2020 OEC EXAM WITH CORRECT
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Acute vMountain vSickness vSymptoms v- vCORRECT✅✅Headache v& vFeelings vof
vSickness
What vorder vshould vyou vapproach va vpatient vin va vfield vsetting? v- vCORRECT✅✅1)
vScene vSize-Up v2) vPrimary vAssessment v3) vSecond vAssessment
What vis vthe vnormal vrange vfor vrespiratory vrate vin vin vchildren? v- vCORRECT✅✅18
vbreaths vper vminute
In vthe vSTART vsystem vfor vtriaging vpatients vyou vshould vinclude v_______ vin vyour
vassessment vto vdetermine vthe vorder vin vwhich vpatients vwill vreceive vemergency
vcare? v- vCORRECT✅✅respiratory vrate, vpules, vmental vstatus, vability vto vwalk
While va v61-year-old vfemale vin vcardiac varrest vreceives vemergency vcare vyou vnote
vthat vher vabdomen vgrows vlarger vwith veach vventilation vprovided vfrom va vbag-valve
vmask. vWhat vinstructions vshould vyou vprovide? v- vCORRECT✅✅"Let's vslow vthe
vventilation vrate vto v12 vper vminute vand vnot vsqueeze vin vas vmuch vair vwith veach
vbreath."
A v25-year-old vwoman varrives vin vthe vaid vroom vwith vher vhusband. vShe vis v37 vweeks
vpregnant vand vin vlabor. vYour vexam vreveals vthe vbaby's vhead vis vcoming vout vof vthe
vmother. vWhat vdo vyou vdo? v- vCORRECT✅✅Have vsomeone vcall vfor vEMS vand
vprepare vfor vdelivery vof vthe vbaby vand vopen vand vprepare van vobstetrical vkit.
Special voperations vis va vterm vused vto vdenote vinfrequently vperformed vactivities
vthat...? v- vCORRECT✅✅require vspecialized vtraining, vskills, vand vequipment vin va
vremote vsetting
A vperson vin vpoor vhealth vcannot vtolerate..? v(Think vBlood v& vShock) v-
vCORRECT✅✅the vsame vamount vof vblood vloss vas va vhealthier vperson vand vcan
venter vshock vsooner
What vis vthe vcoccyx? v- vCORRECT✅✅Tailbone
An vallergic vreaction vto va vsubstance vcan voccur? v- vCORRECT✅✅minutes, vor
vhours, vafter vexposure vto vthe vsubstance.
Describe va vman vlying vin vthe vprone vposition v- vCORRECT✅✅lying vface vdown von
vhis vstomach
, An vOEC vTechnician videntifies vthe vmedications va vpatient vtakes vduring vwhat
vprocess? v- vCORRECT✅✅SAMPLE
You vhave vbeen vcalled vto van vunknown vmedical vemergency. vOn vscene vyou vare
vpresented vwith van v84-year-old vpatient vwho vis vconfused vand vdoes vnot vobey
vcommands. vWhat vdo vyou vdo? v- vCORRECT✅✅Question vthe vpatient's vfamily
vmembers vwould vbe vthe vbest vway vto vdetermine vthe vpatient's vmental vstatus.
The vmajor vcause vof vdeath vin vavalanche vvictims vis? v- vCORRECT✅✅asphyxiation
To vdecrease va vpatient's vheat vloss vdue vto vradiation? v- vCORRECT✅✅Put va vhat
von vthe vpatient's vhead
What vis vthe vepiglottis? v- vCORRECT✅✅The vepiglottis vis vhe vleaf-shaped vflap vthat
vhelps vprevent vfood vfrom ventering vthe vlower vrespiratory vsystem.
A vyoung vintoxicated vmale vpatient vcannot vmove vhis vlower vextremities vafter vdiving
vinto vthe vshallow vend vof va vpool vand vhitting vthe vbottom vwith vhis vhead. vWhat vtype
vof vmechanism vof vinjury vdoes vhe vhave? v- vCORRECT✅✅Compression
vmechanisms vis vmost vlikely vto vbe vresponsible vfor vthis vinjury.
You vhave vresponded vto va vscene vat vwhich va vyoung vman vtells vyou vhe vsplashed va
vchemical vinto vhis veye. vHe vis vcomplaining vof vburning vand vpain vin vhis vright veye.
vAfter vperforming va vprimary vassessment vand vfinding vno vlife-threatening vconditions,
v- vCORRECT✅✅you vwould vhold vthe vpatient's vinjured veye vopen vand vflush vit vwith
vlarge vamounts vof vsterile vwater vfrom vthe vnose vto vthe vouter vedge vof vthe veye.
An voropharyngeal vairway vcan vbe vused..? v- vCORRECT✅✅In van vunresponsive
vpatient vwith vno vgag vreflex
Who vis vin vcharge vof va vcrime vscene v@ vyour vski varea? v- vCORRECT✅✅The
vresponding vlaw venforcement vofficer vis vin vcharge vof va vcrime vscene vat vyour vski
varea.
