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Flight Paramedic Exam Study Guide with Complete Solutions Boyle's Law (Balloon=Barotrauma - Answer-The pressure a gas is inversely proportional to the volume of a gas at a constant temperature. IV drip rates increase, affects ETT cuffs Dalton's Law "Dalton's Gang" - Answer-Law of partial Pres...

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Flight Paramedic Exam Study Guide with
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Boyle's Law (Balloon=Barotrauma - Answer✔✔-The pressure a gas is inversely proportional to

the volume of a gas at a constant temperature.




IV drip rates increase, affects ETT cuffs


Dalton's Law


"Dalton's Gang" - Answer✔✔-Law of partial Pressures.




Responsible for soft tissue swelling at altitude


Charles' Law




"Charging Charles" - Answer✔✔-At a constant pressure, the volume of gas is directly

proportional to the absolute temperature of a gas.


As you charge O2 tank, the tank gets hot

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Gay Lussac's Law - Answer✔✔-Direct relationship between temperature and pressure.


ex: car tires in cold weather.


Graham's Law


Grey Matter - Answer✔✔-Law of Gaseous Diffusion




Gas exchange at cellular level


Henry's Law


Heineken - Answer✔✔-Solubility of a gas in a liquid


the BENDS


Bends Ground transport is preferred - Answer✔✔-Type 1 Nitrogen related, painful joints

mottled skin, pruritus; "ants are crawling on their Skin"


Cutis Marmorata- Mottled Skin, can look like a sunburn


Type 2 Neurologic s/s hypovolemic Shock


Arterial Gas Embolism - Answer✔✔-Boyle's Law




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breathe holding during ascent on a dive. causes pnuemo. air can be forced into blood stream

creating air bubble blocks.




Hyperbaric Chamber! fly in aircraft under 10k Mean Sea Level


Pulmonary Overpressurization - Answer✔✔-POP; Boyle's law


greatest pressure difference <4 ft


inexperienced divers can cause pneumo or mediastinal emphysema


atmosphere - Answer✔✔-Sea Level = 1 ATM = 760 Torr


33ft = 2 ATM


66ft = 3 ATA


Physiologic Zone - Answer✔✔-sea level to 10,000 feet




Night Vision is decreases at 5000ft MSL


Physiologic Deficient Zone


TUC=Time of useful Consciousness - Answer✔✔-10K to 50K ft MSL


O2 pressurization is required



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Sign of compression loss is cooler temperature and window fogging.


Normally 90 Sec TUC at 30000ft


If a rapid decompression occurs TUC is @45 Sec


Pressure Values - Answer✔✔-Sea level = 760 Torr = 1 ATM


10K = 523 Torr


18K = 380 Torr = 1/2 ATM


Hypemic Hypoxia - Answer✔✔--Reduction in oxygen carrying capacity of the blood.


-Anemia, blood loss


histotoxic hypoxia - Answer✔✔-Limits available 02 due to poisoning of the cytochrome oxidase

system


Cyanide, Alcohol, Carbon Monoxide, Nitroglycerin, Sodium Nitroprusside


Hypoxic - Answer✔✔-Decrease partial pressure of oxygen at altitude


Deficiency in Alveolar 02 exchange


Cardiovascular/Pnuemo pts are more susceptible


Stagnant Hypoxia - Answer✔✔-Reduction in blood flow; e.g. positive G maneuvers




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