OEC LATEST 2026 GUIDE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GUARANTEE A+
✔✔Which of the following is not an attribute of an emergency care system?
a. Equipment
b. Public access
c. Human resources
d. Research - ✔✔a
✔✔Which of the following is most effective for reducing the incidence of injury or illness
in
skiing or other outdoor activities?
a. Clinical care
b. Public access
c. Prevention
d. Emergency personnel - ✔✔c
✔✔Which of the following is not one of the four nationally recognized prehospital
emergency
care provider levels?
a. Emergency Medical Technician
b. Advanced Emergency Medical Technician
c. Outdoor Emergency Care Technician
d. Emergency Medical Responder - ✔✔c
✔✔Which of the following methods is the best method for ensuring that the treatment
rendered
by OEC Technicians meets or exceeds customer expectations and national education
standards
for emergency medical personnel?
a. Public education
b. Prevention training
c. Continuity of care
d. Quality improvement - ✔✔d
✔✔The seamless delivery of high-quality emergency medical care as patient transitions
from
initial contact with an EMT through definitive treatment best describes:
a. Medical direction
b. Continuity of care
c. Integration of health services
d. Online medical control - ✔✔b
✔✔Many emergency care systems deploy personnel to emergencies using a tiered
approach.
,OEC Technicians are most likely deployed in which tier?
a. Tier 1
b. Tier 2
c. Tier 3
d. Tier 4 - ✔✔a
✔✔Critical care providers who bring advanced life support equipment, therapies, and
interventions to the scene are typically deployed in what tier?
a. Tier 1
b. Tier 2
c. Tier 3
d. Tier 4 - ✔✔d
✔✔Which of the following is the umbrella under which every facet of health care is
sheltered?
a. Community wellness programs
b. Research
c. The emergency care system
d. Public health - ✔✔d
✔✔Written instructions that indicate what should be done in a given situation are best
described
as:
a. Regulations
b. Protocols
c. Indirect medical oversight
d. Direct medical oversight - ✔✔b
✔✔Which of the following tips is not a part of common radio etiquette?
a. Speak directly into the microphone.
b. Hold the transmit key in for 1-2 seconds before speaking.
c. Include detailed information in a single transmission that takes no longer than 60
seconds.
d. Do not use the patient's name. - ✔✔c
✔✔The structure that regulates body temperature is the:
a. Brain stem
b. Hypothalamus
c. Medulla
d. Cerebellum - ✔✔b
✔✔Metabolism:
A. Always involves insulin from the pancreas.
B. Involves only glucose and enzymes.
C. Is the same as the digestive process.
,D. Is defined as the chemical processes occurring within a living cell or organism - ✔✔d
✔✔When the body's core temperature drops, the body:
a. Starts shivering to increase heat production
b. Sends a signal to the heart to speed up.
c. Constricts blood vessels to increase heat loss
d. Increases breathing to raise the oxygen level. - ✔✔a
✔✔Conduction is the transfer of heat:
a. Through a gas or liquid moving past the surface of the skin
b. Through radiation.
c. Through respirations.
d. From a warm object to a cold object through direct contact. - ✔✔d
✔✔The direction of heat transfer is always:
a. From a cooler object to a warmer object.
b. From a non-human object to a human object
c. From a human object to a non-human object
d. From a warmer object to a cooler object. - ✔✔d
✔✔During the "fight or flight: stress response, the release of epinephrine results in:
a. The heart rate increasing
b. The respiratory rate and depth decreasing
c. Decreased blood flow to the muscles of the arms and legs
d. Blood vessels dilating leading to decreased blood pressure - ✔✔a
✔✔The body gets energy from all of following except:
a. Fats
b. Carbohydrates
c. Sodium
d. Proteins - ✔✔c
✔✔The best strategy to maintain warmth in the cold winter months is to wear:
a. Clothing in one layer; multi; le-purpose outerwear.
b. Clothing in two layers; a base to retain heat and a water and wind-repelling outer
layer.
c. Clothing in three layers; a base to retain heat, a middle insulating layer and a water
and
wind-repelling outer layer.
d. Clothing primarily made of cotton - ✔✔c
✔✔The best natural material used in winter clothing is:
a. Cotton.
b. Wool.
, c. Silk.
d. Polyester. - ✔✔b
✔✔Non-disposable PPE (personal protective equipment) and reusable equipment
should be
disinfected per:
a. The manufacturer's recommendations.
b. The medical control protocol.
c. The NSP protocol.
d. The ski area associations protocol - ✔✔a
✔✔Which of the following SPF ratings would provide the greatest level of protection?
a. 6
b. 15
c. 30
d. 50 - ✔✔d
✔✔Some vector-borne illnesses are transmitted to humans via:
a. Eating partially cooked foods
b. Deer ticks
c. Contact with human feces
d. Sneezing and coughing - ✔✔b
✔✔Wearing clean gloves, an impervious gown, and goggles while cleaning a long-
board
contaminated with blood helps protect the OEC technician from which form of potential
infectious disease transmission?
a. Airborne
b. Indirect contact with an object contaminated with pathogens
c. Ingestion
d. Direct contact with a human with infectious pathogens - ✔✔b
✔✔The practice of protecting yourself from exposure to body fluids based on the
assumption
that all patients are potentially infectious is referred to as:
a. Standard precautions.
b. Exposure control.
c. Personal protective equipment.
d. Body fluid precautions. - ✔✔a
✔✔A communicable disease is:
a. Any of a number of diseases that is deadly once contracted.
b. A disease that can be spread from one person to another.
c. A disease that is caused and spread by coughing only.
