, pushing, or pulling to prevent
the officer from establishing control over the subject. (Defensive Tactics)
8. Acuity: sharpness of vision (Vehicle Operations)
9. Advanced Directive: Documents a patient's request to withhold specific medical
care (First Aid)
10. AED: automated external defibrillator (First Aid)
11. Aggressive Resistance: A subject's attacking movements toward an officer that
may cause injury but are not likely to cause death or great bodily harm to the officer
or others (Defensive Tactics)
12. AIDS: acquired immune deficiency syndrome, caused by HIV (First Aid)
13. Airborne Infection: Any infection spread from person to person through the air;
caused by breathing in microscopic, disease-bearing organisms called pathogens
(First Aid)
14. Amniotic Sac: the bag of fluid surrounding the fetus (First Aid)
15. Ampere: the measure of electrical current or power (CEW/DFSG)
16. Amputation: the gross removal of an appendage (First Aid)
,17. Anaphylaxis: a severe allergic reaction in which air passages swell and restrict
breathing (First Aid)
18. Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS): An electronic braking system that monitors
and controls each of the wheels during braking to keep them from locking (Vehicle
Operations)
19. Apex: the center point of any curve (Vehicle Operations)
20. Arterial Bleeding: bright red blood spurting from a wound, indicating a severed
or damaged artery (First Aid)
, 21. Asthma: results from the narrowing of airway passages, causing breathing
difficulties (First Aid)
22. AVPU: method for identifying four levels of patient responsiveness: alert, verbal,
pain, and unresponsiveness (First Aid)
23. Avulsion: an injury characterized by a flap of skin, torn or cut, that may not be
completely loose from the body (first Aid)
24. Balance: a position in which the head is over the hips, and weight is distributed
evenly between the feet; necessary for performing defensive tactics (DT)
25. Balance Displacement: a controlling technique used to break the subject's
balance through the use of leverage principles (DT)
26. Barricade Position: a position behind cover (Firearms)
27. Birth Canal: the passage the fetus is pushed through during delivery (FA)
28. Block: reactionary techniques using the arms, legs, or body to deflect or redirect
a subject's impending strike to other areas of the body (DT)
29. Bloodborne Pathogens: pathogenic microorganisms in human bodily fluids
(FA)
30. Body Movement: how an officer approaches a subject or enters a scene (DT)
31. Breach of Duty: the failure of an officer to act or failure to act appropriately (FA)
32. Breath Control: important in the aiming process; breathing while trying to aim
causes the handgun to move vertically along with the rise and fall of one's chest (F)
33. Bruising: an obvious discoloration (black or blue) of the soft tissue at the injury
site (FA)
34. BSI (body substance isolation): The standard form of infection control with all
patients, it requires isolating body substances from the officer and other patients to
prevent disease and infection transmission; BSI includes two basic behaviors: using
medical personal protective equipment and personal behaviors that reduce risk (FA)
35. Caliber: the measure used to identify different cartridge (projectile) sizes (F)
36. Capillary Bleeding: dark red blood oozing from the wound, indicating damaged
capillaries (FA)
37. Cardiac Muscle: the muscles in the heart that work constantly to expand and
contract it (FA)
38. Cardiovascular Training: Any exercise that elevates the heart rate to a range
between 60 and 85 percent of the maximum rate (DT)
39. Cartridge Part: Bullet: portion of the cartridge that becomes a projectile when
in flight
40. Cartridge Part: Case/Casings: the metal or plastic container that holds all parts
of a round of ammunition: primer, powder charge, and bullet
