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OEC Test Chapter 21 Questions and Answers
with 100% Complete Solutions
Which of the following signs or symptoms best indicates that
a patient has suffered an injury to the thoracic spine? -
ANSWER Tingling in the legs
Which of the following assessment findings is most indicative
of increasing pressure within the skull from a closed head
injury? - ANSWER Blood pressure of 192/82 mmHg
"Two temporal events" of brain injuries refers to which of the
following? - ANSWER The primary injury of a collision and
the secondary injury of hypoxia and increasing ICP
You are notified that a patient is coming to the first-aid room
with bruising to the lumbar area of the back. Based on this
statement, you would expect to find bruising in which area? -
ANSWER The lower back
Which of the following statements about removing a helmet in
a prehospital setting is correct? - ANSWER It is acceptable to
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leave a helmet on a patient if the patient has no airway or
breathing problems.
You are maintaining manual in-line stabilization of the
cervical spine for a patient being log rolled, transferred, and
secured to a long backboard. At what point should you release
the manual in-line stabilization? - ANSWER After the body
has been fully strapped and the head immobilized with blocks
and straps
Which of the following questions or statements indicates that
an OEC Technician is correctly assessing motor function in
the arms of a patient with potential spine injuries? - ANSWER
"Can you hold up two fingers on each hand?"
You respond to an accident at which a male patient is
complaining of severe back pain. He informs you that his back
pain is coming from a recent fracture of his coccyx. Based on
this information, what area of the back would the pain be
emanating from? - ANSWER .
The tailbone
A patient involved in a motor vehicle collision has a deformity
to the left side of the head. The skin overlying the deformity is
still intact. Based on these assessment findings, which of the
OEC Test Chapter 21 Questions and Answers
with 100% Complete Solutions
Which of the following signs or symptoms best indicates that
a patient has suffered an injury to the thoracic spine? -
ANSWER Tingling in the legs
Which of the following assessment findings is most indicative
of increasing pressure within the skull from a closed head
injury? - ANSWER Blood pressure of 192/82 mmHg
"Two temporal events" of brain injuries refers to which of the
following? - ANSWER The primary injury of a collision and
the secondary injury of hypoxia and increasing ICP
You are notified that a patient is coming to the first-aid room
with bruising to the lumbar area of the back. Based on this
statement, you would expect to find bruising in which area? -
ANSWER The lower back
Which of the following statements about removing a helmet in
a prehospital setting is correct? - ANSWER It is acceptable to
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leave a helmet on a patient if the patient has no airway or
breathing problems.
You are maintaining manual in-line stabilization of the
cervical spine for a patient being log rolled, transferred, and
secured to a long backboard. At what point should you release
the manual in-line stabilization? - ANSWER After the body
has been fully strapped and the head immobilized with blocks
and straps
Which of the following questions or statements indicates that
an OEC Technician is correctly assessing motor function in
the arms of a patient with potential spine injuries? - ANSWER
"Can you hold up two fingers on each hand?"
You respond to an accident at which a male patient is
complaining of severe back pain. He informs you that his back
pain is coming from a recent fracture of his coccyx. Based on
this information, what area of the back would the pain be
emanating from? - ANSWER .
The tailbone
A patient involved in a motor vehicle collision has a deformity
to the left side of the head. The skin overlying the deformity is
still intact. Based on these assessment findings, which of the
