Ski Patrol End of Chapter Questions
and with 150 detailed solutions.
Ski Patrol End of Chapter Questions
and with 150 detailed solutions.
The Outdoor Emergency Care course was created by the National Ski Patrol to...
- Establish a standard of care for ski patrollers and others involved in outdoor emergency care
- be the primary resource in becoming a ski patroller, bike patroller, or prehospital provider responding
to outdoor emergencies
- respond to a request from Minnie Dole to develop training for patrollers working at ski resorts
- create a worldwide standard of care for anyone providing outdoor emergency care - ANSWER be the
primary resource in becoming a ski patroller, bike patroller, or prehospital provider responding to
outdoor emergencies
The first emergency responder textbook created exclusively for ski patrollers was titled...
Winter Emergency Care
Outdoor Emergency Care
Ski Safety and First Aid
Safety on the Snow - ANSWER Winter Emergency Care
Who created and founded the National Ski Patrol?
- Roger Langely
- Roland Palmedo
- Minnie Dole
- Warren Bowman - ANSWER Minnie Dole
To maintain OEC certification you must:
,Ski Patrol End of Chapter Questions
and with 150 detailed solutions.
- Complete a refresher course that covers one-third of the curriculum every year.
- Complete a refresher course that covers the key objectives of the entire curriculum every year
- Complete a refresher course that covers the key objectives of the entire curriculum every three years
- Demonstrate CPR and AED skills every 2 years - ANSWER Complete a refresher course that covers one-
third of the curriculum every year.
Although regulations may differ from state to state, the general laws that may protect OEC Technicians
from liability while providing emergency care to a patient are known as:
a. emergency rescue protection laws.
b. Good Samaritan laws.
c. volunteer rescue liability laws.
d. first rescuer liability laws. - ANSWER Good Samaritan laws
Which of the following statements concerning standard of training is true?
- acting within the standard of training is fundamental to reducing an OEC technician's legal risk
- standard of training is the same thing as standard of care
- standard of training includes the mountain area's protocols
- standard of training includes specific state laws and procedures - ANSWER acting within the standard
of training is fundamental to reducing an OEC technician's legal risk
Failure to exercise the care that a reasonably prudent person with similar training would exercise in a
similar circumstance is know as...
,Ski Patrol End of Chapter Questions
and with 150 detailed solutions.
negligence
assault
gross negligence
standard of care breach - ANSWER negligence
Which of the following is not a concept relating to patient consent?
Informed consent
Minor consent
Implied consent
Absolute consent - ANSWER absolute consent
Consent that is based on an appreciation and understanding of the facts, implications, and possible
future consequences of an action is known as ...
implied consent
educated consent
expressed consent
informed consent - ANSWER informed consent
An OEC technician who leaves a patient before the patient's care is transferred to the next level of care
could most accurately be accused of ...
negligence
breach of duty
abandonment
assault - ANSWER abandonment
, Ski Patrol End of Chapter Questions
and with 150 detailed solutions.
A network of specially training personnel, equipment, facilities, and other resources that respond to
medical emergencies, regardless of cause, location, or the patient's ability to pay is called ...
health care system
ambulance care system
emergency care system
public health system - ANSWER emergency care system
Which of the following describes the level of training for an OEC technician?
- completed a first-aid course and professional CPR/AED training
- has had training that includes paramedic instruction
- has training at the emergency medical responder level, plus additional information for a patroller
- has training in all aspects of emergency medical care - ANSWER has training at the emergency medical
responder level, plus additional information for a patroller
Which of the following attributes is not one of the 14 essential components of an effective EMS system?
- legislation and regulation
- research
- public access
- public acceptance - ANSWER public acceptance
Most emergency care systems deploy personnel to emergencies using a stratifies approach based on the
patient's condition or anticipated needs. Which of the following lists presents the normal order of
deployment of responders?
- EMR, AEMT, EMT, paramedic
- EMR, EMT, AEMT, paramedic
and with 150 detailed solutions.
