OEC Scenario Scoring Matrix
NATIONAL SKI PATROL
OEC SCENARIO SCORING MATRIX
Directions: Assign points in three categories (injury/illness, environment, and personnel) where appropriate to determine the degree of difficulty for the scenario.
Injury or Illness
0 points
- medical condition (no influence on situation
- medications (no influence)
- minor soft tissue (closed)
- burn (superficial)
- frostbite (superficial)
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1 point
- eye injury
- moderate bleeding
- minor sprain/strain/contusion
- medical condition (minor influence)
- contusion of head without loss of responsiveness
- frostbite (moderate to severe)
- burn (partial- or full-thickness) – small or to non-critical areas
- mild altered mental state
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2 points
- eye injury
- minor fracture, e.g., finger, clavicle
- closed extremity fracture or dislocation
- severe sprain/strain that limits mobility
- major bleeding, e.g., arterial/large vein
- extremity amputation (except finger or toe)
- burn (partial- or full-thickness) – extensive or to critical areas)
- medical condition (major influence, e.g., hypoglycemia, seizures, pregnancy, hypothermia)
- head injury with loss of consciousness or altered responsiveness less than 1 minute
- behavioral crisis
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3 points
- shock (hypotensive)
- open or severely angulated extremity fractures
- femur fracture (traction splint)
- neck, back, pelvis fractures (backboard immobilization)
- fracture or dislocation with circulatory, motor, or sensory deficit
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4 points
- unresponsive patient
- any life-threatening situation, e.g., stroke, heart attack, severe respiratory distress, acute abdomen, etc.
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NATIONAL SKI PATROL
OEC SCENARIO SCORING MATRIX
Environment
0 points
- site does not add difficulty
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1 point
- difficult extrication or rescue
- disentanglement
- extreme slope or off trail
- rescuer/bystanders in danger
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2 points
- combination of any of the above
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Personnel
0 points
- single patient
- trained help
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1 point
- more than one patient
- untrained assistants
- obnoxious or hysterical patient/bystander
- disoriented patient
- language/communication barrier
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2 points
- physical danger to self/others
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