Preparation /OEC Final Practice Exam
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Patients who have a foreign body in their eye will likely
a. be sensitive to bright light
b. have pain that indicated an infection has started.
c. Be able to open their eyes easily
d. experience no pain or discomfort - ANSWER>>a. be sensitive to bright light
The major cause of death in avalanche victims is
a. severe hypothermia
b. trauma
c. asphyxiation
d. bleeding - ANSWER>>c. asphyxiation
Which one is not a type of shock?
a. Hypovolemic
b. Distributive
c. Traumatic
d. Cardiogenic - ANSWER>>c. Traumatic
Drowning is defined as:
a. fluid oxidation of the lungs
b. death by traumatic injury to the airway
c. respiratory impairment due to trauma
d. suffocation by submersion in a liquid - ANSWER>>d. suffocation by submersion
in a liquid
,Which of the following statements concerning "standard of training" is true?
a. Acting within the "standard of training" is fundamental to reducing an OEC
Technician's legal risk
b. "standard of training" is the same thing as "standard of care"
c. "standard of training" includes the mountain area's protocols
d. "standard of training" includes your state's laws and procedures. - ANSWER>>a.
Acting within the "standard of training" is fundamental to reducing an OEC
Technician's legal risk
Your OEC class asks you to describe the term behavior. Which of the following
statements would be the correct response?
a. What is acceptable behavior in one community may not be acceptable in
another
b. Behavior pertains to how you perform a physical activity only
c. Meditation is the absence of behavior
d. Yelling is never an acceptable behavior - ANSWER>>a. What is acceptable
behavior in one community may not be acceptable in another
What Letter in a SAMPLE interview indicates that a patient has a history of
seizures?
a. S
b. A
c. M
D. P - ANSWER>>D. P
The high-Fowler position, in which the patient is sitting up with the waist at 90
degrees, is typically used for patients with:
a. a fractured humerus
b.abdominal injuries
c. eye injuries
d. severe respiratory problems. - ANSWER>>d. severe respiratory problems.
What is the first priority in dealing with a patient who has electrical burns?
, a. immobilizing the patient on a backboard
b. making sure the power is turned off.
c. applying high-flow oxygen via a nonrebreather mask
d. removing the patient's clothing - ANSWER>>b. making sure the power is turned
off.
Which of the following groups of bones could be involved in a patient with a
"broken leg"?
a. Acetabulum, calcaneous, carpals
b. Femur, tibia fibula
c. Orbit, maxillae, mandible
d. Radius, ulna, humerus. - ANSWER>>b. Femur, tibia fibula
Which of the following pieces of equiptment do OEC Technicians use to most
move, lift, and carry a patient?
a. Long spine board (LSB)
b. Sitting lifting decice
c. Portable stretcher
d. BEAN lift - ANSWER>>a. Long spine board (LSB)
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Which of the following actions should you take to decrease a patients heat loss
due to radiation?
a. Put a hat on the patients head
b. Turn off all fans in the room
c. Wipe the patients skin down with warm water
d. Apply warm packs to the patients body - ANSWER>>a. Put a hat on the patients
head
While a 61-year old female in cardiac arrest receives emergency care you note
that her abdomen grows larger with each ventilation provided from a bag-valve
mask. What instructions should you provide?
a. "try delivering each ventilation quickly , and lets slow down the rate."