OEC Written Exam 2025 – Updated Study
Guide & Practice Questions | 100% Pass
Guarantee
The course called "Outdoor Emergency Care" was created by the National Ski Patrol to:
a. Create a standard of care for ski patrollers and others involved in outdoor emergency
care.
b. Provide a standard of training for OEC Technicians and others involved in outdoor
recreation.
c. Respond to a request from Minnie Dole to develop training for patrollers working at
ski
resorts.
d. Create a worldwide standard of care for anyone providing outdoor emergency care. -
correct answerb
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
c. Minnie Dole
d. Warren Bowman - correct answerc
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 answera
The creed of the National Ski Patrol is:
a. "Skiing and Safety."
b. "First Aid and Service."
c. "Snowsports and Safety."
d. "Service and Safety." - correct answerd
The 10th Mountain Division was founded:
a. Through a request from the U.S. president to Minnie Dole.
b. After Minnie Dole convinced the U.S. Army that a winter warfare unit would be
valuable.
,c. By members of the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment, many of whom were skiers.
d. Through the Norwegian Army, which had a cold-weather unit during World War I. -
correct answerb
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 answera
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
answerd
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 answerc
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 answerd
In order to become an "on the hill" Alpine patroller, you need to do all of the following
except:
a. Complete the OEC course.
b. Successfully complete a written exam and a practical exam.
c. Demonstrate a level of skiing/boarding and toboggan handling proficiency.
d. Successfully complete a three-month candidacy program at your mountain. - correct
answerd
In order to maintain OEC certification, you must:
a. Complete a refresher course that covers one-third of the curriculum every year.
b. Complete a refresher course that covers the key objectives of the entire curriculum
every
,year.
c. Complete a refresher course that covers the key objectives of the entire curriculum
every
three years.
d. Demonstrate CPR and AED skills every two years. - correct answera
Good Samaritan laws generally:
a. Protect a ski patroller from being sued in every circumstance.
b. Apply to people who do not receive compensation for helping people.
c. Are the same in every state.
d. Provide enough protection so that you need not to know whether your mountain has
insurance. - correct answerb
The failure to exercise the care that is not up to the technician's standard of training is
called:
a. Negligence
b. Assault
c. Gross negligence
d. Standard of care breach - correct answera
While you are alone and caring for an injured skier in the aid room, a fellow patroller
calls
and tells you that your own young child was just injured in the terrain park. Concerned
for your
child, you leave the patient's care unfinished and run to the terrain park. Your action
could be
viewed as:
a. A breach of ethics
b. Your duty to act
c. Denial of care
d. Abandonment - correct answerd
You arrive at the scene of an accident where a 22-year-old female skier has hit a tree
and has
a large bleeding cut on her head. When you ask her if she needs help, she refuses care
and says
she just needs to sit for a while. Noticing the amount of bleeding, you calmly express
your
concern for her, but she continues to say she doesn't want help. You hesitate to touch
her
because you are concerned that if you do, she could accuse you of:
a. Assault
b. Battery
c. Breach of duty
d. Duty to act - correct answerb
, 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 answerd.
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 answerc
Which of the following statements concerning "standard of training" is true?
a. Acting within the "standard of training" is fundamental to reducing an OEC
Technician's
legal risk.
b. "Standard of training" is the same thing as "standard of care."
c. "Standard of training" includes the mountain area's protocols.
d. "Standard of training" includes your state's laws and procedures. - correct answera
Which of the following is not considered a form of patient consent?
a. Informed consent
b. Minor consent
c. Implied consent
d. Absolute consent - correct answerd
Upon finding an unconscious patient at the scene of a bad accident, your next step
should be
to:
a. Assume "implied consent" and begin to examine and treat the patient.
b. Delay your examination and ask other patrollers to respond as witnesses.
c. Delay your examination until you can locate a spouse or a friend of the patient.
