OEC WRITTEN EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

OEC WRITTEN EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS WITH
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CORRECT ANSWERS
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The //course //called //"Outdoor //Emergency //Care" //was //created //by //the //National //Ski //Patrol //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 //Technicians //and //others //involved //in //outdoor

recreation.

c. //Respond //to //a //request //from //Minnie //Dole //to //develop //training //for //patrollers //working //at
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resorts.

d. //Create //a //worldwide //standard //of //care //for //anyone //providing //outdoor //emergency //care.
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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 //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
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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
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Emergency //Medical //Responder.

d. //Can //only //be //taught //in //the //winter //so //that //students //can //practice //the //skills //taught //in
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course. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔c



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.

b. //It //is //a //resource //text //for //the //NSP //OEC //course.

c. //It //is //to //be //used //by //instructors //to //teach //students //the //basic //concepts //of //care.

d. //It //supersedes //local //medical //direction //and //management //directives. //- //CORRECT
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In //order //to //become //an //"on //the //hill" //Alpine //patroller, //you //need //to //do //all //of //the
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except:

, a. //Complete //the //OEC //course.

b. //Successfully //complete //a //written //exam //and //a //practical //exam.

c. //Demonstrate //a //level //of //skiing/boarding //and //toboggan //handling //proficiency.

d. //Successfully //complete //a //three-month //candidacy //program //at //your //mountain. //-
CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔d
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In //order //to //maintain //OEC //certification, //you //must:

a. //Complete //a //refresher //course //that //covers //one-third //of //the //curriculum //every //year.

b. //Complete //a //refresher //course //that //covers //the //key //objectives //of //the //entire //curriculum
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year.

c. //Complete //a //refresher //course //that //covers //the //key //objectives //of //the //entire //curriculum
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three //years.

d. //Demonstrate //CPR //and //AED //skills //every //two //years. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔a



Good //Samaritan //laws //generally:

a. //Protect //a //ski //patroller //from //being //sued //in //every //circumstance.

b. //Apply //to //people //who //do //not //receive //compensation //for //helping //people.

c. //Are //the //same //in //every //state.

d. //Provide //enough //protection //so //that //you //need //not //to //know //whether //your //mountain
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insurance. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔b



The //failure //to //exercise //the //care //that //is //not //up //to //the //technician's //standard //of //training
//is //called:



a. //Negligence