National Board for Certification of Orthopaedic Technologists, Inc. (NBCOT) · 2026 examination cycle; the issuer's current OTC Application Instruction Book is marked Revised November 2025. The workbook label OTC maps to the issuer's Orthopaedic Technologist - Certified (OTC) examination; it does not denote a separate credential. The book's Testing Domains table is the basis for the weights and scope below. The issuer also links a document explicitly titled 2023 OTC Examination Content Outline.

This original 20-question sample covers selected topics across the outline. It does not reproduce official exam questions or cover every tested topic.

• OTC Examination — NBCOT
• 2026 OTC Certification Examination Application Instruction Book
• 2023 NBCOT Orthopaedic Technologist Certified (OTC) Examination Content Outline
• Standard Precautions for All Patient Care — CDC
• OrthoInfo Basics — Cast Care
• How To Apply a Cast — MSD Manual Professional Edition
• How To Apply a Volar Arm Splint — MSD Manual Professional Edition
• How To Apply a Femoral Traction Splint — MSD Manual Professional Edition
• Preventing Unsafe Injection Practices — CDC
• Minimum Necessary Requirement — HHS
• Management of Acute Compartment Syndrome — AAOS Clinical Practice Guideline
• FAQs: Surgical Site Infections (SSI) Events — CDC/NHSN
• 29 CFR 1910.334 — Use of Equipment — OSHA
• Using Crutches — MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 2017