OEC Written Exam 2025 Questions With Correct
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Scope //of //practice //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔A //set //of //rules, //regulations //and //ethical
//considerations //that //define //the //extent, //boundaries //and //and //limitations //of //a //pre-hospital
//provider's //duties
Medical //oversight //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔The //process //by //which //a //physician //monitors
//the //quality //of //care //rendered //to //patients //and //provides //assistance //and //guidance //to //pre-
hospital //providers //and //emergency //care //systems
Standard //precautions //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Practices //used //by //healthcare //workers //to
//protect //themselves //from //exposure //to //bodily //fluids //based //on //the //assumption //that //all
//patients //are //potentially //infectious
Hazardous //materials //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Substances //that //have //the //potential //to
//harm //people, //animals, //or //the //environment. //The //term //"hazmat" //is //often //used
//adjectively //(ie //"hazmat //incident")
Pathogens //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Microorganisms //that //transmit //infections //diseases
30-2-Can-Do //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Mnemonic //for //remembering //the //assessment
//findings //of //the //START //triage //system. //30 //respirations //per //minute, //cap //refill //of //2
//seconds, //and //ability //to //follow //simple //commands //(can //do)
NIMS //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔National //Incident //Management //Service: //Standardize
//framework //for //responding //to, //and //managing, //emergencies //or //situations //involving
,//multiple //jurisdictions. //All //rescue //organizations //and //personnel //are //federally //mandated //to
//use //NIMS.
ICS //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔A //formal, //organized //method //for //managing //an //incident,
//regardless //of //its //cause, //size, //scope, //or //complexity
5 //functional //areas //of //ICS //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Incident //Command, //Operations,
//Planning, //Logistics, //Finance/Administration
MCI //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Multiple-casualty //incident
SALT //triage //system //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Sort
Assess
Lifesaving //interventions
Treatment/transport
START //triage //system //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Simple //Triage //and //Rapid //Treatment
ID-ME //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Four //common //triage //categories:
Immediate( //Red)
Delayed //(Yellow)
Minimal //(Green)
Expectant //(Black/Gray)
Triage //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Process //of //prioritizing //patients //for //treatment //and
//transport //based //on //clinical //signs //and //symptoms. //It //operates //under //the //philosophy //of
//"Do //the //most //good //for //the //most //people"
, Good //body //mechanics //for //lifting //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔- //Distribute //weight //evenly
//down //the //entire //spinal //column, //through //the //pelvis, //and //to //the //bones //of //the //legs
- //Keep //your //back //straight //and //lift //with //the //legs
Power //lift //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Aligns //the //spine //straight //and //evenly //distributes
//the //weight //to //be //lifted
Power //grip //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Palms //up, //approx. //10 //inches //apart. //Maximizes
//the //force //of //the //hands //and //enables //you //to //firmly //grip //and //hold //on //to //an //object
Urgent //vs. //non-urgent //moves //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Urgent //moves //do //not
//incorporate //spinal //protection
Long-axis //drags //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Four //types //of //urgent //moves:
- //Shoulder //drag
- //Feet //drag
- //Blanket //drag
- //Underarm-wrist //drag
Examples //of //non-urgent //moves //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔- //Human //crutch
- //2-person //assist
- //Chair //carry
- //Fore-and-aft //carry
4 //steps //of //proper //patient //packaging //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔- //Patient //is //properly
//positioned //on //transport //device
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Scope //of //practice //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔A //set //of //rules, //regulations //and //ethical
//considerations //that //define //the //extent, //boundaries //and //and //limitations //of //a //pre-hospital
//provider's //duties
Medical //oversight //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔The //process //by //which //a //physician //monitors
//the //quality //of //care //rendered //to //patients //and //provides //assistance //and //guidance //to //pre-
hospital //providers //and //emergency //care //systems
Standard //precautions //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Practices //used //by //healthcare //workers //to
//protect //themselves //from //exposure //to //bodily //fluids //based //on //the //assumption //that //all
//patients //are //potentially //infectious
Hazardous //materials //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Substances //that //have //the //potential //to
//harm //people, //animals, //or //the //environment. //The //term //"hazmat" //is //often //used
//adjectively //(ie //"hazmat //incident")
Pathogens //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Microorganisms //that //transmit //infections //diseases
30-2-Can-Do //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Mnemonic //for //remembering //the //assessment
//findings //of //the //START //triage //system. //30 //respirations //per //minute, //cap //refill //of //2
//seconds, //and //ability //to //follow //simple //commands //(can //do)
NIMS //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔National //Incident //Management //Service: //Standardize
//framework //for //responding //to, //and //managing, //emergencies //or //situations //involving
,//multiple //jurisdictions. //All //rescue //organizations //and //personnel //are //federally //mandated //to
//use //NIMS.
ICS //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔A //formal, //organized //method //for //managing //an //incident,
//regardless //of //its //cause, //size, //scope, //or //complexity
5 //functional //areas //of //ICS //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Incident //Command, //Operations,
//Planning, //Logistics, //Finance/Administration
MCI //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Multiple-casualty //incident
SALT //triage //system //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Sort
Assess
Lifesaving //interventions
Treatment/transport
START //triage //system //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Simple //Triage //and //Rapid //Treatment
ID-ME //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Four //common //triage //categories:
Immediate( //Red)
Delayed //(Yellow)
Minimal //(Green)
Expectant //(Black/Gray)
Triage //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Process //of //prioritizing //patients //for //treatment //and
//transport //based //on //clinical //signs //and //symptoms. //It //operates //under //the //philosophy //of
//"Do //the //most //good //for //the //most //people"
, Good //body //mechanics //for //lifting //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔- //Distribute //weight //evenly
//down //the //entire //spinal //column, //through //the //pelvis, //and //to //the //bones //of //the //legs
- //Keep //your //back //straight //and //lift //with //the //legs
Power //lift //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Aligns //the //spine //straight //and //evenly //distributes
//the //weight //to //be //lifted
Power //grip //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Palms //up, //approx. //10 //inches //apart. //Maximizes
//the //force //of //the //hands //and //enables //you //to //firmly //grip //and //hold //on //to //an //object
Urgent //vs. //non-urgent //moves //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Urgent //moves //do //not
//incorporate //spinal //protection
Long-axis //drags //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Four //types //of //urgent //moves:
- //Shoulder //drag
- //Feet //drag
- //Blanket //drag
- //Underarm-wrist //drag
Examples //of //non-urgent //moves //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔- //Human //crutch
- //2-person //assist
- //Chair //carry
- //Fore-and-aft //carry
4 //steps //of //proper //patient //packaging //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔- //Patient //is //properly
//positioned //on //transport //device
