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OEC TEST Study Guide practice 2026 Questions
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When properly trained in the START system, an OEC Technician should be
able to complete a patient assessment in no more than:
a. 90 seconds.
b. 45 seconds.
c. 60 seconds.
d. 30 seconds.
d. 30 seconds.
You are triaging using the Simple Triage and Rapid Transport (START) system
and you find a patient who is breathing 18 times per minute and has a radial
pulse. Which one of the following actions should you take next?
a. Check the patient's mental status.
b. Check the patient's blood pressure.
c. Move the patient to the treatment area.
d. Place a yellow tag on the patient.
a. Check the patient's mental status.
A formal, organized method for managing an incident, regardless of its cause,
size, scope, or complexity, is called:
a. a multi-agency coordination system.
b. a federal incident management system.
c. an incident command system.
d. an emergency strike team.
c. an incident command system.
At the scene of a multiple-casualty incident, you are presented with a patient
who is not breathing. According to the Simple Triage and Rapid Transport
(START) system, which of the following actions should you take next?
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a. Place a red tag on the patient.
b. Start assisting ventilation with a BVM.
c. Open the airway.
d. Place a black tag on the patient.
c. Open the airway.
In the Incident Command System, the section responsible for maintaining
injury, death, and damage documentation as well as maintaining
reimbursement records is the:
a. planning section.
b. operations section.
c. logistics section.
d. finance/administration section.
d. finance/administration section.
Which one of the following statements about the Incident Command System is
true?
a. Each EMS agency can use its own codes and terms.
b. There is a separate commander for EMS, fire, and law enforcement
personnel.
c. Each individual responder is accountable to two supervisors.
d. Common terminology is used for all communications.
d. Common terminology is used for all communications.
The National Incident Management System (NIMS) is beneficial in an
emergency response to a disaster or a terrorism attack because it provides
for:
a. specific codes and terms to enhance communications among EMS, fire, and
law enforcement personnel.
b. increased funding and reimbursement for any EMS agency involved in the
response.
c. a consistent approach to managing a disaster when the response involves
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many different responders and agencies.
d. federal control of any disaster scene regardless of location.
c. a consistent approach to managing a disaster when the response involves many
different responders and agencies.
You correctly identify the primary benefit of triage when you say:
a. "Triage is a process by which the number of patients is quickly estimated so
the appropriate resources can be summoned."
b. "Triage is a system that can be used to determine the number of patients
who will most likely die."
c. "Triage is a system used to assign the order of care when an incident
contains more than 10 patients."
d. "Triage is used to prioritize patients for treatment and transportation based
on their clinical signs and symptoms."
d. "Triage is used to prioritize patients for treatment and transportation based on their
clinical signs and symptoms."
You are at a college football game when a bleacher collapses. Several injured
people are walking around with various injuries. Which of the following
instructions is most appropriate for these ambulatory patients?
a. "Go outside and wait by the red fire truck in the parking lot."
b. "Sit down here so I can do a quick assessment on you."
c. "Put this yellow tag on your wrist and go outside to the red fire truck in the
parking lot."
d. "Leave the football stadium and go to the hospital. Others are hurt more
seriously than you."
a. "Go outside and wait by the red fire truck in the parking lot."
There is a fight involving approximately 20 bar patrons. Weapons were used,
and there are varying degrees and types of injuries. The first person on scene
has started assessing a person lying on the floor with blood covering his shirt.
Quick assessment reveals him to be breathing at 24 times per minute. Which
of the following actions should be done next?
a. Assist ventilation with a BVM.
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b. Check for a radial pulse.
c. Attend to the next patient.
d. Place a yellow tag on his wrist.
b. Check for a radial pulse.
The Incident Commander has assigned you to be the Operations Section
Chief. In this role you are responsible for all of the following except:
a. reducing immediate hazards.
b. determining incident resource needs.
c. participating in the planning process.
d. determining incident objectives and strategy.
d. determining incident objectives and strategy.
A multiple-casualty incident (MCI) is defined as:
a. any event that places an excessive demand on rescue personnel and
equipment.
b. any event in which the number of patients requiring care is greater than 10.
c. any event that requires the medical director to leave the hospital and direct
activities on scene.
d. any event in which five or more people are injured and require transport to
different hospitals.
a. any event that places an excessive demand on rescue personnel and equipment.
When handling a mass-casualty incident, you use triage to:
a. do the most good for the most people.
b. work on all injured parties.
c. minimize the cost of responding to the incident.
d. do the most good for a limited number of people.
a. do the most good for the most people.
