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 ...
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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