OEC FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH
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CORRECT ANSWERS
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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 //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔a. //be //sensitive //to //bright
//light
The //major //cause //of //death //in //avalanche //victims //is
a. //severe //hypothermia
b. //trauma
c. //asphyxiation
d. //bleeding //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔c. //asphyxiation
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 //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔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."
b. //The //ventilation //rate //and //force //of //ventilation //need //to //be //increased //so //that //air
//reaches //the //lungs
c. //Lets //slow //the //ventilation //rate //to //12 //per //minute //and //not //squeeze //in //as //much //air
//with //each //breath
d. //I //need //another //rescuer //to //apply //firm //pressure //over //the //stomach //while //we //ventilate
//this //patient //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔c. //Lets //slow //the //ventilation //rate //to //12 //per
//minute //and //not //squeeze //as //much //air //with //each //breath.
A //25-year //old //woman //arrives //in //the //aid //room //with //her //husband. //She //is //37 //weeks
//pregnant //and //in //labor. //Your //exam //reveals //the //babys //head //is //coming //out //of //the
//mother. //Have //someone //call //for //EMS, //and //prepare //for //delivery //of //the //baby. //Which //of
//the //following //actions //would //you //take?
a. //Tell //her //husband //that //the //hospital //is //only //10 //min //away //and //that //he //should //taker
//her //there
b. //Obtain //her //vital //signs //and //call //for //an //ambulance //to //take //her //to //the //hospital.
c. //Open //and //prepare //an //obsterical //kit.
d. //Have //her //hold //her //legs //together //to //prevent //delivery //until //ALS //ambulance //arrives //-
CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔c. //Open //and //prepare //an //obsterical //kit
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Special //operations //is //a //term //used //to //denote:
a. //infrequently //performed //activities //that //require //specialized //training //, //skills //and
//equiptment //in //a //remote //setting
b. //Protocols //OEC //Technicians //use //when //working //with //an //ambulance //service //in //an //urban
//setting
c. //a //federal //team //that //is //organized //to //handle //mass //casualty //situations //involving
//mountainous //terrain
, d. //a //specialized //procedure //that //is //used //for //victims //of //chemical //terrorism //events //and
//that //involves //both //decontamination //and //drug //injections //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔a.
//infrequently //performed //activities //that //require //specialized //training //, //skills //and
//equiptment //in //a //remote //setting
Which //of //the //following //factors //that //can //affect //shock //must //be //kept //in //mind?
a. //Signs //of //shock //do //not //appear //until //two //pints //of //blood //is //lost
b. //A //person //in //poor //health //cannot //tolerate //the //same //amount //of //blood //loss //as //a
//healthier
c. //The //amount //of //blood //loss //is //easily //estimated //by //the //amount //of //blood //visible //on //the
//snow.
d. //Adults //show //signs //of //shock //much //more //quickly //than //do //6 //year //olds //- //CORRECT
//ANSWERS(S)✔✔b. //A //person //in //poor //health //cannot //tolerate //the //same //amount //of //blood
//loss //as //a //healthier
The //coccyx //is //
a. //The //neck
b. //The //upper //back
c. //the //tailbone
d. //the //lower //back //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔c. //the //tailbone
Which //of //the //following //situations //is //occurring //in //the //body //of //a //person //in //shock?
a. //The //cells //are //getting //glucose //and //other //nutrients //but //not //oxygen
b. //The //amount //of //oxygen //reaching //the //cells //is //adequate, //but //carbon //dioxide //is //not
//being //removed.
c. //The //blood //contains //an //adequate //amount //of //oxygen //but //not //enough //nutrients //for
//cells //to //survive.
d. //The //cells //are //not //getting //enough //oxygen //and //nutrients. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔d.
//The //cells //are //not //getting //enough //oxygen //and //nutrients.
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CORRECT ANSWERS
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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 //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔a. //be //sensitive //to //bright
//light
The //major //cause //of //death //in //avalanche //victims //is
a. //severe //hypothermia
b. //trauma
c. //asphyxiation
d. //bleeding //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔c. //asphyxiation
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 //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔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."
b. //The //ventilation //rate //and //force //of //ventilation //need //to //be //increased //so //that //air
//reaches //the //lungs
c. //Lets //slow //the //ventilation //rate //to //12 //per //minute //and //not //squeeze //in //as //much //air
//with //each //breath
d. //I //need //another //rescuer //to //apply //firm //pressure //over //the //stomach //while //we //ventilate
//this //patient //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔c. //Lets //slow //the //ventilation //rate //to //12 //per
//minute //and //not //squeeze //as //much //air //with //each //breath.
A //25-year //old //woman //arrives //in //the //aid //room //with //her //husband. //She //is //37 //weeks
//pregnant //and //in //labor. //Your //exam //reveals //the //babys //head //is //coming //out //of //the
//mother. //Have //someone //call //for //EMS, //and //prepare //for //delivery //of //the //baby. //Which //of
//the //following //actions //would //you //take?
a. //Tell //her //husband //that //the //hospital //is //only //10 //min //away //and //that //he //should //taker
//her //there
b. //Obtain //her //vital //signs //and //call //for //an //ambulance //to //take //her //to //the //hospital.
c. //Open //and //prepare //an //obsterical //kit.
d. //Have //her //hold //her //legs //together //to //prevent //delivery //until //ALS //ambulance //arrives //-
CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔c. //Open //and //prepare //an //obsterical //kit
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Special //operations //is //a //term //used //to //denote:
a. //infrequently //performed //activities //that //require //specialized //training //, //skills //and
//equiptment //in //a //remote //setting
b. //Protocols //OEC //Technicians //use //when //working //with //an //ambulance //service //in //an //urban
//setting
c. //a //federal //team //that //is //organized //to //handle //mass //casualty //situations //involving
//mountainous //terrain
, d. //a //specialized //procedure //that //is //used //for //victims //of //chemical //terrorism //events //and
//that //involves //both //decontamination //and //drug //injections //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔a.
//infrequently //performed //activities //that //require //specialized //training //, //skills //and
//equiptment //in //a //remote //setting
Which //of //the //following //factors //that //can //affect //shock //must //be //kept //in //mind?
a. //Signs //of //shock //do //not //appear //until //two //pints //of //blood //is //lost
b. //A //person //in //poor //health //cannot //tolerate //the //same //amount //of //blood //loss //as //a
//healthier
c. //The //amount //of //blood //loss //is //easily //estimated //by //the //amount //of //blood //visible //on //the
//snow.
d. //Adults //show //signs //of //shock //much //more //quickly //than //do //6 //year //olds //- //CORRECT
//ANSWERS(S)✔✔b. //A //person //in //poor //health //cannot //tolerate //the //same //amount //of //blood
//loss //as //a //healthier
The //coccyx //is //
a. //The //neck
b. //The //upper //back
c. //the //tailbone
d. //the //lower //back //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔c. //the //tailbone
Which //of //the //following //situations //is //occurring //in //the //body //of //a //person //in //shock?
a. //The //cells //are //getting //glucose //and //other //nutrients //but //not //oxygen
b. //The //amount //of //oxygen //reaching //the //cells //is //adequate, //but //carbon //dioxide //is //not
//being //removed.
c. //The //blood //contains //an //adequate //amount //of //oxygen //but //not //enough //nutrients //for
//cells //to //survive.
d. //The //cells //are //not //getting //enough //oxygen //and //nutrients. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔d.
//The //cells //are //not //getting //enough //oxygen //and //nutrients.
