Platinum Planner Outdoor Emergency Care
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1. What type of consent would apply for an unresponsive 28-year-old male
victim of a motorcycle collision?
a. Expressed consent
b. Implied consent
c. Informed consent
d. Assumed consent - CORRECT ANSWER b. Implied consent
2. 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 ANSWER c. exceeds the
knowledge and skills identified by the U.S. Department of
Transportation for Emergency Medical Responder.
3. 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 ANSWER d. created the concept of "intermediate" medical
care for ski patrollers.
4. Which of the following descriptions is the best example of expressed
consent?
a. A 37-year-old man who is found unresponsive
b. A 52-year-old skier who comes to the aid room and asks for help
c. A 19-year-old male who appears to be intoxicated and lets you
examine him
d. A man who asks you to help his unresponsive 29-year-old diabetic
wife - CORRECT ANSWER b. A 52-year-old skier who comes to the aid
room and asks for help
5. A situation in which an OEC Technician leaves a patient before the patient's
care is transferred to another qualified individual is considered:
a. negligence.
b. breach of duty.
c. abandonment.
d. assault. - CORRECT ANSWER c. abandonment.
6. 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 ANSWER d. It supersedes local medical direction and
management directives.
7. 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 ANSWER c. Minnie Dole.
8. It is a busy Friday night in the aid room when a child arrives complaining of
abdominal pain. The child states that her parents dropped her off and that
they are at the movies. You are concerned because the child is a minor with
no adult to give consent for treatment. You would:
a. recognize that you need the parents' consent and try to reach them
by phone.
b. recognize that the child needs to be assessed and that there is
implied consent to treat.
c. recognize that you must have some adult's permission and try to
locate an aunt or an uncle.
d. do as much of an assessment as possible without touching the child
to determine if a life-threatening emergency exists. - CORRECT
ANSWER b. recognize that the child needs to be assessed and that
there is implied consent to treat.
9. You are skiing down your favorite slope and notice a small group gathered
around a middle-aged man sitting on the ground. You note that the boarder
is holding his wrist and appears in pain. He agrees to have you examine him
but then refuses any more help. You explain the possible consequences of
, not splinting the wrist and of the boarder trying to get down the mountain
without help. This explanation of the risk of refusing care is provided in
order to:
a. demonstrate that you know how to treat a wrist injury.
b. diminish your risk of being accused of abandonment.
c. reduce your risk of an accusation of battery.
d. help the patient understand why you are about to put the splint on
anyway. - CORRECT ANSWER b. diminish your risk of being accused of
abandonment.
10.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 ANSWER d. "Service and Safety."
11.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 ANSWER d. abandonment.
12.Although not required in OEC 5th Edition, your local mountain protocol
states that any time you use a backboard you should always treat the
patient as having a neck/back injury and apply a cervical collar. You
recognize that this mountain-specific requirement is called a:
a. standard of training.
Comprehensive Resource To Help You Ace Exams
Includes Frequently Tested Questions With
ELABORATED 100% Correct COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Guaranteed Pass First Attempt!! Current Update!!
1. What type of consent would apply for an unresponsive 28-year-old male
victim of a motorcycle collision?
a. Expressed consent
b. Implied consent
c. Informed consent
d. Assumed consent - CORRECT ANSWER b. Implied consent
2. 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 ANSWER c. exceeds the
knowledge and skills identified by the U.S. Department of
Transportation for Emergency Medical Responder.
3. 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 ANSWER d. created the concept of "intermediate" medical
care for ski patrollers.
4. Which of the following descriptions is the best example of expressed
consent?
a. A 37-year-old man who is found unresponsive
b. A 52-year-old skier who comes to the aid room and asks for help
c. A 19-year-old male who appears to be intoxicated and lets you
examine him
d. A man who asks you to help his unresponsive 29-year-old diabetic
wife - CORRECT ANSWER b. A 52-year-old skier who comes to the aid
room and asks for help
5. A situation in which an OEC Technician leaves a patient before the patient's
care is transferred to another qualified individual is considered:
a. negligence.
b. breach of duty.
c. abandonment.
d. assault. - CORRECT ANSWER c. abandonment.
6. 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 ANSWER d. It supersedes local medical direction and
management directives.
7. 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 ANSWER c. Minnie Dole.
8. It is a busy Friday night in the aid room when a child arrives complaining of
abdominal pain. The child states that her parents dropped her off and that
they are at the movies. You are concerned because the child is a minor with
no adult to give consent for treatment. You would:
a. recognize that you need the parents' consent and try to reach them
by phone.
b. recognize that the child needs to be assessed and that there is
implied consent to treat.
c. recognize that you must have some adult's permission and try to
locate an aunt or an uncle.
d. do as much of an assessment as possible without touching the child
to determine if a life-threatening emergency exists. - CORRECT
ANSWER b. recognize that the child needs to be assessed and that
there is implied consent to treat.
9. You are skiing down your favorite slope and notice a small group gathered
around a middle-aged man sitting on the ground. You note that the boarder
is holding his wrist and appears in pain. He agrees to have you examine him
but then refuses any more help. You explain the possible consequences of
, not splinting the wrist and of the boarder trying to get down the mountain
without help. This explanation of the risk of refusing care is provided in
order to:
a. demonstrate that you know how to treat a wrist injury.
b. diminish your risk of being accused of abandonment.
c. reduce your risk of an accusation of battery.
d. help the patient understand why you are about to put the splint on
anyway. - CORRECT ANSWER b. diminish your risk of being accused of
abandonment.
10.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 ANSWER d. "Service and Safety."
11.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 ANSWER d. abandonment.
12.Although not required in OEC 5th Edition, your local mountain protocol
states that any time you use a backboard you should always treat the
patient as having a neck/back injury and apply a cervical collar. You
recognize that this mountain-specific requirement is called a:
a. standard of training.