Ski Patrol End of Chapter Questions
and with 150 detailed solutions.
The Outdoor Emergency Care course was created by the National Ski Patrol to...
- Establish a standard of care for ski patrollers and others involved in outdoor emergency care
- be the primary resource in becoming a ski patroller, bike patroller, or prehospital provider responding
to outdoor emergencies
- respond to a request from Minnie Dole to develop training for patrollers working at ski resorts
- create a worldwide standard of care for anyone providing outdoor emergency care - ANSWER be the
primary resource in becoming a ski patroller, bike patroller, or prehospital provider responding to
outdoor emergencies
The first emergency responder textbook created exclusively for ski patrollers was titled...
Winter Emergency Care
Outdoor Emergency Care
Ski Safety and First Aid
Safety on the Snow - ANSWER Winter Emergency Care
Who created and founded the National Ski Patrol?
- Roger Langely
- Roland Palmedo
- Minnie Dole
- Warren Bowman - ANSWER Minnie Dole
To maintain OEC certification you must:
,Ski Patrol End of Chapter Questions
and with 150 detailed solutions.
- Complete a refresher course that covers one-third of the curriculum every year.
- Complete a refresher course that covers the key objectives of the entire curriculum every year
- Complete a refresher course that covers the key objectives of the entire curriculum every three years
- Demonstrate CPR and AED skills every 2 years - ANSWER Complete a refresher course that covers one-
third of the curriculum every year.
Although regulations may differ from state to state, the general laws that may protect OEC Technicians
from liability while providing emergency care to a patient are known as:
a. emergency rescue protection laws.
b. Good Samaritan laws.
c. volunteer rescue liability laws.
d. first rescuer liability laws. - ANSWER Good Samaritan laws
Which of the following statements concerning standard of training is true?
- acting within the standard of training is fundamental to reducing an OEC technician's legal risk
- standard of training is the same thing as standard of care
- standard of training includes the mountain area's protocols
- standard of training includes specific state laws and procedures - ANSWER acting within the standard
of training is fundamental to reducing an OEC technician's legal risk
Failure to exercise the care that a reasonably prudent person with similar training would exercise in a
similar circumstance is know as...
,Ski Patrol End of Chapter Questions
and with 150 detailed solutions.
negligence
assault
gross negligence
standard of care breach - ANSWER negligence
Which of the following is not a concept relating to patient consent?
Informed consent
Minor consent
Implied consent
Absolute consent - ANSWER absolute consent
Consent that is based on an appreciation and understanding of the facts, implications, and possible
future consequences of an action is known as ...
implied consent
educated consent
expressed consent
informed consent - ANSWER informed consent
An OEC technician who leaves a patient before the patient's care is transferred to the next level of care
could most accurately be accused of ...
negligence
breach of duty
abandonment
assault - ANSWER abandonment
, Ski Patrol End of Chapter Questions
and with 150 detailed solutions.
A network of specially training personnel, equipment, facilities, and other resources that respond to
medical emergencies, regardless of cause, location, or the patient's ability to pay is called ...
health care system
ambulance care system
emergency care system
public health system - ANSWER emergency care system
Which of the following describes the level of training for an OEC technician?
- completed a first-aid course and professional CPR/AED training
- has had training that includes paramedic instruction
- has training at the emergency medical responder level, plus additional information for a patroller
- has training in all aspects of emergency medical care - ANSWER has training at the emergency medical
responder level, plus additional information for a patroller
Which of the following attributes is not one of the 14 essential components of an effective EMS system?
- legislation and regulation
- research
- public access
- public acceptance - ANSWER public acceptance
Most emergency care systems deploy personnel to emergencies using a stratifies approach based on the
patient's condition or anticipated needs. Which of the following lists presents the normal order of
deployment of responders?
- EMR, AEMT, EMT, paramedic
- EMR, EMT, AEMT, paramedic
