Test Bank: Ecology 5th Edition
The course called "Outdoor Emergency Care" was created by the National Ski Patrol to:
a. Create a standard of care for ski patrollers and others involved in outdoor emergency
care.
b. Provide a standard of training for OEC Technicians and others involved in outdoor
recreation.
c. Respond to a request from Minnie Dole to develop training for patrollers working at ski
resorts.
d. Create a worldwide standard of care for anyone providing outdoor emergency care. - ANSWERSb
The person who first organized a volunteer "ski patrol" and then was asked to organize a
national patrol was:
a. Roger Langely
b. Roland Palmedo
c. Minnie Dole
d. Warren Bowman - ANSWERSc
Although the National Ski Patrol was originally a subcommittee of the National Ski
Association, the NSP became an independent organization in:
a. 1953
b. 1980
c. 1962
d. 1975 - ANSWERSa
The creed of the National Ski Patrol is:
a. "Skiing and Safety."
b. "First Aid and Service."
c. "Snowsports and Safety."
d. "Service and Safety." - ANSWERSd
,The 10th Mountain Division was founded:
a. Through a request from the U.S. president to Minnie Dole.
b. After Minnie Dole convinced the U.S. Army that a winter warfare unit would be
valuable.
c. By members of the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment, many of whom were skiers.
d. Through the Norwegian Army, which had a cold-weather unit during World War I. - ANSWERSb
The first emergency responder textbook created exclusively for ski patrollers was titled:
a. Winter Emergency Care
b. Outdoor Emergency Care
c. Ski Safety and First Aid
d. Safety on the Snow - ANSWERSa
Dr. Warren Bowman is considered the father of Outdoor Emergency Care because he:
a. Was the first program director for the National Ski Patrol.
b. Co-authored the first ski patrol manual with the American Red Cross.
c. Founded the National Ski Patrol as a separate entity.
d. Created the concept of "intermediate" medical care for ski patrollers. - ANSWERSd
The 5th Edition of Outdoor Emergency Care:
a. Must be learned in its entirety before taking the OEC Technician evaluation.
b. Contains the baseline knowledge and skills identified by the U.S. Department of
Transportation curriculum for EMTs in all settings.
c. Exceeds the knowledge and skills identified by the U.S. Department of Transportation for
Emergency Medical Responder.
d. Can only be taught in the winter so that students can practice the skills taught in the
course. - ANSWERSc
Which of the following statements about OEC 5th Edition is false?
a. It contains the most recent information about prehospital care at the time of its
publication.
,b. It is a resource text for the NSP OEC course.
c. It is to be used by instructors to teach students the basic concepts of care.
d. It supersedes local medical direction and management directives. - ANSWERSd
In order to become an "on the hill" Alpine patroller, you need to do all of the following
except:
a. Complete the OEC course.
b. Successfully complete a written exam and a practical exam.
c. Demonstrate a level of skiing/boarding and toboggan handling proficiency.
d. Successfully complete a three-month candidacy program at your mountain. - ANSWERSd
In order to maintain OEC certification, you must:
a. Complete a refresher course that covers one-third of the curriculum every year.
b. Complete a refresher course that covers the key objectives of the entire curriculum every
year.
c. Complete a refresher course that covers the key objectives of the entire curriculum every
three years.
d. Demonstrate CPR and AED skills every two years. - ANSWERSa
Good Samaritan laws generally:
a. Protect a ski patroller from being sued in every circumstance.
b. Apply to people who do not receive compensation for helping people.
c. Are the same in every state.
d. Provide enough protection so that you need not to know whether your mountain has
insurance. - ANSWERSb
The failure to exercise the care that is not up to the technician's standard of training is called:
a. Negligence
b. Assault
c. Gross negligence
d. Standard of care breach - ANSWERSa
, While you are alone and caring for an injured skier in the aid room, a fellow patroller calls
and tells you that your own young child was just injured in the terrain park. Concerned for your
child, you leave the patient's care unfinished and run to the terrain park. Your action could be
viewed as:
a. A breach of ethics
b. Your duty to act
c. Denial of care
d. Abandonment - ANSWERSd
You arrive at the scene of an accident where a 22-year-old female skier has hit a tree and has
a large bleeding cut on her head. When you ask her if she needs help, she refuses care and says
she just needs to sit for a while. Noticing the amount of bleeding, you calmly express your
concern for her, but she continues to say she doesn't want help. You hesitate to touch her
because you are concerned that if you do, she could accuse you of:
a. Assault
b. Battery
c. Breach of duty
d. Duty to act - ANSWERSb
You have just finished your shift, and while driving home still wearing your patrol jacket you
come upon a car collision in which people appear to be injured. You recognize that if you
approach the collision wearing your patrol jacket, members of the public may have a reasonable
expectation that you will provide care. This expectation is known as:
a. The absence of negligence
b. Professional ethics
c. Moral obligation
d. the doctrine of public reliance - ANSWERSd.