GUARANTEE A+
✔✔Which of the following is not an attribute of an emergency care system?
a. Equipment
b. Public access
c. Human resources
d. Research - ✔✔a
✔✔Which of the following is most effective for reducing the incidence of injury or illness
in
skiing or other outdoor activities?
a. Clinical care
b. Public access
c. Prevention
d. Emergency personnel - ✔✔c
✔✔Which of the following is not one of the four nationally recognized prehospital
emergency
care provider levels?
a. Emergency Medical Technician
b. Advanced Emergency Medical Technician
c. Outdoor Emergency Care Technician
d. Emergency Medical Responder - ✔✔c
✔✔Which of the following methods is the best method for ensuring that the treatment
rendered
by OEC Technicians meets or exceeds customer expectations and national education
standards
for emergency medical personnel?
a. Public education
b. Prevention training
c. Continuity of care
d. Quality improvement - ✔✔d
✔✔The seamless delivery of high-quality emergency medical care as patient transitions
from
initial contact with an EMT through definitive treatment best describes:
a. Medical direction
b. Continuity of care
c. Integration of health services
d. Online medical control - ✔✔b
✔✔Many emergency care systems deploy personnel to emergencies using a tiered
approach.
,OEC Technicians are most likely deployed in which tier?
a. Tier 1
b. Tier 2
c. Tier 3
d. Tier 4 - ✔✔a
✔✔Critical care providers who bring advanced life support equipment, therapies, and
interventions to the scene are typically deployed in what tier?
a. Tier 1
b. Tier 2
c. Tier 3
d. Tier 4 - ✔✔d
✔✔Which of the following is the umbrella under which every facet of health care is
sheltered?
a. Community wellness programs
b. Research
c. The emergency care system
d. Public health - ✔✔d
✔✔Written instructions that indicate what should be done in a given situation are best
described
as:
a. Regulations
b. Protocols
c. Indirect medical oversight
d. Direct medical oversight - ✔✔b
✔✔Which of the following tips is not a part of common radio etiquette?
a. Speak directly into the microphone.
b. Hold the transmit key in for 1-2 seconds before speaking.
c. Include detailed information in a single transmission that takes no longer than 60
seconds.
d. Do not use the patient's name. - ✔✔c
✔✔The structure that regulates body temperature is the:
a. Brain stem
b. Hypothalamus
c. Medulla
d. Cerebellum - ✔✔b
✔✔Metabolism:
A. Always involves insulin from the pancreas.
B. Involves only glucose and enzymes.
C. Is the same as the digestive process.
,D. Is defined as the chemical processes occurring within a living cell or organism - ✔✔d
✔✔When the body's core temperature drops, the body:
a. Starts shivering to increase heat production
b. Sends a signal to the heart to speed up.
c. Constricts blood vessels to increase heat loss
d. Increases breathing to raise the oxygen level. - ✔✔a
✔✔Conduction is the transfer of heat:
a. Through a gas or liquid moving past the surface of the skin
b. Through radiation.
c. Through respirations.
d. From a warm object to a cold object through direct contact. - ✔✔d
✔✔The direction of heat transfer is always:
a. From a cooler object to a warmer object.
b. From a non-human object to a human object
c. From a human object to a non-human object
d. From a warmer object to a cooler object. - ✔✔d
✔✔During the "fight or flight: stress response, the release of epinephrine results in:
a. The heart rate increasing
b. The respiratory rate and depth decreasing
c. Decreased blood flow to the muscles of the arms and legs
d. Blood vessels dilating leading to decreased blood pressure - ✔✔a
✔✔The body gets energy from all of following except:
a. Fats
b. Carbohydrates
c. Sodium
d. Proteins - ✔✔c
✔✔The best strategy to maintain warmth in the cold winter months is to wear:
a. Clothing in one layer; multi; le-purpose outerwear.
b. Clothing in two layers; a base to retain heat and a water and wind-repelling outer
layer.
c. Clothing in three layers; a base to retain heat, a middle insulating layer and a water
and
wind-repelling outer layer.
d. Clothing primarily made of cotton - ✔✔c
✔✔The best natural material used in winter clothing is:
a. Cotton.
b. Wool.
, c. Silk.
d. Polyester. - ✔✔b
✔✔Non-disposable PPE (personal protective equipment) and reusable equipment
should be
disinfected per:
a. The manufacturer's recommendations.
b. The medical control protocol.
c. The NSP protocol.
d. The ski area associations protocol - ✔✔a
✔✔Which of the following SPF ratings would provide the greatest level of protection?
a. 6
b. 15
c. 30
d. 50 - ✔✔d
✔✔Some vector-borne illnesses are transmitted to humans via:
a. Eating partially cooked foods
b. Deer ticks
c. Contact with human feces
d. Sneezing and coughing - ✔✔b
✔✔Wearing clean gloves, an impervious gown, and goggles while cleaning a long-
board
contaminated with blood helps protect the OEC technician from which form of potential
infectious disease transmission?
a. Airborne
b. Indirect contact with an object contaminated with pathogens
c. Ingestion
d. Direct contact with a human with infectious pathogens - ✔✔b
✔✔The practice of protecting yourself from exposure to body fluids based on the
assumption
that all patients are potentially infectious is referred to as:
a. Standard precautions.
b. Exposure control.
c. Personal protective equipment.
d. Body fluid precautions. - ✔✔a
✔✔A communicable disease is:
a. Any of a number of diseases that is deadly once contracted.
b. A disease that can be spread from one person to another.
c. A disease that is caused and spread by coughing only.
