OEC LATEST 2026 MAIN FINAL PAPER QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔respiration - ✔✔the act of breathing in and out; also, the act of taking in of oxygen
and nutrients and giving off of carbon dioxide and waste products by a cell
✔✔Signs and symptoms; Allergies; Medications; Pertinent past medical history; Last
oral intake; Events leading to incedent - ✔✔What does SAMPLE stand for?
✔✔sign - ✔✔any objective finding that can be seen, heard, smelled, or measured;
typically discovered during a physical exam
✔✔swelling - ✔✔an enlargement of body tissue caused by an accumulation of excess
fluid
✔✔symptom - ✔✔a subjective finding that a patient experiences and can be identified
only by the patient
✔✔vital signs - ✔✔the key objective findings used to evaluate a patient's overall
condition; includes pulse rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure, temperature, and level of
responsiveness
✔✔golden hour - ✔✔the first 60 minutes following a serious traumatic event, during
which prompt medical treatment may prevent death
✔✔index of suspicion - ✔✔when evaluating a patient who has sustained trauma, the
initial impression of what could be injured and how bad the injury is, based on
mechanism of injury
✔✔injury pattern - ✔✔a combination of injuries commonly seen in a patient based on
the mechanism of injury
✔✔kinematics - ✔✔the branch of mechanics that studies the movement of body
segments without consideration given to its mass or the forces making it move
✔✔kinetic energy - ✔✔the energy generated by a body in motion; mathematically
expressed as mass times velocity
✔✔trauma - ✔✔physical injury caused by an external force
✔✔trauma center - ✔✔a specialized hospital providing 24-hour trauma care, including
stabilization, critical care, subspecialty care, and nursing care
✔✔trauma surgeon - ✔✔a physician who specializes in trauma care
,✔✔Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability - ✔✔what does ABCD stand for? (Primary
assessment)
✔✔adjunct - ✔✔a medical device that is used to assist the OEC technician in providing
patient care
✔✔airway - ✔✔a natural passageway that allows air to enter and exit the lungs
✔✔bag-valve mask - ✔✔a manually operated resuscitator consisting of three
components: a bag reservoir, a one-way flow valve, and a face mask; used to assist
patient ventilations
✔✔epiglottis - ✔✔a thin, leaf shaped structure posterior to the tongue; covers the larynx
when swallowing, preventing food or liquid from entering the airway
✔✔exhalation - ✔✔the act of expelling breath or air out of the lungs
✔✔gastric distention - ✔✔inflation of the stomach with air; can lead to vomiting
✔✔head-tilt, chin lift maneuver - ✔✔a method to open a patent's airway; a process that
involves tilting the patient's head backward while simultaneously lifting the patient's chin
✔✔inhalation - ✔✔the act of drawing breath or air into the lungs
✔✔jaw-thrust maneuver - ✔✔a method used to open a patient's airway by displacing
the jaw forward; commonly used whenever spine injury is suspected because it helps to
maintain cervical spine alignment
✔✔nasal cannula - ✔✔an airway adjunct that consists of plastic tubing with two open
prongs that are inserted into the patient's nostrils; provides low flow oxygen when
connected to an oxygen source
✔✔nasopharyngeal airway - ✔✔a trumpet shaped airway adjunct made from soft rubber
or silicone that is inserted into the norstril to maintain a patent airway
✔✔nonrebreather mask - ✔✔an oxygen delivery device that has a mask, a one way
flow valve, and a reservoir bag; when connected to an oxygen tank, provides a high
concentration of supplemental oxygen
✔✔oropharyngeal airway - ✔✔a rigid plastic airway adjunct that is inserted into the
oropharynx to maintain a patent airway
, ✔✔pharynx - ✔✔the passageway that extends from the nose and mouth to the larynx;
consists of three parts: nasopharynx, oropharynx, and laryngopharynx.
✔✔pocket mask - ✔✔a barrier device; a folding mask with an oxygen inlet valve that is
used for artificial ventilation; may be used with or without supplemental oxygen
✔✔pulse oximeter - ✔✔a device that attaches to a patient's finger, toe, or earlobe and
photoelectrically measures blood oxygen content as percent of oxygen saturation
✔✔suctioning - ✔✔a procedure that uses negative pressure to remove an object or a
fluid
✔✔Size, lubricate, insert, check - ✔✔What does SLIC stand for?
✔✔anticoagulant - ✔✔a medication that prevents blood from clotting; a blood thinner
✔✔cardiac output - ✔✔the volume of blood pumped out of the hear each minute
✔✔diaphoresis - ✔✔
✔✔erythrocyte - ✔✔a red blood cell
✔✔hemoglobin - ✔✔oxygen-carrying protein in red blood cells
✔✔occult - ✔✔internal and hidden
✔✔oxygen saturation - ✔✔the degree to which oxygen has bound to hemoglobin
✔✔platelets - ✔✔solid elements in the blood that aid in clotting
✔✔resistance blood vessel - ✔✔a small artery whose wall contains muscle cells
capable of contraction; as a result, such vessels can constrict and dilate to redistribute
blood flow
✔✔sepsis - ✔✔a serious medical condition caused by the presence of pathogenic
organism or their toxins in the blood leading to a systemic inflammatory response
✔✔shock - ✔✔failure of the circulatory system to maintain adequate blood flow to
tissues
✔✔stroke volume - ✔✔the volume of blood pumped out of the heart's left ventricle per
contraction
✔✔tachycardia - ✔✔a heart rate greater than 100 beats per minute in adults
SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔respiration - ✔✔the act of breathing in and out; also, the act of taking in of oxygen
and nutrients and giving off of carbon dioxide and waste products by a cell
✔✔Signs and symptoms; Allergies; Medications; Pertinent past medical history; Last
oral intake; Events leading to incedent - ✔✔What does SAMPLE stand for?