While in the aid room treating a patient with a fractured wrist, the patient tells you that he
was skiing on a slope that was too difficult for him, and that he started going too fast and got out
The course called "Outdoor Emergency Care" was created by the National Ski Patrol to:
a. Create a standard of care for ski patrollers and others involved in outdoor emergency
care.
b. Provide a standard of training for OEC Technicians and others involved in outdoor
recreation.
c. Respond to a request from Minnie Dole to develop training for patrollers working at ski
resorts.
d. Create a worldwide standard of care for anyone providing outdoor emergency care. - ANSWERSb
The person who first organized a volunteer "ski patrol" and then was asked to organize a
national patrol was:
a. Roger Langely
b. Roland Palmedo
c. Minnie Dole
d. Warren Bowman - ANSWERSc
Although the National Ski Patrol was originally a subcommittee of the National Ski
Association, the NSP became an independent organization in:
a. 1953
b. 1980
c. 1962
d. 1975 - ANSWERSa
The creed of the National Ski Patrol is:
a. "Skiing and Safety."
b. "First Aid and Service."
c. "Snowsports and Safety."
d. "Service and Safety." - ANSWERSd
,The 10th Mountain Division was founded:
a. Through a request from the U.S. president to Minnie Dole.
b. After Minnie Dole convinced the U.S. Army that a winter warfare unit would be
valuable.
c. By members of the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment, many of whom were skiers.
d. Through the Norwegian Army, which had a cold-weather unit during World War I. - ANSWERSb
The first emergency responder textbook created exclusively for ski patrollers was titled:
a. Winter Emergency Care
b. Outdoor Emergency Care
c. Ski Safety and First Aid
d. Safety on the Snow - ANSWERSa
Dr. Warren Bowman is considered the father of Outdoor Emergency Care because he:
a. Was the first program director for the National Ski Patrol.
b. Co-authored the first ski patrol manual with the American Red Cross.
c. Founded the National Ski Patrol as a separate entity.
d. Created the concept of "intermediate" medical care for ski patrollers. - ANSWERSd
The 5th Edition of Outdoor Emergency Care:
a. Must be learned in its entirety before taking the OEC Technician evaluation.
b. Contains the baseline knowledge and skills identified by the U.S. Department of
Transportation curriculum for EMTs in all settings.
c. Exceeds the knowledge and skills identified by the U.S. Department of Transportation for
Emergency Medical Responder.
d. Can only be taught in the winter so that students can practice the skills taught in the
course. - ANSWERSc
Which of the following statements about OEC 5th Edition is false?
a. It contains the most recent information about prehospital care at the time of its
publication.
,b. It is a resource text for the NSP OEC course.
c. It is to be used by instructors to teach students the basic concepts of care.
d. It supersedes local medical direction and management directives. - ANSWERSd
In order to become an "on the hill" Alpine patroller, you need to do all of the following
except:
a. Complete the OEC course.
b. Successfully complete a written exam and a practical exam.
c. Demonstrate a level of skiing/boarding and toboggan handling proficiency.
d. Successfully complete a three-month candidacy program at your mountain. - ANSWERSd
In order to maintain OEC certification, you must:
a. Complete a refresher course that covers one-third of the curriculum every year.
b. Complete a refresher course that covers the key objectives of the entire curriculum every
year.
c. Complete a refresher course that covers the key objectives of the entire curriculum every
three years.
d. Demonstrate CPR and AED skills every two years. - ANSWERSa
Good Samaritan laws generally:
a. Protect a ski patroller from being sued in every circumstance.
b. Apply to people who do not receive compensation for helping people.
c. Are the same in every state.
d. Provide enough protection so that you need not to know whether your mountain has
insurance. - ANSWERSb
The failure to exercise the care that is not up to the technician's standard of training is called:
a. Negligence
b. Assault
c. Gross negligence
d. Standard of care breach - ANSWERSa
, While you are alone and caring for an injured skier in the aid room, a fellow patroller calls
and tells you that your own young child was just injured in the terrain park. Concerned for your
child, you leave the patient's care unfinished and run to the terrain park. Your action could be
viewed as:
a. A breach of ethics
b. Your duty to act
c. Denial of care
d. Abandonment - ANSWERSd
You arrive at the scene of an accident where a 22-year-old female skier has hit a tree and has
a large bleeding cut on her head. When you ask her if she needs help, she refuses care and says
she just needs to sit for a while. Noticing the amount of bleeding, you calmly express your
concern for her, but she continues to say she doesn't want help. You hesitate to touch her
because you are concerned that if you do, she could accuse you of:
a. Assault
b. Battery
c. Breach of duty
d. Duty to act - ANSWERSb
You have just finished your shift, and while driving home still wearing your patrol jacket you
come upon a car collision in which people appear to be injured. You recognize that if you
approach the collision wearing your patrol jacket, members of the public may have a reasonable
expectation that you will provide care. This expectation is known as:
a. The absence of negligence
b. Professional ethics
c. Moral obligation
d. the doctrine of public reliance - ANSWERSd.
While in the aid room treating a patient with a fractured wrist, the patient tells you that he
was skiing on a slope that was too difficult for him, and that he started going too fast and got out