At vthe vbiological vlevel vwhat vis vshock? v- vCORRECT✅✅when vcells vare vnot vgetting
venough voxygen vand vnutrients
You vhave vbeen vcalled vto vaid va vpatient vwith vabdominal vpain. vThe vpatient vstates
vthat vhe vrecently vhad vhis vgall vbladder vremoved. v
As van vOEC vTechnician, vyou vrealize vthat vthe vgallbladder vis vlocated v-
vCORRECT✅✅the vright vupper vabdominal vquadrant
A vpatient vcomplains vof vsevere vand vsharp vpain vin vthe vright vlower vabdominal
vquadrant. vBased von vthe vlocation, v- vCORRECT✅✅The vappendix vis vmost vlikely
vinvolved
ANSWERS
Acute vMountain vSickness vSymptoms v- vCORRECT✅✅Headache v& vFeelings vof
vSickness
What vorder vshould vyou vapproach va vpatient vin va vfield vsetting? v- vCORRECT✅✅1)
vScene vSize-Up v2) vPrimary vAssessment v3) vSecond vAssessment
What vis vthe vnormal vrange vfor vrespiratory vrate vin vin vchildren? v- vCORRECT✅✅18
vbreaths vper vminute
In vthe vSTART vsystem vfor vtriaging vpatients vyou vshould vinclude v_______ vin vyour
vassessment vto vdetermine vthe vorder vin vwhich vpatients vwill vreceive vemergency
vcare? v- vCORRECT✅✅respiratory vrate, vpules, vmental vstatus, vability vto vwalk
While va v61-year-old vfemale vin vcardiac varrest vreceives vemergency vcare vyou vnote
vthat vher vabdomen vgrows vlarger vwith veach vventilation vprovided vfrom va vbag-valve
vmask. vWhat vinstructions vshould vyou vprovide? v- vCORRECT✅✅"Let's vslow vthe
vventilation vrate vto v12 vper vminute vand vnot vsqueeze vin vas vmuch vair vwith veach
vbreath."
A v25-year-old vwoman varrives vin vthe vaid vroom vwith vher vhusband. vShe vis v37 vweeks
vpregnant vand vin vlabor. vYour vexam vreveals vthe vbaby's vhead vis vcoming vout vof vthe
vmother. vWhat vdo vyou vdo? v- vCORRECT✅✅Have vsomeone vcall vfor vEMS vand
vprepare vfor vdelivery vof vthe vbaby vand vopen vand vprepare van vobstetrical vkit.
Special voperations vis va vterm vused vto vdenote vinfrequently vperformed vactivities
vthat...? v- vCORRECT✅✅require vspecialized vtraining, vskills, vand vequipment vin va
vremote vsetting
A vperson vin vpoor vhealth vcannot vtolerate..? v(Think vBlood v& vShock) v-
vCORRECT✅✅the vsame vamount vof vblood vloss vas va vhealthier vperson vand vcan
venter vshock vsooner
What vis vthe vcoccyx? v- vCORRECT✅✅Tailbone
An vallergic vreaction vto va vsubstance vcan voccur? v- vCORRECT✅✅minutes, vor
vhours, vafter vexposure vto vthe vsubstance.
Describe va vman vlying vin vthe vprone vposition v- vCORRECT✅✅lying vface vdown von
vhis vstomach
, An vOEC vTechnician videntifies vthe vmedications va vpatient vtakes vduring vwhat
vprocess? v- vCORRECT✅✅SAMPLE
You vhave vbeen vcalled vto van vunknown vmedical vemergency. vOn vscene vyou vare
vpresented vwith van v84-year-old vpatient vwho vis vconfused vand vdoes vnot vobey
vcommands. vWhat vdo vyou vdo? v- vCORRECT✅✅Question vthe vpatient's vfamily
vmembers vwould vbe vthe vbest vway vto vdetermine vthe vpatient's vmental vstatus.
The vmajor vcause vof vdeath vin vavalanche vvictims vis? v- vCORRECT✅✅asphyxiation
To vdecrease va vpatient's vheat vloss vdue vto vradiation? v- vCORRECT✅✅Put va vhat
von vthe vpatient's vhead
What vis vthe vepiglottis? v- vCORRECT✅✅The vepiglottis vis vhe vleaf-shaped vflap vthat
vhelps vprevent vfood vfrom ventering vthe vlower vrespiratory vsystem.
A vyoung vintoxicated vmale vpatient vcannot vmove vhis vlower vextremities vafter vdiving
vinto vthe vshallow vend vof va vpool vand vhitting vthe vbottom vwith vhis vhead. vWhat vtype
vof vmechanism vof vinjury vdoes vhe vhave? v- vCORRECT✅✅Compression
vmechanisms vis vmost vlikely vto vbe vresponsible vfor vthis vinjury.
You vhave vresponded vto va vscene vat vwhich va vyoung vman vtells vyou vhe vsplashed va
vchemical vinto vhis veye. vHe vis vcomplaining vof vburning vand vpain vin vhis vright veye.
vAfter vperforming va vprimary vassessment vand vfinding vno vlife-threatening vconditions,
v- vCORRECT✅✅you vwould vhold vthe vpatient's vinjured veye vopen vand vflush vit vwith
vlarge vamounts vof vsterile vwater vfrom vthe vnose vto vthe vouter vedge vof vthe veye.
An voropharyngeal vairway vcan vbe vused..? v- vCORRECT✅✅In van vunresponsive
vpatient vwith vno vgag vreflex
Who vis vin vcharge vof va vcrime vscene v@ vyour vski varea? v- vCORRECT✅✅The
vresponding vlaw venforcement vofficer vis vin vcharge vof va vcrime vscene vat vyour vski
varea.
At vthe vbiological vlevel vwhat vis vshock? v- vCORRECT✅✅when vcells vare vnot vgetting
venough voxygen vand vnutrients
You vhave vbeen vcalled vto vaid va vpatient vwith vabdominal vpain. vThe vpatient vstates
vthat vhe vrecently vhad vhis vgall vbladder vremoved. v
As van vOEC vTechnician, vyou vrealize vthat vthe vgallbladder vis vlocated v-
vCORRECT✅✅the vright vupper vabdominal vquadrant
A vpatient vcomplains vof vsevere vand vsharp vpain vin vthe vright vlower vabdominal
vquadrant. vBased von vthe vlocation, v- vCORRECT✅✅The vappendix vis vmost vlikely
vinvolved
