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Outdoor Emergency Care OCE Exam Test Bank 1
with 400 Practice Questions and Correct Verified
Answers/ Ski Patrol OEC Certification Practice
Questions and Answers for the Exam Prep
Outdoor Emergency Care - ...ANSWER...✓✓ A course
created by the National Ski Patrol to provide a standard of
training for OEC technicians and others involved in
outdoor recreation.
Minnie Dole - ...ANSWER...✓✓ The person who first
organized a volunteer 'ski patrol' and was asked to
organize a national patrol.
10th Mountain Division - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Founded after
Minnie Dole convinced the U.S. Army that a winter
warfare unit would be valuable.
Winter Emergency Care - ...ANSWER...✓✓ The first
emergency responder textbook created exclusively for
ski patrollers.
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Dr. Warren Bowman - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Considered the
father of Outdoor Emergency Care because he created
the concept of 'intermediate' medical care for ski
patrollers.
6th Edition of Outdoor Emergency Care - ...ANSWER...✓✓
Contains the knowledge and skills identified by the
NHSTA for Emergency Medical Responder training plus
additional information and training for patrollers.
OEC certification maintenance - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Requires
completion of the assigned refresher course each year
that covers one-third of the curriculum every year during
the three year refresher cycle.
Good Samaritan laws - ...ANSWER...✓✓ May apply to
people who do not receive compensation for helping
people.
Liability protection for OEC technicians - ...ANSWER...✓✓
General laws that may protect OEC technicians from
liability while providing emergency care to a patient,
known as Good Samaritan laws.
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Doctrine of public reliance - ...ANSWER...✓✓ The
expectation that members of the public may have that a
ski patroller will provide care if approached while
wearing a patrol jacket.
Abandonment - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Leaving a patient's care
unfinished, which could be viewed as a breach of duty.
Emergency rescue protection laws - ...ANSWER...✓✓
Laws that may protect individuals providing emergency
care, varying by state.
Volunteer rescue liability laws - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Laws
that may protect volunteers from liability while providing
emergency care.
First rescuer liability laws - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Laws that
may protect the first person to provide emergency care
from liability.
CPR and AED skills - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Skills that must be
demonstrated every two years for maintaining OEC
certification.
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Refresher course - ...ANSWER...✓✓ A course that must
be completed to maintain OEC certification, covering key
objectives of the curriculum.
National Ski Patrol - ...ANSWER...✓✓ An organization that
created the Outdoor Emergency Care course and
standardizes training for ski patrollers.
Ski patrollers - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Individuals trained to
provide emergency care in outdoor recreational settings,
particularly in skiing environments.
Emergency Medical Responder training - ...ANSWER...✓✓
Training that includes baseline knowledge and skills
identified by the U.S. Department of Transportation
curriculum for EMTs.
Ski Safety and First Aid - ...ANSWER...✓✓ One of the titles
considered for the first emergency responder textbook
for ski patrollers.
Outdoor Emergency Care OCE Exam Test Bank 1
with 400 Practice Questions and Correct Verified
Answers/ Ski Patrol OEC Certification Practice
Questions and Answers for the Exam Prep
Outdoor Emergency Care - ...ANSWER...✓✓ A course
created by the National Ski Patrol to provide a standard of
training for OEC technicians and others involved in
outdoor recreation.
Minnie Dole - ...ANSWER...✓✓ The person who first
organized a volunteer 'ski patrol' and was asked to
organize a national patrol.
10th Mountain Division - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Founded after
Minnie Dole convinced the U.S. Army that a winter
warfare unit would be valuable.
Winter Emergency Care - ...ANSWER...✓✓ The first
emergency responder textbook created exclusively for
ski patrollers.
,2|Page
Dr. Warren Bowman - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Considered the
father of Outdoor Emergency Care because he created
the concept of 'intermediate' medical care for ski
patrollers.
6th Edition of Outdoor Emergency Care - ...ANSWER...✓✓
Contains the knowledge and skills identified by the
NHSTA for Emergency Medical Responder training plus
additional information and training for patrollers.
OEC certification maintenance - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Requires
completion of the assigned refresher course each year
that covers one-third of the curriculum every year during
the three year refresher cycle.
Good Samaritan laws - ...ANSWER...✓✓ May apply to
people who do not receive compensation for helping
people.
Liability protection for OEC technicians - ...ANSWER...✓✓
General laws that may protect OEC technicians from
liability while providing emergency care to a patient,
known as Good Samaritan laws.
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Doctrine of public reliance - ...ANSWER...✓✓ The
expectation that members of the public may have that a
ski patroller will provide care if approached while
wearing a patrol jacket.
Abandonment - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Leaving a patient's care
unfinished, which could be viewed as a breach of duty.
Emergency rescue protection laws - ...ANSWER...✓✓
Laws that may protect individuals providing emergency
care, varying by state.
Volunteer rescue liability laws - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Laws
that may protect volunteers from liability while providing
emergency care.
First rescuer liability laws - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Laws that
may protect the first person to provide emergency care
from liability.
CPR and AED skills - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Skills that must be
demonstrated every two years for maintaining OEC
certification.
, 4|Page
Refresher course - ...ANSWER...✓✓ A course that must
be completed to maintain OEC certification, covering key
objectives of the curriculum.
National Ski Patrol - ...ANSWER...✓✓ An organization that
created the Outdoor Emergency Care course and
standardizes training for ski patrollers.
Ski patrollers - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Individuals trained to
provide emergency care in outdoor recreational settings,
particularly in skiing environments.
Emergency Medical Responder training - ...ANSWER...✓✓
Training that includes baseline knowledge and skills
identified by the U.S. Department of Transportation
curriculum for EMTs.
Ski Safety and First Aid - ...ANSWER...✓✓ One of the titles
considered for the first emergency responder textbook
for ski patrollers.
