Ch1 Key Terms - Intro to OEC

Question 1

The act of withdrawing one’s support or help from, especially in spite of duty, allegiance, or responsibility.

Answer 1

Abandonment

Question 2

The act of making a person reasonably Fear that battery will occur.

Answer 2

Assault

Question 3

The act of touching someone without his or her consent.

Answer 3

Battery

Question 4

The failure to perform a promised act or obligation of due care.

Answer 4

Breach of duty

Question 5

The founder and creator of the National Ski Patrol.

Answer 5

Charles Minot ‘“Minnie” Dole

Question 6

Permission or approval to perform a proposed or requested action.

Answer 6

Consent

Question 7

A reasonable expectation held by the general public that an OEC technician can and will provide first-aid services.

Answer 7

Doctrine of public reliance

Question 8

A person’s legal obligation to perform an action.

Answer 8

Duty to Act

Question 9

The science (study) of morality or behavior that defines what is “good” or “right”.

Answer 9

Ethics

Question 10

Consent given when a competent injured person gives permission to provide first-aid treatment and transport.

Answer 10

Expressed consent

Question 11

Laws that protect a person from legal liability when the person volunteers to perform an act to help someone
else.

Answer 11

Good Samaritan laws

Question 12

An intentional failure to perform a manifest duty in reckless disregard of the consequences as affecting the life or property of another. It also implies a thoughtless disregard of the consequences without the exertion of any effort to avoid them.

Answer 12

Gross negligence

Question 13

A law requiring that medical personnel who are compensated for the services they provide maintain patient confidentiality during the electronic transmission of medical records, among other requirements.

Answer 13

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

Question 14

A form of consent that is not expressly granted by a person, but instead is inferred from a person’s actions and the facts and circumstances of a particular situation

Answer 14

Implied consent

Question 15

Consent a person gives based on an appreciation and understanding of the facts, implications, and possible future consequences of an action

Answer 15

Informed consent

Question 16

Consent a parent or legal guardian gives tor the treatment of a minor, because legally the minor is not competent to give consent to medical treatment The ability to provide such consent varies among states.

Answer 16

Minor consent

Question 17

A licensed physician with an interest in outdoor/wilderness medicine and ski patrolling who is appointed by the National Ski Patrol’s chairman and approved by the National Ski Patrols board of directors to advise the NSP in all matters of medical concern; chairs the National Medical Committee.

Answer 17

National Medical Advisor

Question 18

A group of physicians that includes the Division Medical Advisor from each division of the National Ski Patrol, the National OEC Program Director, and other physicians selected at large as approved by the National Board and the National Medical Advisor.

Answer 18

National Medical Committee

Question 19

A committee composed of all Division OEC Supervisors and the National Medical Advisor, and chaired by the National OEC Program Director, provides insight and guidance to the board of directors annually on matters related to the functioning of the OEC program.

Answer 19

National OEC Program Committee

Question 20

A National Ski Patrol (NSP) member who is responsible to the board for the effective management and operation of the national OEC program. This individual is an active specialist in the field of outdoor medicine and is appointed by the NSP chairman and confirmed by the NSP board of directors. Also chairs the national OEC Program Committee and serves as a member of the National Education Committee and the National Medical Committee

Answer 20

National OEC Program Director

Question 21

A committee responsible for developing the annual OEC Refresher program. It is appointed and supervised by the National OEC Program Director.

Answer 21

National OEC Refresher Committee

Question 22

The largest winter rescue group in the world, as recognized by the US Congress under Title 36 of the US Code; the premier snow sports rescue organization in the united States.

Answer 22

National Ski Patrol System, Inc. (NSP)

Question 23

The failure to exercise the care that a reasonably prudent person with similar training would exercise in a similar circumstance

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Negligence

Question 24

A course of medical instruction developed and taught by the National Ski Patrol.

Answer 24

Outdoor Emergency Care (OEC)

Question 25

Annual required continuing education training, usually given each year in the fall, that covers one-third of topics taught in the OEC curriculum.

Answer 25

Refresher

Question 26

A level of care an OEC technician must render based on OEC training, local medical protocols, and the requirements of a state’s EMS system.

Answer 26

Standard of care

Question 27

The training of National Ski Patrol OEC technicians as set forth in the OEC course, using this text as a reference.

Answer 27

Standard of training

Question 28

A textbook, developed by Dr. Warren Bowman, that was the precursor to the Outdoor Emergency Care text

Answer 28

Winter Emergency Care