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Critical Care Paramedic Exam Questions and Answers Which of the following best defines the goal of critical care transport? a) continuous intensive care bed-to-bed providing the same or higher level of service offered in intensive care units b) rapid transport of critical patients to trauma ce...

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Critical Care Paramedic Exam Questions

and Answers


Which of the following best defines the goal of critical care transport?


a) continuous intensive care bed-to-bed providing the same or higher level of service offered in intensive

care units


b) rapid transport of critical patients to trauma centers


c) providing physician-level care to patients outside of the hospital


d) providing care that exceeds the ability of local EMS services - ANSWER✔✔-a) continuous care bed-to-

bed providing the same or higher level of service offered in intensive care unit


T/F: There exists a standardized curriculum for providing continuing education credits to critical care

transport providers. - ANSWER✔✔-False


T/F: Failure to ensure that transfer paperwork is complete prior to transferring a patient from one

hospital to another may result in an EMTALA violation. - ANSWER✔✔-True


T/F: The majority of ambulance accidents occur when the vehicle is traveling without lights and sirens. -

ANSWER✔✔-False
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T/F: Federal law requires that all emergency personnel working on roadways must wear fluorescent and

retro-reflective vests. - ANSWER✔✔-True


T/F: The critical care transport providers must always assume responsibility and accountability for his or

her actions. - ANSWER✔✔-True


Although debated by historians, the first air medical transport could have occurred in which of the

following military conflicts?


a) Vietnam War


b) Civil War


c) Prussian Siege of Paris


d) World War I - ANSWER✔✔-c) Prussian Siege of Paris


The first helicopter evacuation of a wounded soldier occurred in which of the following military

conflicts?


a) World War I


b) World War II


c) Korean War


d) Vietnam War - ANSWER✔✔-b) World War II

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Rotor-wing transport is typically used for transports less than ___ nautical miles. - ANSWER✔✔-c) 150


T/F: Air medical accidents are usually caused by a single event. - ANSWER✔✔-False


List the four major contributing factors to HEMS crash as identified by the NTSB. - ANSWER✔✔-I) Human

error


II) Weather


III) Mechanical failure


IV) Obstacle strikes


T/F: Weather has been frequently found to be the primary causes of HEMS accidents. - ANSWER✔✔-

False


Briefly describe the "cardinal sin" of requesting air medical transport. - ANSWER✔✔-Having the patient

transported by air when they could have reached an appropriate hospital by ground transport.


__ minutes or __ minute ground transport time is considered to be the minimum to which air medical

transport is beneficial to the patient (with few exceptions such as extended extrication, weather, traffic,

etc.). - ANSWER✔✔-30, 30


Which of the following is a DEBATABLE criteria for the use of HEMS?


a) death of an occupant in the vehicle


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