OEC Chapter 7 test questions with correct answers
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1. //Which //of //the //following //lists //presents //the //order //in //which //an //OEC //technician //should
//assess // a //patient //in //afield // setting?
A) //Primary //assessment, //reassessment, //secondary //assessment
B) //Scene //size-up, //secondary //assessment, //primary //assessment
C) //Scene //size-up, //primary //assessment, //secondary //assessment
D) //Scene //size-up, //history, //secondary //assessment, //primary //assessment //- //CORRECT
ANSWERS(S)✔✔C) //Scene //size-up, //primary //assessment, //secondary //assessment
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2. //Which //of //the //following //statements //would //indicate //that // an //OEC //technician //is //ready //to
//begin //the //first //phase //of // a //patient // assessment?
A) //"I //have //placed //an //oral //airway //in //the //patient."
B) //"The //scene //is //safe //and //appears //to //be //free //of //hazards."
C) //"Blood //pressure //is //124/80 //mmHg."
D) //"Can //you //tell //me //why //you //called //for //help?" //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔B) //"The
//scene //is //safe //and //appears //to //be // free //of //hazards."
3. //Which //of //the //following //things //does //not //indicate //a //possible //safety //issue //during //a
//scene //size-up?
A) //Downed //wires
B) //Ice //or //mud
C) //Wild //animals
, D) //ABCDs //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔D.) //ABCDs
4. //You //have //been //dispatched //to //an //89-year-old //female //with //an //unspecified //complaint.
//When //assessing // this //patient, //which //one //of //the //following //will //the // OEC //technician //do //as
//quickly //as //possible //to //develop //a //better //understanding //of //the //emergency?
A) //Obtain //the //patient's //vital //signs //and //current //medications
B) //Gather //a //medical //history, //including //information //on //allergies
C) //Contact //medical //direction //for //advice
D) //Determine //if //the //chief //complaint //is //medical //(NOI) //or //trauma //related //(MOI) //-
//CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔D) //Determine //if //the //chief //complaint //is //medical //(NOI) //or
//trauma //related //(MOI)
5. //You //are //interviewing //a //prospective //candidate //for //the //position //of //OEC //technician //with
//your //service. //During //the //interview, //you //ask //the //applicant //to //describe //the //purpose //of
//the //primary //assessment. //Which //of //the //following //best //describes // that //purpose?
A) //To //establish //a //chief //complaint //and //gather //an //extensive //medical //history
B) //To //determine //if //the //patient's //vital //signs // are //stable
C) //To //identify //and //treat //life-threatening //conditions
D) //To //perform //a //comprehensive //exam //focused //on //the //patient's //chief //complaint //-
CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔C. //To //identify //and //treat // life-threating //conditions
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6. //You //have //been //dispatched //for //an //elderly //male //complaining //of //shortness //of //breath.
//When //should //you //start //the //process //of //forming //a //general //impression //about //this
//patient?
A) //While //you //and //your //partner //are //approaching //him
B) //After //completing //a //primary //assessment
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1. //Which //of //the //following //lists //presents //the //order //in //which //an //OEC //technician //should
//assess // a //patient //in //afield // setting?
A) //Primary //assessment, //reassessment, //secondary //assessment
B) //Scene //size-up, //secondary //assessment, //primary //assessment
C) //Scene //size-up, //primary //assessment, //secondary //assessment
D) //Scene //size-up, //history, //secondary //assessment, //primary //assessment //- //CORRECT
ANSWERS(S)✔✔C) //Scene //size-up, //primary //assessment, //secondary //assessment
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2. //Which //of //the //following //statements //would //indicate //that // an //OEC //technician //is //ready //to
//begin //the //first //phase //of // a //patient // assessment?
A) //"I //have //placed //an //oral //airway //in //the //patient."
B) //"The //scene //is //safe //and //appears //to //be //free //of //hazards."
C) //"Blood //pressure //is //124/80 //mmHg."
D) //"Can //you //tell //me //why //you //called //for //help?" //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔B) //"The
//scene //is //safe //and //appears //to //be // free //of //hazards."
3. //Which //of //the //following //things //does //not //indicate //a //possible //safety //issue //during //a
//scene //size-up?
A) //Downed //wires
B) //Ice //or //mud
C) //Wild //animals
, D) //ABCDs //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔D.) //ABCDs
4. //You //have //been //dispatched //to //an //89-year-old //female //with //an //unspecified //complaint.
//When //assessing // this //patient, //which //one //of //the //following //will //the // OEC //technician //do //as
//quickly //as //possible //to //develop //a //better //understanding //of //the //emergency?
A) //Obtain //the //patient's //vital //signs //and //current //medications
B) //Gather //a //medical //history, //including //information //on //allergies
C) //Contact //medical //direction //for //advice
D) //Determine //if //the //chief //complaint //is //medical //(NOI) //or //trauma //related //(MOI) //-
//CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔D) //Determine //if //the //chief //complaint //is //medical //(NOI) //or
//trauma //related //(MOI)
5. //You //are //interviewing //a //prospective //candidate //for //the //position //of //OEC //technician //with
//your //service. //During //the //interview, //you //ask //the //applicant //to //describe //the //purpose //of
//the //primary //assessment. //Which //of //the //following //best //describes // that //purpose?
A) //To //establish //a //chief //complaint //and //gather //an //extensive //medical //history
B) //To //determine //if //the //patient's //vital //signs // are //stable
C) //To //identify //and //treat //life-threatening //conditions
D) //To //perform //a //comprehensive //exam //focused //on //the //patient's //chief //complaint //-
CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔C. //To //identify //and //treat // life-threating //conditions
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6. //You //have //been //dispatched //for //an //elderly //male //complaining //of //shortness //of //breath.
//When //should //you //start //the //process //of //forming //a //general //impression //about //this
//patient?
A) //While //you //and //your //partner //are //approaching //him
B) //After //completing //a //primary //assessment