OEC Chapter Two questions with correct
answers graded 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 - correct answer
✔✔Answer: b
Objective: 2-1
Reference: 35
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. - correct answer ✔✔Answer: c
Objective: 2-1
Reference: 32
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 - correct answer ✔✔Answer: d
Objective: 2-1
Reference: 35
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 - correct answer ✔✔Answer: b
Objective: 2-2
Reference: 39
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. - correct answer ✔✔Answer: d
Objective: 2-2
Reference: 39
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
answers graded 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 - correct answer
✔✔Answer: b
Objective: 2-1
Reference: 35
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. - correct answer ✔✔Answer: c
Objective: 2-1
Reference: 32
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 - correct answer ✔✔Answer: d
Objective: 2-1
Reference: 35
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 - correct answer ✔✔Answer: b
Objective: 2-2
Reference: 39
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. - correct answer ✔✔Answer: d
Objective: 2-2
Reference: 39
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
