CRITICAL CARE TRANSPORT, SECOND EDITION
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024 - 2025
benchmarking,ANS,-
The,process,of,comparing,an,organization's,processes,and,performance,to,those,of,the,overall,industry,o
f,the,best,practices,from,other,companies.
critical,care,ANS,-Constant,,complex,,detailed,health,care,as,provided,in,various,acute,life-
threatening,conditions;,the,ability,to,deal,with,crucial,situations,rapidly,and,with,precision,using,various,
advanced,machines,and,devices,for,treating,and,monitoring,the,patient's,condition.
critical,care,patient,ANS,-Any,patient,who,experiences,an,actual,or,potential,life-
threatening,illness,or,injury,that,requires,continual,monitoring,and,care,by,a,specially,trained,physician,,r
egistered,nurse,,or,paramedic.
critical,care,transport,ANS,-
The,transport,of,a,patient,from,an,emergency,department,,critical,care,unit,,or,incident,scene,during,whi
ch,the,patient,receives,the,same,level,of,care,as,was,provided,in,the,hospital,or,originating,facility.
critical,care,transport,professional,ANS,-
A,health,care,professional,who,has,successfully,completed,a,recognized,critical,care,program,and,meets,
the,minimum,qualifications,set,forth,by,the,employing,transport,program.
critical,incident,stress,debriefing,ANS,-
An,approach,favored,since,the,1980s,to,manage,the,psychological,aftereffects,in,emergency,personnel,a
fter,particularly,distressing,responses;,it,requires,a,specially,trained,team,and,has,the,potential,to,create,
iatrogenic,harm.
dispatch,ANS,-
The,person,or,organization,that,receives,the,request,for,critical,care,transport,and,contacts,the,critical,ca
re,transport,team,with,the,details,of,that,request,to,ascertain,the,team's,availability.
fixed-wing,aircraft,ANS,-
Airplanes;,they,are,capable,of,transporting,critically,ill,and,injured,patient,over,a,distances,of,150,miles,(
240,km),or,greater.
, inter-facility,transport,ANS,-The,transport,of,a,patient,between,two,health,care,facilities.
medical,director,ANS,-
A,physician,who,provides,guidance,and,oversight,for,the,practice,of,a,critical,care,transport,service's,pers
onnel.
mobile,intensive,care,units,ANS,-
Ambulances,or,helicopters,that,are,used,only,for,maintaining,specialized,or,intensive,care,treatment;,the
y,are,used,primarily,for,inter-facility,transports.
morbidity,ANS,-
An,illness,or,an,abnormal,condition,or,quality;,the,rate,at,which,an,illness,occurs,in,a,particular,area,or,p
opulation.
mortality,ANS,-
The,condition,of,being,subject,to,death;,the,number,of,deaths,per,unit,of,population,in,any,specific,regio
n,,age,group,,disease,,or,other,classification.
online,medical,control/consultation,ANS,-
Immediate,medical,direction,provided,to,critical,care,transport,professionals,in,outlying,locations,by,a,ph
ysician;,a,system,in,which,field,personnel,contact,an,emergency,department,physician,via,telephone,or,r
adio,for,a,consult.
perfusionists,ANS,-Highly,trained,technicians,who,are,intimately,familiar,with,the,operation,of,intra-
aortic,balloon,pumps,and,adult,and,pediatric,extracorporeal,membrane,oxygenation,machines,,and,who,
may,assist,during,any,medical,situation,,including,critical,care,transports,,in,which,it,is,necessary,to,supp
ort,or,temporarily,replace,a,patient's,circulatory,or,respiratory,function.
psychological,first,aid,ANS,-An,evidence-
based,approach,to,managing,psychological,aftereffects,in,emergency,personnel,after,particularly,distres
sing,responses,that,relies,on,the,concept,of,human,resilience.
quality,assurance,and,improvement,program,ANS,-
A,program,that,seeks,to,generate,data,that,are,then,used,to,improve,the,quality,of,service,provided.