OEC UPDATED EXAM TEST PAPERS QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔1. Which of the following goals best describes a key goal of an emergency care
system?
a. To have trained personnel respond and provide emergency care on the scene
b. To identify and modify illness and injury risks
c. To have trained personnel understand the limitations of their training and to "do no
harm"
d. To have trained personnel knowledgeable in all aspects of emergency medical care -
✔✔b. To identify and modify illness and injury risks
✔✔2. 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. - ✔✔c. an emergency care system.
✔✔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 - ✔✔d. Public acceptance
✔✔4. Which of the following levels of training emphasizes the provision of immediate
life-saving treatment and stabilization to critically ill or injured patients while waiting for
additional emergency response?
a. EMT
b. Emergency medical responder
c. AEMT
d. Critical care responder - ✔✔b. Emergency medical responder
✔✔5. 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. - ✔✔d. an Emergency Medical Responder.
✔✔6. 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?
a. EMT, AEMT, EMR, Paramedic
b. EMR, AEMT, Paramedic, EMT
c. EMR, EMT, AEMT, Paramedic
d. AEMT, Paramedic, EMT, EMR - ✔✔c. EMR, EMT, AEMT, Paramedic
✔✔7. Which of the following choices is not an example of direct medical oversight?
a. Telephone communication
b. Physical presence of a physician
c. Written protocols
d. Video conferencing - ✔✔c. Written protocols
✔✔8. Which of the following characteristics is not a characteristic of indirect medical
control?
a. Communication by radio
b. Use for expediting patient care
c. Common use for "pre-authorizing" routine and life-saving procedures
d. Provision through the use of protocols - ✔✔a. Communication by radio
✔✔9. Guidelines developed at the local level by emergency personnel familiar with an
area's medical needs, available resources, system capabilities, and local standard of
care are:
a. protocols.
b. policies.
c. advanced procedures.
d. medical attributes. - ✔✔a. protocols.
✔✔10. The reason it is important that OEC Technicians participate in quality
improvement programs in services in which they work or volunteer is:
a. to guarantee that the public receives quality emergency medical care.
b. to identify problems in care delivery and develop a plan to prevent their recurrence.
c. to ensure that individuals making false calls for help are prosecuted.
d. to identify problem employees and create a corrective action plan for them. - ✔✔b. to
identify problems in care delivery and develop a plan to prevent their recurrence.
✔✔11. Which of the following is not a role of OEC Technicians in the quality
improvement process?
,a. Participating in training
b. Being receptive to on-scene instructions given by another rescuer
c. Blaming their partner for a mistake in care
d. Participating in case reviews - ✔✔c. Blaming their partner for a mistake in care
✔✔12. All of the following are types of quality improvement except:
a. recurrent
b. concurrent
c. retrospective
d. prospective - ✔✔a. recurrent
✔✔13. Which of the following is not an attribute of an emergency care system?
a. Equipment
b. Public access
c. Human resources
d. Research - ✔✔a. Equipment
✔✔14. Which of the following 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 - ✔✔c. Prevention
✔✔15. Which of the following is not one of the four nationally recognized prehospital
emergency care provider levels?
a. Emergency Medical Technician
b. Advanced Emergency Medical Technician
c. Outdoor Emergency Care Technician
d. Emergency Medical Responder - ✔✔c. Outdoor Emergency Care Technician
✔✔16. Which of the following methods is the best method for ensuring that the
treatment rendered by OEC Technicians meets or exceeds customer expectations and
national education standards for emergency medical personnel?
a. Public education
b. Prevention training
c. Continuity of care
d. Quality improvement - ✔✔d. Quality improvement
, ✔✔17. The seamless delivery of high-quality emergency medical care as a patient
transitions from initial contact with an EMT through definitive treatment best describes:
a. medical direction.
b. continuity of care.
c. integration of health services.
d. online medical control. - ✔✔b. continuity of care.
✔✔18. The attribute of an effective emergency care system that focuses on assessing
the effectiveness of all 14 attributes of the emergency care system is:
a. evaluation.
b. medical direction.
c. integration of health services.
d. continuity of care. - ✔✔a. evaluation.
✔✔19. Many emergency care systems deploy personnel to emergencies using a tiered
approach. OEC Technicians are most likely deployed in which tier?
a. Tier 1
b. Tier 2
c. Tier 3
d. Tier 4 - ✔✔a. Tier 1
✔✔20. Critical care providers who bring advanced life support equipment, therapies,
and interventions to the scene are typically deployed in what tier?
a. Tier 1
b. Tier 2
c. Tier 3
d. Tier 4 - ✔✔d. Tier 4
✔✔21. Which of the following is the umbrella under which every facet of health care is
sheltered?
a. Community wellness programs
b. Research
c. The emergency care system
d. Public health - ✔✔d. Public health
✔✔22. Written instructions that indicate what should be done in a given situation are
best described as:
a. regulations.
b. protocols.
c. indirect medical oversight.
SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔1. Which of the following goals best describes a key goal of an emergency care
system?
a. To have trained personnel respond and provide emergency care on the scene
b. To identify and modify illness and injury risks
c. To have trained personnel understand the limitations of their training and to "do no
harm"
d. To have trained personnel knowledgeable in all aspects of emergency medical care -
✔✔b. To identify and modify illness and injury risks
✔✔2. 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. - ✔✔c. an emergency care system.
✔✔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 - ✔✔d. Public acceptance
✔✔4. Which of the following levels of training emphasizes the provision of immediate
life-saving treatment and stabilization to critically ill or injured patients while waiting for
additional emergency response?
a. EMT
b. Emergency medical responder
c. AEMT
d. Critical care responder - ✔✔b. Emergency medical responder
✔✔5. 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. - ✔✔d. an Emergency Medical Responder.
✔✔6. 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?
a. EMT, AEMT, EMR, Paramedic
b. EMR, AEMT, Paramedic, EMT
c. EMR, EMT, AEMT, Paramedic
d. AEMT, Paramedic, EMT, EMR - ✔✔c. EMR, EMT, AEMT, Paramedic
✔✔7. Which of the following choices is not an example of direct medical oversight?
a. Telephone communication
b. Physical presence of a physician
c. Written protocols
d. Video conferencing - ✔✔c. Written protocols
✔✔8. Which of the following characteristics is not a characteristic of indirect medical
control?
a. Communication by radio
b. Use for expediting patient care
c. Common use for "pre-authorizing" routine and life-saving procedures
d. Provision through the use of protocols - ✔✔a. Communication by radio
✔✔9. Guidelines developed at the local level by emergency personnel familiar with an
area's medical needs, available resources, system capabilities, and local standard of
care are:
a. protocols.
b. policies.
c. advanced procedures.
d. medical attributes. - ✔✔a. protocols.
✔✔10. The reason it is important that OEC Technicians participate in quality
improvement programs in services in which they work or volunteer is:
a. to guarantee that the public receives quality emergency medical care.
b. to identify problems in care delivery and develop a plan to prevent their recurrence.
c. to ensure that individuals making false calls for help are prosecuted.
d. to identify problem employees and create a corrective action plan for them. - ✔✔b. to
identify problems in care delivery and develop a plan to prevent their recurrence.
✔✔11. Which of the following is not a role of OEC Technicians in the quality
improvement process?
,a. Participating in training
b. Being receptive to on-scene instructions given by another rescuer
c. Blaming their partner for a mistake in care
d. Participating in case reviews - ✔✔c. Blaming their partner for a mistake in care
✔✔12. All of the following are types of quality improvement except:
a. recurrent
b. concurrent
c. retrospective
d. prospective - ✔✔a. recurrent
✔✔13. Which of the following is not an attribute of an emergency care system?
a. Equipment
b. Public access
c. Human resources
d. Research - ✔✔a. Equipment
✔✔14. Which of the following 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 - ✔✔c. Prevention
✔✔15. Which of the following is not one of the four nationally recognized prehospital
emergency care provider levels?
a. Emergency Medical Technician
b. Advanced Emergency Medical Technician
c. Outdoor Emergency Care Technician
d. Emergency Medical Responder - ✔✔c. Outdoor Emergency Care Technician
✔✔16. Which of the following methods is the best method for ensuring that the
treatment rendered by OEC Technicians meets or exceeds customer expectations and
national education standards for emergency medical personnel?
a. Public education
b. Prevention training
c. Continuity of care
d. Quality improvement - ✔✔d. Quality improvement
, ✔✔17. The seamless delivery of high-quality emergency medical care as a patient
transitions from initial contact with an EMT through definitive treatment best describes:
a. medical direction.
b. continuity of care.
c. integration of health services.
d. online medical control. - ✔✔b. continuity of care.
✔✔18. The attribute of an effective emergency care system that focuses on assessing
the effectiveness of all 14 attributes of the emergency care system is:
a. evaluation.
b. medical direction.
c. integration of health services.
d. continuity of care. - ✔✔a. evaluation.
✔✔19. Many emergency care systems deploy personnel to emergencies using a tiered
approach. OEC Technicians are most likely deployed in which tier?
a. Tier 1
b. Tier 2
c. Tier 3
d. Tier 4 - ✔✔a. Tier 1
✔✔20. Critical care providers who bring advanced life support equipment, therapies,
and interventions to the scene are typically deployed in what tier?
a. Tier 1
b. Tier 2
c. Tier 3
d. Tier 4 - ✔✔d. Tier 4
✔✔21. Which of the following is the umbrella under which every facet of health care is
sheltered?
a. Community wellness programs
b. Research
c. The emergency care system
d. Public health - ✔✔d. Public health
✔✔22. Written instructions that indicate what should be done in a given situation are
best described as:
a. regulations.
b. protocols.
c. indirect medical oversight.
