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FP-C Questions And Answers The transport team's highest priorities in caring for a neurological trauma patient are: Maintaining airway Maintaining oxygenation Preventing hypotension You are monitoring a vented patient during medical air transport when the low pressure alarm sounds. All of ...

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The transport team's highest priorities in caring for a neurological trauma patient are:

Maintaining airway


Maintaining oxygenation

Preventing hypotension




You are monitoring a vented patient during medical air transport when the low pressure alarm

sounds. All of the following may cause the low pressure alarm to sound except:

A. Chest tube leak

B. Accidental disconnect from ventilator

C. Hypovolemia


D. Reduced lung compliance D. Reduced lung compliance




A chest x-ray has just been completed to confirm correct placement of an endotracheal tube. All

of the following x-ray findings indicate successful placement of an ETT except:

A. Murphy's eye can be visualized where the clavicles meet

B. Murphy's eye can be seen in the upright position

C. The distal tip of the ETT can be seen at the level of the T3 to T4 vertebrae

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D. The distal tip of the ETT is located 4 to 5 cm above the carina B. Murphy's eye can be

seen in the upright position




What is considered the best method of translation or interpretation when providing international

transport of ill or injured patients? Phone line medical professional translator




A trauma patient received massive blood transfusions in the first 12 hours following his accident.

Which lab study is most likely to be abnormally low? Ionized calcium




You are providing for a patient with pancreatitis who is complaining of severe, persistent

epigastric pain. All of the following medications are recommended as first-line pharmacologic

treatment for this patient's complaint of pain, EXCEPT:




A. Indomethacin

B. Morphine

C. Meperidine


D. Ketamine B. Morphine

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A patient who is being transport by medical air transport begins complaining of pruritus and knee

pain during ascent which persists once the fixed-wing aircraft has reached its traveling altitude.

The patient is most likely experiencing which of the potential complications of air travel?




A. The chokes and syncope

B. The staggers and the creeps

C. The bends and the chokes


D. The creeps and the bends D. The creeps and the bends




You are part of a medical air transport crew preparing to transport a patient that has experienced

cardiogenic shock. All of the following ventricular assist devices (VADs) may be used to support

left ventricular function in patients experiencing cardiogenic shock, EXCEPT:

A. SynCardia

B. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

C. CentriMag Blood Pumping System


D. Intraaortic balloon pump A. SynCardia




Initial management of respiratory distress in a pediatric patient includes:

A. Endotracheal intubation

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B. Blind finger-sweep of oropharynx

C. Perform a rapid assessment


D. Placing the child in the left-lateral decubitus position C. Perform a rapid assessment




Which ABG represents partially compensated respiratory acidosis?

A. pH- 7.30, CO2- 55, HCO3- 24

B. pH- 7.30, CO2- 55, HCO3- 28

C. pH- 7.55, CO2- 30, HCO3-20


D. pH- 7.40, CO2- 40, HCO3- 24 B. pH- 7.30, CO2- 55, HCO3- 28




Which electrolyte should the flight paramedic be most concerned with when treating a patient

with rhabdomyolysis? Potassium




A flight paramedic is transporting a patient that has a depressed skull fracture that affected the

patient's sinuses. What should the flight paramedic be concerned for? Pneumocephalus




You are the flight paramedic caring for a patient who called EMS complaining of sudden onset of

chest pain. Patient's EKG showed ST elevation in V2-V6. Initially, patient was alert and oriented

but during transport, the patient begins to show signs of altered mental status. Patient's skin is

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