OEC EXAM TEST BANK UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The ________ nerve can be injured when a hip is dislocated, resulting in numbness or paralysis of a
lower extremity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Sciatic nerve
A patient who appears dead due to a deep cold-water drowning should be - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Transported to med facility while given CPR
39-year-old man has been stabbed once in the anterior chest... what possible type of injury has the
patient suffered? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Open chest injury
Trauma centers are specifically designed to - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Manage patients with multi-
system trauma
Aspirin may be used in a patient who has chest pain suggestive of a heart attack because aspirin may ... -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅DECREASE ability of PLATELETS to form clots
A patient who is responsive only to painful stimuli is covered with HIVES. His vitals are pulse 128,
respiration's 24, and blood pressure 80/50 mmHG. Given this, you would suspect - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Anaphylactic reaction
The most important muscle for respirations is - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅diaphragm
Good Samaritan Laws - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅apply to people who do not receive compensation
for helping people.
What indicates that the speaker understands allergic reactions and anaphylaxis - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅"Anaphylaxis is a severe allergic reaction that will lead to death without emergency
care"
A 36-year-old patient who has OVERDOSED on an UNKOWN DRUG is breathing and will not open his
eyes, even when his name is loudly called. Which one of the following should the OEC Tech do (AVPU) -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Should pinch
, AVPU - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Alert, Verbal, Pain, Unresponsive
1 % of body area is roughly the size of a - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Patients palm
What may cause the heart rate of elderly patients with excessive INTERNAL or EXTERNAL bleeding may
not provide an indication of shock - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅If patients taking beta-blockers or
calcium-channel blockers
Bandaging and dressing question (Which is correct) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Bandaging material is
used to secure a dressing in place
When taking a pulse in an elderly patient, it is recommended that OEC Techs ... - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Take the radial pulse on both arms and compare the two rates
An OEC Tech meets/exceeds the National training requirements of : - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Emergency Medical Responder
Bones of upper extremities - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Humerus and Radius
Most common dislocated large joint in the body - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Shoulder
Upper airway - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅nasopharynx, oropharynx, larynx
Upper Respiratory - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅pharynx and larynx
Lower Respiratory - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅trachea, bronchi, lungs
Urgent move is necessary when - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Before the assessment has been
performed
The ________ nerve can be injured when a hip is dislocated, resulting in numbness or paralysis of a
lower extremity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Sciatic nerve
A patient who appears dead due to a deep cold-water drowning should be - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Transported to med facility while given CPR
39-year-old man has been stabbed once in the anterior chest... what possible type of injury has the
patient suffered? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Open chest injury
Trauma centers are specifically designed to - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Manage patients with multi-
system trauma
Aspirin may be used in a patient who has chest pain suggestive of a heart attack because aspirin may ... -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅DECREASE ability of PLATELETS to form clots
A patient who is responsive only to painful stimuli is covered with HIVES. His vitals are pulse 128,
respiration's 24, and blood pressure 80/50 mmHG. Given this, you would suspect - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Anaphylactic reaction
The most important muscle for respirations is - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅diaphragm
Good Samaritan Laws - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅apply to people who do not receive compensation
for helping people.
What indicates that the speaker understands allergic reactions and anaphylaxis - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅"Anaphylaxis is a severe allergic reaction that will lead to death without emergency
care"
A 36-year-old patient who has OVERDOSED on an UNKOWN DRUG is breathing and will not open his
eyes, even when his name is loudly called. Which one of the following should the OEC Tech do (AVPU) -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Should pinch
, AVPU - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Alert, Verbal, Pain, Unresponsive
1 % of body area is roughly the size of a - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Patients palm
What may cause the heart rate of elderly patients with excessive INTERNAL or EXTERNAL bleeding may
not provide an indication of shock - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅If patients taking beta-blockers or
calcium-channel blockers
Bandaging and dressing question (Which is correct) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Bandaging material is
used to secure a dressing in place
When taking a pulse in an elderly patient, it is recommended that OEC Techs ... - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Take the radial pulse on both arms and compare the two rates
An OEC Tech meets/exceeds the National training requirements of : - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Emergency Medical Responder
Bones of upper extremities - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Humerus and Radius
Most common dislocated large joint in the body - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Shoulder
Upper airway - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅nasopharynx, oropharynx, larynx
Upper Respiratory - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅pharynx and larynx
Lower Respiratory - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅trachea, bronchi, lungs
Urgent move is necessary when - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Before the assessment has been
performed