d. Begin your assessment but not provide any treatment until another patroller arrives. -
correct answera
Guide & Practice Questions | 100% Pass
Guarantee
The course called "Outdoor Emergency Care" was created by the National Ski Patrol to:
a. Create a standard of care for ski patrollers and others involved in outdoor emergency
care.
b. Provide a standard of training for OEC Technicians and others involved in outdoor
recreation.
c. Respond to a request from Minnie Dole to develop training for patrollers working at
ski
resorts.
d. Create a worldwide standard of care for anyone providing outdoor emergency care. -
correct answerb
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
c. Minnie Dole
d. Warren Bowman - correct answerc
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 answera
The creed of the National Ski Patrol is:
a. "Skiing and Safety."
b. "First Aid and Service."
c. "Snowsports and Safety."
d. "Service and Safety." - correct answerd
The 10th Mountain Division was founded:
a. Through a request from the U.S. president to Minnie Dole.
b. After Minnie Dole convinced the U.S. Army that a winter warfare unit would be
valuable.
,c. By members of the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment, many of whom were skiers.
d. Through the Norwegian Army, which had a cold-weather unit during World War I. -
correct answerb
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 answera
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
answerd
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 answerc
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 answerd
In order to become an "on the hill" Alpine patroller, you need to do all of the following
except:
a. Complete the OEC course.
b. Successfully complete a written exam and a practical exam.
c. Demonstrate a level of skiing/boarding and toboggan handling proficiency.
d. Successfully complete a three-month candidacy program at your mountain. - correct
answerd
In order to maintain OEC certification, you must:
a. Complete a refresher course that covers one-third of the curriculum every year.
b. Complete a refresher course that covers the key objectives of the entire curriculum
every
,year.
c. Complete a refresher course that covers the key objectives of the entire curriculum
every
three years.
d. Demonstrate CPR and AED skills every two years. - correct answera
Good Samaritan laws generally:
a. Protect a ski patroller from being sued in every circumstance.
b. Apply to people who do not receive compensation for helping people.
c. Are the same in every state.
d. Provide enough protection so that you need not to know whether your mountain has
insurance. - correct answerb
The failure to exercise the care that is not up to the technician's standard of training is
called:
a. Negligence
b. Assault
c. Gross negligence
d. Standard of care breach - correct answera
While you are alone and caring for an injured skier in the aid room, a fellow patroller
calls
and tells you that your own young child was just injured in the terrain park. Concerned
for your
child, you leave the patient's care unfinished and run to the terrain park. Your action
could be
viewed as:
a. A breach of ethics
b. Your duty to act
c. Denial of care
d. Abandonment - correct answerd
You arrive at the scene of an accident where a 22-year-old female skier has hit a tree
and has
a large bleeding cut on her head. When you ask her if she needs help, she refuses care
and says
she just needs to sit for a while. Noticing the amount of bleeding, you calmly express
your
concern for her, but she continues to say she doesn't want help. You hesitate to touch
her
because you are concerned that if you do, she could accuse you of:
a. Assault
b. Battery
c. Breach of duty
d. Duty to act - correct answerb
, 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 answerd.
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 answerc
Which of the following statements concerning "standard of training" is true?
a. Acting within the "standard of training" is fundamental to reducing an OEC
Technician's
legal risk.
b. "Standard of training" is the same thing as "standard of care."
c. "Standard of training" includes the mountain area's protocols.
d. "Standard of training" includes your state's laws and procedures. - correct answera
Which of the following is not considered a form of patient consent?
a. Informed consent
b. Minor consent
c. Implied consent
d. Absolute consent - correct answerd
Upon finding an unconscious patient at the scene of a bad accident, your next step
should be
to:
a. Assume "implied consent" and begin to examine and treat the patient.
b. Delay your examination and ask other patrollers to respond as witnesses.
c. Delay your examination until you can locate a spouse or a friend of the patient.
d. Begin your assessment but not provide any treatment until another patroller arrives. -
correct answera
