OEC Chapter 2 test questions
1. A network of specially trained personnel, equipment, facilities, and other resources that respond to
medical emergencies—regardless of cause, location, or the patient's ability to pay—best describes:
A) a community wellness program.
B) a health care system.
C) an emergency care system.
D) a public health system. - Answer-C. an emergency care system.
2. Which of the following EMS attributes is most effective for reducing the incidence of injury or illness
in skiing or other outdoor activities?
A) Clinical care
B) Public access
C) Prevention
D) Emergency personnel - Answer-C. Prevention
3. Which of the following attributes is not one of the 14 attributes of an effective emergency care
system?
A) Integration of health services
B) System finance
C) Public access
D) Public acceptance - Answer-D. Public acceptance
, 4. Which of the following is not an attribute of an emergency care system?
A) Equipment
B) Public access
C) Human resources
D) Research - Answer-A. Equipment
5. Which of the following levels of emergency personnel emphasizes the provision of immediate life-
saving treatment and stabilization to critically ill or injured patients while waiting for additional
emergency response?
A) Emergency medical technician
B) Emergency medical responder
C) Advanced emergency medical technician
D) Critical care responder - Answer-B. Emergency medical responder
6. An OEC technician meets or exceeds the NHTSA national training requirements of:
A) an emergency medical technician.
B) an advanced emergency medical technician.
C) a paramedic.
D) an emergency medical responder. - Answer-D. an emergency medical responder
7. Most emergency care systems deploy personnel to emergencies using a stratified approach based on
the patient's condition or anticipated needs. Which of the following lists presents the normal order of
deployment of responders?
1. A network of specially trained personnel, equipment, facilities, and other resources that respond to
medical emergencies—regardless of cause, location, or the patient's ability to pay—best describes:
A) a community wellness program.
B) a health care system.
C) an emergency care system.
D) a public health system. - Answer-C. an emergency care system.
2. Which of the following EMS attributes is most effective for reducing the incidence of injury or illness
in skiing or other outdoor activities?
A) Clinical care
B) Public access
C) Prevention
D) Emergency personnel - Answer-C. Prevention
3. Which of the following attributes is not one of the 14 attributes of an effective emergency care
system?
A) Integration of health services
B) System finance
C) Public access
D) Public acceptance - Answer-D. Public acceptance
, 4. Which of the following is not an attribute of an emergency care system?
A) Equipment
B) Public access
C) Human resources
D) Research - Answer-A. Equipment
5. Which of the following levels of emergency personnel emphasizes the provision of immediate life-
saving treatment and stabilization to critically ill or injured patients while waiting for additional
emergency response?
A) Emergency medical technician
B) Emergency medical responder
C) Advanced emergency medical technician
D) Critical care responder - Answer-B. Emergency medical responder
6. An OEC technician meets or exceeds the NHTSA national training requirements of:
A) an emergency medical technician.
B) an advanced emergency medical technician.
C) a paramedic.
D) an emergency medical responder. - Answer-D. an emergency medical responder
7. Most emergency care systems deploy personnel to emergencies using a stratified approach based on
the patient's condition or anticipated needs. Which of the following lists presents the normal order of
deployment of responders?