When you are placed in charge of the treatment unit at the scene of a multiple-
casualty incident, which of the following four patients will you treat first?
a. A confused 69-year-old male with a respiratory rate of 40 and a rapid and
weak radial pulse
OEC TEST Study Guide practice 2026 Questions
Latest Exam Solved Questions & Answers Verified
100% Graded A+
When properly trained in the START system, an OEC Technician should be
able to complete a patient assessment in no more than:
a. 90 seconds.
b. 45 seconds.
c. 60 seconds.
d. 30 seconds.
d. 30 seconds.
You are triaging using the Simple Triage and Rapid Transport (START) system
and you find a patient who is breathing 18 times per minute and has a radial
pulse. Which one of the following actions should you take next?
a. Check the patient's mental status.
b. Check the patient's blood pressure.
c. Move the patient to the treatment area.
d. Place a yellow tag on the patient.
a. Check the patient's mental status.
A formal, organized method for managing an incident, regardless of its cause,
size, scope, or complexity, is called:
a. a multi-agency coordination system.
b. a federal incident management system.
c. an incident command system.
d. an emergency strike team.
c. an incident command system.
At the scene of a multiple-casualty incident, you are presented with a patient
who is not breathing. According to the Simple Triage and Rapid Transport
(START) system, which of the following actions should you take next?
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a. Place a red tag on the patient.
b. Start assisting ventilation with a BVM.
c. Open the airway.
d. Place a black tag on the patient.
c. Open the airway.
In the Incident Command System, the section responsible for maintaining
injury, death, and damage documentation as well as maintaining
reimbursement records is the:
a. planning section.
b. operations section.
c. logistics section.
d. finance/administration section.
d. finance/administration section.
Which one of the following statements about the Incident Command System is
true?
a. Each EMS agency can use its own codes and terms.
b. There is a separate commander for EMS, fire, and law enforcement
personnel.
c. Each individual responder is accountable to two supervisors.
d. Common terminology is used for all communications.
d. Common terminology is used for all communications.
The National Incident Management System (NIMS) is beneficial in an
emergency response to a disaster or a terrorism attack because it provides
for:
a. specific codes and terms to enhance communications among EMS, fire, and
law enforcement personnel.
b. increased funding and reimbursement for any EMS agency involved in the
response.
c. a consistent approach to managing a disaster when the response involves
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many different responders and agencies.
d. federal control of any disaster scene regardless of location.
c. a consistent approach to managing a disaster when the response involves many
different responders and agencies.
You correctly identify the primary benefit of triage when you say:
a. "Triage is a process by which the number of patients is quickly estimated so
the appropriate resources can be summoned."
b. "Triage is a system that can be used to determine the number of patients
who will most likely die."
c. "Triage is a system used to assign the order of care when an incident
contains more than 10 patients."
d. "Triage is used to prioritize patients for treatment and transportation based
on their clinical signs and symptoms."
d. "Triage is used to prioritize patients for treatment and transportation based on their
clinical signs and symptoms."
You are at a college football game when a bleacher collapses. Several injured
people are walking around with various injuries. Which of the following
instructions is most appropriate for these ambulatory patients?
a. "Go outside and wait by the red fire truck in the parking lot."
b. "Sit down here so I can do a quick assessment on you."
c. "Put this yellow tag on your wrist and go outside to the red fire truck in the
parking lot."
d. "Leave the football stadium and go to the hospital. Others are hurt more
seriously than you."
a. "Go outside and wait by the red fire truck in the parking lot."
There is a fight involving approximately 20 bar patrons. Weapons were used,
and there are varying degrees and types of injuries. The first person on scene
has started assessing a person lying on the floor with blood covering his shirt.
Quick assessment reveals him to be breathing at 24 times per minute. Which
of the following actions should be done next?
a. Assist ventilation with a BVM.
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b. Check for a radial pulse.
c. Attend to the next patient.
d. Place a yellow tag on his wrist.
b. Check for a radial pulse.
The Incident Commander has assigned you to be the Operations Section
Chief. In this role you are responsible for all of the following except:
a. reducing immediate hazards.
b. determining incident resource needs.
c. participating in the planning process.
d. determining incident objectives and strategy.
d. determining incident objectives and strategy.
A multiple-casualty incident (MCI) is defined as:
a. any event that places an excessive demand on rescue personnel and
equipment.
b. any event in which the number of patients requiring care is greater than 10.
c. any event that requires the medical director to leave the hospital and direct
activities on scene.
d. any event in which five or more people are injured and require transport to
different hospitals.
a. any event that places an excessive demand on rescue personnel and equipment.
When handling a mass-casualty incident, you use triage to:
a. do the most good for the most people.
b. work on all injured parties.
c. minimize the cost of responding to the incident.
d. do the most good for a limited number of people.
a. do the most good for the most people.
When you are placed in charge of the treatment unit at the scene of a multiple-
casualty incident, which of the following four patients will you treat first?
a. A confused 69-year-old male with a respiratory rate of 40 and a rapid and
weak radial pulse
