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OEC Certification Exam Test Bank 3 Covering 400
Practice Questions and Correct Answers/ National
Ski Patrol Outdoor Emergency Care Certification
Test Prep Test Bank (new!)
The ________ nerve can be injured when a hip is dislocated,
resulting in numbness or paralysis of a lower extremity -
...ANSWER...✓✓ Sciatic nerve
A patient who appears dead due to a deep cold-water
drowning should be - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Transported to
med facility while given CPR
39-year-old man has been stabbed once in the anterior
chest... what possible type of injury has the patient
suffered? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Open chest injury
Trauma centers are specifically designed to -
...ANSWER...✓✓ Manage patients with multi-system
trauma
Aspirin may be used in a patient who has chest pain
suggestive of a heart attack because aspirin may ... -
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...ANSWER...✓✓ DECREASE ability of PLATELETS to form
clots
A patient who is responsive only to painful stimuli is
covered with HIVES. His vitals are pulse 128, respiration's
24, and blood pressure 80/50 mmHG. Given this, you
would suspect - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Anaphylactic reaction
The most important muscle for respirations is -
...ANSWER...✓✓ diaphragm
Good Samaritan Laws - ...ANSWER...✓✓ apply to people
who do not receive compensation for helping people.
What indicates that the speaker understands allergic
reactions and anaphylaxis - ...ANSWER...✓✓ "Anaphylaxis
is a severe allergic reaction that will lead to death
without emergency care"
A 36-year-old patient who has OVERDOSED on an
UNKOWN DRUG is breathing and will not open his eyes,
even when his name is loudly called. Which one of the
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following should the OEC Tech do (AVPU) -
...ANSWER...✓✓ Should pinch
AVPU - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Alert, Verbal, Pain, Unresponsive
1 % of body area is roughly the size of a - ...ANSWER...✓✓
Patients palm
What may cause the heart rate of elderly patients with
excessive INTERNAL or EXTERNAL bleeding may not
provide an indication of shock - ...ANSWER...✓✓ If
patients taking beta-blockers or calcium-channel
blockers
Bandaging and dressing question (Which is correct) -
...ANSWER...✓✓ Bandaging material is used to secure a
dressing in place
When taking a pulse in an elderly patient, it is
recommended that OEC Techs ... - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Take
the radial pulse on both arms and compare the two rates
OEC Certification Exam Test Bank 3 Covering 400
Practice Questions and Correct Answers/ National
Ski Patrol Outdoor Emergency Care Certification
Test Prep Test Bank (new!)
The ________ nerve can be injured when a hip is dislocated,
resulting in numbness or paralysis of a lower extremity -
...ANSWER...✓✓ Sciatic nerve
A patient who appears dead due to a deep cold-water
drowning should be - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Transported to
med facility while given CPR
39-year-old man has been stabbed once in the anterior
chest... what possible type of injury has the patient
suffered? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Open chest injury
Trauma centers are specifically designed to -
...ANSWER...✓✓ Manage patients with multi-system
trauma
Aspirin may be used in a patient who has chest pain
suggestive of a heart attack because aspirin may ... -
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...ANSWER...✓✓ DECREASE ability of PLATELETS to form
clots
A patient who is responsive only to painful stimuli is
covered with HIVES. His vitals are pulse 128, respiration's
24, and blood pressure 80/50 mmHG. Given this, you
would suspect - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Anaphylactic reaction
The most important muscle for respirations is -
...ANSWER...✓✓ diaphragm
Good Samaritan Laws - ...ANSWER...✓✓ apply to people
who do not receive compensation for helping people.
What indicates that the speaker understands allergic
reactions and anaphylaxis - ...ANSWER...✓✓ "Anaphylaxis
is a severe allergic reaction that will lead to death
without emergency care"
A 36-year-old patient who has OVERDOSED on an
UNKOWN DRUG is breathing and will not open his eyes,
even when his name is loudly called. Which one of the
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following should the OEC Tech do (AVPU) -
...ANSWER...✓✓ Should pinch
AVPU - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Alert, Verbal, Pain, Unresponsive
1 % of body area is roughly the size of a - ...ANSWER...✓✓
Patients palm
What may cause the heart rate of elderly patients with
excessive INTERNAL or EXTERNAL bleeding may not
provide an indication of shock - ...ANSWER...✓✓ If
patients taking beta-blockers or calcium-channel
blockers
Bandaging and dressing question (Which is correct) -
...ANSWER...✓✓ Bandaging material is used to secure a
dressing in place
When taking a pulse in an elderly patient, it is
recommended that OEC Techs ... - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Take
the radial pulse on both arms and compare the two rates
