Chap 2. Air Medical Operations
Questions and Answers 100% Correct
The use of aircraft for emergency patient transport includes - ANSWER - scene responses
interfacility transport
specialty care
organ procurement
The first recorded use of an airplane to evacuate wounded casualties was during - ANSWER -
World War I
In 1970, the first nonmilitary helicopter medical evacuation program was established by -
ANSWER - the Maryland State Police
Fixed-wing aircraft provide comfort, speed, and significant range, especially when compared
with ground ambulances - ANSWER - true
Most EMS helicopters are considered - ANSWER - small to medium
Unlike ground EMS and fire operations, which are often dispatched with an urgency that results
in only seconds or minutes before they are out the door, flight crews must be careful to properly
assess all the variables, such as weather, hazards, and terrain, before accepting a flight. -
ANSWER - true
Location of the scene include - ANSWER - well-known landmarks
GPS coordinates
closest city or town
closest cross street or roads
The fundamental tenets of modern trauma care introduced by Dr. R. Adams Cowley were -
ANSWER - the Golden Hour and a network of helicopters
Questions and Answers 100% Correct
The use of aircraft for emergency patient transport includes - ANSWER - scene responses
interfacility transport
specialty care
organ procurement
The first recorded use of an airplane to evacuate wounded casualties was during - ANSWER -
World War I
In 1970, the first nonmilitary helicopter medical evacuation program was established by -
ANSWER - the Maryland State Police
Fixed-wing aircraft provide comfort, speed, and significant range, especially when compared
with ground ambulances - ANSWER - true
Most EMS helicopters are considered - ANSWER - small to medium
Unlike ground EMS and fire operations, which are often dispatched with an urgency that results
in only seconds or minutes before they are out the door, flight crews must be careful to properly
assess all the variables, such as weather, hazards, and terrain, before accepting a flight. -
ANSWER - true
Location of the scene include - ANSWER - well-known landmarks
GPS coordinates
closest city or town
closest cross street or roads
The fundamental tenets of modern trauma care introduced by Dr. R. Adams Cowley were -
ANSWER - the Golden Hour and a network of helicopters