✔✔sign - ✔✔any objective finding that can be seen, heard, smelled, or measured;
typically discovered during a physical exam
✔✔swelling - ✔✔an enlargement of body tissue caused by an accumulation of excess
fluid
✔✔symptom - ✔✔a subjective finding that a patient experiences and can be identified
only by the patient
✔✔vital signs - ✔✔the key objective findings used to evaluate a patient's overall
condition; includes pulse rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure, temperature, and level of
responsiveness
✔✔golden hour - ✔✔the first 60 minutes following a serious traumatic event, during
which prompt medical treatment may prevent death
✔✔index of suspicion - ✔✔when evaluating a patient who has sustained trauma, the
initial impression of what could be injured and how bad the injury is, based on
mechanism of injury
✔✔injury pattern - ✔✔a combination of injuries commonly seen in a patient based on
the mechanism of injury
✔✔kinematics - ✔✔the branch of mechanics that studies the movement of body
segments without consideration given to its mass or the forces making it move
✔✔kinetic energy - ✔✔the energy generated by a body in motion; mathematically
expressed as mass times velocity
✔✔trauma - ✔✔physical injury caused by an external force
✔✔trauma center - ✔✔a specialized hospital providing 24-hour trauma care, including
stabilization, critical care, subspecialty care, and nursing care
✔✔trauma surgeon - ✔✔a physician who specializes in trauma care
,✔✔Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability - ✔✔what does ABCD stand for? (Primary
assessment)
✔✔adjunct - ✔✔a medical device that is used to assist the OEC technician in providing
patient care
✔✔airway - ✔✔a natural passageway that allows air to enter and exit the lungs
✔✔bag-valve mask - ✔✔a manually operated resuscitator consisting of three
components: a bag reservoir, a one-way flow valve, and a face mask; used to assist
patient ventilations
✔✔epiglottis - ✔✔a thin, leaf shaped structure posterior to the tongue; covers the larynx
when swallowing, preventing food or liquid from entering the airway
✔✔exhalation - ✔✔the act of expelling breath or air out of the lungs
✔✔gastric distention - ✔✔inflation of the stomach with air; can lead to vomiting
✔✔head-tilt, chin lift maneuver - ✔✔a method to open a patent's airway; a process that
involves tilting the patient's head backward while simultaneously lifting the patient's chin
✔✔inhalation - ✔✔the act of drawing breath or air into the lungs
✔✔jaw-thrust maneuver - ✔✔a method used to open a patient's airway by displacing
the jaw forward; commonly used whenever spine injury is suspected because it helps to
maintain cervical spine alignment
✔✔nasal cannula - ✔✔an airway adjunct that consists of plastic tubing with two open
prongs that are inserted into the patient's nostrils; provides low flow oxygen when
connected to an oxygen source
✔✔nasopharyngeal airway - ✔✔a trumpet shaped airway adjunct made from soft rubber
or silicone that is inserted into the norstril to maintain a patent airway
✔✔nonrebreather mask - ✔✔an oxygen delivery device that has a mask, a one way
flow valve, and a reservoir bag; when connected to an oxygen tank, provides a high
concentration of supplemental oxygen
✔✔oropharyngeal airway - ✔✔a rigid plastic airway adjunct that is inserted into the
oropharynx to maintain a patent airway
, ✔✔pharynx - ✔✔the passageway that extends from the nose and mouth to the larynx;
consists of three parts: nasopharynx, oropharynx, and laryngopharynx.
✔✔pocket mask - ✔✔a barrier device; a folding mask with an oxygen inlet valve that is
used for artificial ventilation; may be used with or without supplemental oxygen
✔✔pulse oximeter - ✔✔a device that attaches to a patient's finger, toe, or earlobe and
photoelectrically measures blood oxygen content as percent of oxygen saturation
✔✔suctioning - ✔✔a procedure that uses negative pressure to remove an object or a
fluid
✔✔Size, lubricate, insert, check - ✔✔What does SLIC stand for?
✔✔anticoagulant - ✔✔a medication that prevents blood from clotting; a blood thinner
✔✔cardiac output - ✔✔the volume of blood pumped out of the hear each minute
✔✔diaphoresis - ✔✔
✔✔erythrocyte - ✔✔a red blood cell
✔✔hemoglobin - ✔✔oxygen-carrying protein in red blood cells
✔✔occult - ✔✔internal and hidden
✔✔oxygen saturation - ✔✔the degree to which oxygen has bound to hemoglobin
✔✔platelets - ✔✔solid elements in the blood that aid in clotting
✔✔resistance blood vessel - ✔✔a small artery whose wall contains muscle cells
capable of contraction; as a result, such vessels can constrict and dilate to redistribute
blood flow
✔✔sepsis - ✔✔a serious medical condition caused by the presence of pathogenic
organism or their toxins in the blood leading to a systemic inflammatory response
✔✔shock - ✔✔failure of the circulatory system to maintain adequate blood flow to
tissues
✔✔stroke volume - ✔✔the volume of blood pumped out of the heart's left ventricle per
contraction
✔✔tachycardia - ✔✔a heart rate greater than 100 beats per minute in adults
