OEC Final Exam Questions With Correct Answers
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The //course //called //"OEC" //was //created //by //the //NSP //to:
a. //create //a //standard //of //care //for //ski //patrollers //and //others //involved //in //outdoor
//emergency //care.
b. //provide //a //standard //of //training //for //OEC //techs //and //others //involved //in //outdoor //rec.
c. //respond //to //a //request //from //Minnie //Dole //to //develop //training //for //patrollers //working //at
//ski //resorts.
d. //create //a //worldwide //standard //of //care //for //anyone //providing //outdoor //emergency //care. //-
CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔b
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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 //ANSWERS(S)✔✔c
Although //the //National //Ski //Patrol //was //originally //a //subcommittee //of //the //National //Ski
//Association, //the //NSP //became //an //independent //organization //in:
a. //1953
b. //1980
c. //1962
d. //1975 //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔a
,The //National //Ski //Patrol //is //one //of //a //few //organizations //that //have //received //a //federal
//charter //from //the //U.S. //government. //Because //of //this, //each //year //the //NSP //must:
a. //ensure //that //all //patrollers //refresh //their //training.
b. //report //to //Congress.
c. //submit //names //of //all //patrollers //to //the //IRS.
d. //submit //a //tax //return //to //the //IRS. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔b
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 //ANSWERS(S)✔✔d
The //10th //Mountain //Division //was //founded:
a. //through //a //request //from //the //U.S. //president //to //Minnie //Dole.
b. //after //Minnie //Dole //convinced //the //U.S. //Army //that //a //winter //warfare //unit //would //be
//valuable.
c. //by //members //of //the //87th //Mountain //Infantry //Regiment, //many //of //whom //were //skiers.
,d. //through //the //Norwegian //Army, //which //had //a //cold-weather //unit //during //World //War //I. //-
CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔b
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The //first //emergency //responder //textbook //created //exclusively //for //ski //patrollers //was //titled:
a. //Winter //Emergency //Care.
b. //Outdoor //Emergency //Care.
c. //Ski //Safety //and //First //Aid.
d. //Safety //on //the //Snow. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔a
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
ANSWERS(S)✔✔d
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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 //ANSWERS(S)✔✔c
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Most //teaching //systems //have //found //that //the //most //effective //way //to //master //technical
//skills //is //by:
a. //personally //practicing //the //skills.
b. //observing //others //doing //the //skills.
c. //memorizing //the //skill //guides //in //a //book.
d. //teaching //the //skills //to //a //class. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔a
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.
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The //course //called //"OEC" //was //created //by //the //NSP //to:
a. //create //a //standard //of //care //for //ski //patrollers //and //others //involved //in //outdoor
//emergency //care.
b. //provide //a //standard //of //training //for //OEC //techs //and //others //involved //in //outdoor //rec.
c. //respond //to //a //request //from //Minnie //Dole //to //develop //training //for //patrollers //working //at
//ski //resorts.
d. //create //a //worldwide //standard //of //care //for //anyone //providing //outdoor //emergency //care. //-
CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔b
//
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 //ANSWERS(S)✔✔c
Although //the //National //Ski //Patrol //was //originally //a //subcommittee //of //the //National //Ski
//Association, //the //NSP //became //an //independent //organization //in:
a. //1953
b. //1980
c. //1962
d. //1975 //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔a
,The //National //Ski //Patrol //is //one //of //a //few //organizations //that //have //received //a //federal
//charter //from //the //U.S. //government. //Because //of //this, //each //year //the //NSP //must:
a. //ensure //that //all //patrollers //refresh //their //training.
b. //report //to //Congress.
c. //submit //names //of //all //patrollers //to //the //IRS.
d. //submit //a //tax //return //to //the //IRS. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔b
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 //ANSWERS(S)✔✔d
The //10th //Mountain //Division //was //founded:
a. //through //a //request //from //the //U.S. //president //to //Minnie //Dole.
b. //after //Minnie //Dole //convinced //the //U.S. //Army //that //a //winter //warfare //unit //would //be
//valuable.
c. //by //members //of //the //87th //Mountain //Infantry //Regiment, //many //of //whom //were //skiers.
,d. //through //the //Norwegian //Army, //which //had //a //cold-weather //unit //during //World //War //I. //-
CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔b
//
The //first //emergency //responder //textbook //created //exclusively //for //ski //patrollers //was //titled:
a. //Winter //Emergency //Care.
b. //Outdoor //Emergency //Care.
c. //Ski //Safety //and //First //Aid.
d. //Safety //on //the //Snow. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔a
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
ANSWERS(S)✔✔d
//
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 //ANSWERS(S)✔✔c
//
Most //teaching //systems //have //found //that //the //most //effective //way //to //master //technical
//skills //is //by:
a. //personally //practicing //the //skills.
b. //observing //others //doing //the //skills.
c. //memorizing //the //skill //guides //in //a //book.
d. //teaching //the //skills //to //a //class. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔a
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.
