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1OEC FINAL EXAM REVIEW/ Practice Exam
Questions with Correct Verified Answers/
Updated 2024 -2025.
Which of the following attributes is not one of the 14 attributes of an effective
emergency care
system?
a. Integration of health services
b. System finance
c. Public access
d. Public acceptance- Correct Answer- d
Which of the following levels of training emphasizes the provision of immediate life-
saving
treatment and stabilization to critically ill or injured patients while waiting for additional
emergency response?
a. Emergency Medical Technician
b. Emergency Medical Responder
c. Advanced Emergency Medical Technician
d. Critical care responder- Correct Answer- b
An OEC Technician meets or exceeds the NHTSA national training requirements of:
a. An Emergency Medical Technician
b. An advanced Emergency Medical Technician
c. A Paramedic
d. An Emergency Medical Responder- Correct Answer- d
, 2
Most emergency care systems deploy personnel to emergencies using a stratified
approach
based on the patient's condition or anticipated needs. Which of the following lists
presents the
normal order of deployment of responders?
a. EMT, AEMT, EMR, Paramedic
b. EMR, AEMT, Paramedic, EMT
c. EMR, EMT, AEMT, Paramedic
d. AEMT, Paramedic, EMT, EMR- Correct Answer- c
Which of the following choices is not an example of direct medical oversight?
a. Telephone communication
b. Physical presence of a physician
c. Written protocols
d. Video conferencing- Correct Answer- c
Which of the following characteristics is not a characteristic of indirect medical control?
a. Communication by radio
b. Use for expediting patient care
c. Common use for "pre-authorizing" routine and life-saving procedures
d. Provision through the use of protocols- Correct Answer- a
Guidelines developed at the local level by emergency personnel familiar with an area's
medical needs, available resources, system capabilities, and local standard of care are:
a. Protocols
b. Policies
c. Advanced procedures
d. Medical attributes- Correct Answer- a
, 3
Your patient was involved in a serious motor vehicle collision. Which of the following
assessment findings best helps to determine that the patient has a flail chest segment?
a. Paradoxical chest wall movement
b. Shortness of breath
c. Pain upon inspiration
d. Chest wall bruising- Correct Answer- a
You are managing a patient with a large flail segment in the right lateral chest. The
immediate
threat to this patient's life is:
a. Blood loss
b. Hypoxia
c. Infection
d. Rib fractures- Correct Answer- b
You are assisting at an accident scene and are asked to apply a dressing over a
sucking chest
wound on the patient's left anterior chest wall. Which of the following items would you
use?
a. A dry sterile gauze dressing
b. Sterile gauze soaked in sterile water
c. A clean cravat
d. Vaseline gauze- Correct Answer- d
You have applied a nonporous dressing to a puncture wound on a patient's chest. An
OEC
candidate asks you why the dressing was taped only on three sides. Your best response
is that
taping the dressing on three sides:
a. Permits oxygen to enter the lungs.
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b. Allows trapped air to escape upon exhalation.
c. Is less painful for the patient.
d. Decreases the chances that air will enter the chest upon exhalation.- Correct Answer-
b
The reason it is important that OEC Technicians participate in quality improvement
programs
in services in which they work or volunteer is:
a. To guarantee that the public receives quality emergency medical care.
b. To identify problems in care delivery and develop a plan to prevent their recurrence.
c. To ensure that individuals making false calls for help are prosecuted.
d. To identify problem employees and create a corrective action plan for them.- Correct
Answer- b
Which of the following is not a role of OEC Technicians in the quality improvement
process?
a. Participating in training
b. Being receptive to on-scene instructions given by another rescuer
c. Blaming their partner for a mistake in care
d. Participating in case reviews- Correct Answer- c
Which of the following is not an attribute of an emergency care system?
a. Equipment
b. Public access
c. Human resources
d. Research- Correct Answer- a
Which of the following is most effective for reducing the incidence of injury or illness in
skiing or other outdoor activities?
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