Flight Paramedic UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Boyle's Law (Balloon=Barotrauma - CORRECT ANSWER - The pressure a gas is
inversely proportional to the volume of a gas at a constant temperature.
IV drip rates increase, affects ETT cuffs
Dalton's Law
"Dalton's Gang" - CORRECT ANSWER - Law of partial Pressures.
Responsible for soft tissue swelling at altitude
Charles' Law
"Charging Charles" - CORRECT ANSWER - At a constant pressure, the volume of gas is
directly proportional to the absolute temperature of a gas.
As you charge O2 tank, the tank gets hot
Gay Lussac's Law - CORRECT ANSWER - Direct relationship between temperature and
pressure.
ex: car tires in cold weather.
Graham's Law
Grey Matter - CORRECT ANSWER - Law of Gaseous Diffusion
Gas exchange at cellular level
Henry's Law
,Heineken - CORRECT ANSWER - Solubility of a gas in a liquid
the BENDS
Bends Ground transport is preferred - CORRECT ANSWER - Type 1 Nitrogen related,
painful joints mottled skin, pruritus; "ants are crawling on their Skin"
Cutis Marmorata- Mottled Skin, can look like a sunburn
Type 2 Neurologic s/s hypovolemic Shock
Arterial Gas Embolism - CORRECT ANSWER - Boyle's Law
breathe holding during ascent on a dive. causes pnuemo. air can be forced into blood stream
creating air bubble blocks.
Hyperbaric Chamber! fly in aircraft under 10k Mean Sea Level
Pulmonary Overpressurization - CORRECT ANSWER - POP; Boyle's law
greatest pressure difference <4 ft
inexperienced divers can cause pneumo or mediastinal emphysema
atmosphere - CORRECT ANSWER - Sea Level = 1 ATM = 760 Torr
33ft = 2 ATM
66ft = 3 ATA
Physiologic Zone - CORRECT ANSWER - sea level to 10,000 feet
Night Vision is decreases at 5000ft MSL
Physiologic Deficient Zone
,TUC=Time of useful Consciousness - CORRECT ANSWER - 10K to 50K ft MSL
O2 pressurization is required
Sign of compression loss is cooler temperature and window fogging.
Normally 90 Sec TUC at 30000ft
If a rapid decompression occurs TUC is @45 Sec
Pressure Values - CORRECT ANSWER - Sea level = 760 Torr = 1 ATM
10K = 523 Torr
18K = 380 Torr = 1/2 ATM
Hypemic Hypoxia - CORRECT ANSWER - -Reduction in oxygen carrying capacity of the
blood.
-Anemia, blood loss
histotoxic hypoxia - CORRECT ANSWER - Limits available 02 due to poisoning of the
cytochrome oxidase system
Cyanide, Alcohol, Carbon Monoxide, Nitroglycerin, Sodium Nitroprusside
Hypoxic - CORRECT ANSWER - Decrease partial pressure of oxygen at altitude
Deficiency in Alveolar 02 exchange
Cardiovascular/Pnuemo pts are more susceptible
Stagnant Hypoxia - CORRECT ANSWER - Reduction in blood flow; e.g. positive G
maneuvers
Cardiogenic Shock
Stages of Hypoxia (ICDC) - CORRECT ANSWER - Indifferent: Full reasoning, some loss
of night vision
, Compensatory: Increased HR Ventilations, Slowed Judgement
Disturbance: Slurred Speech, impaired judgement, "drunk"
Critical: No longer able to physiologically function, death immenent
G forces affects - CORRECT ANSWER - Decrease Blood Pressure
effect people: B/P meds (beta Blockers), dehydrated, hyperglycemic meds
Barondontalgia - CORRECT ANSWER - Boyle's Law
Ascent Air trapped in the fillings
Barotitis - CORRECT ANSWER - Descent, Middle ear can't vent
Barosinusitis - CORRECT ANSWER - Both Ascent and Descent
Sinus Block
Commission for the Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems
(CAMTS) - CORRECT ANSWER - Accredits companies to become Medical transport
systems.
Set Standards and profession conduct standards
Air Medical Resource Management - CORRECT ANSWER - Distributes workload.
Sterile Cockpit - CORRECT ANSWER - Only essential gets communicated
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Boyle's Law (Balloon=Barotrauma - CORRECT ANSWER - The pressure a gas is
inversely proportional to the volume of a gas at a constant temperature.
IV drip rates increase, affects ETT cuffs
Dalton's Law
"Dalton's Gang" - CORRECT ANSWER - Law of partial Pressures.
Responsible for soft tissue swelling at altitude
Charles' Law
"Charging Charles" - CORRECT ANSWER - At a constant pressure, the volume of gas is
directly proportional to the absolute temperature of a gas.
As you charge O2 tank, the tank gets hot
Gay Lussac's Law - CORRECT ANSWER - Direct relationship between temperature and
pressure.
ex: car tires in cold weather.
Graham's Law
Grey Matter - CORRECT ANSWER - Law of Gaseous Diffusion
Gas exchange at cellular level
Henry's Law
,Heineken - CORRECT ANSWER - Solubility of a gas in a liquid
the BENDS
Bends Ground transport is preferred - CORRECT ANSWER - Type 1 Nitrogen related,
painful joints mottled skin, pruritus; "ants are crawling on their Skin"
Cutis Marmorata- Mottled Skin, can look like a sunburn
Type 2 Neurologic s/s hypovolemic Shock
Arterial Gas Embolism - CORRECT ANSWER - Boyle's Law
breathe holding during ascent on a dive. causes pnuemo. air can be forced into blood stream
creating air bubble blocks.
Hyperbaric Chamber! fly in aircraft under 10k Mean Sea Level
Pulmonary Overpressurization - CORRECT ANSWER - POP; Boyle's law
greatest pressure difference <4 ft
inexperienced divers can cause pneumo or mediastinal emphysema
atmosphere - CORRECT ANSWER - Sea Level = 1 ATM = 760 Torr
33ft = 2 ATM
66ft = 3 ATA
Physiologic Zone - CORRECT ANSWER - sea level to 10,000 feet
Night Vision is decreases at 5000ft MSL
Physiologic Deficient Zone
,TUC=Time of useful Consciousness - CORRECT ANSWER - 10K to 50K ft MSL
O2 pressurization is required
Sign of compression loss is cooler temperature and window fogging.
Normally 90 Sec TUC at 30000ft
If a rapid decompression occurs TUC is @45 Sec
Pressure Values - CORRECT ANSWER - Sea level = 760 Torr = 1 ATM
10K = 523 Torr
18K = 380 Torr = 1/2 ATM
Hypemic Hypoxia - CORRECT ANSWER - -Reduction in oxygen carrying capacity of the
blood.
-Anemia, blood loss
histotoxic hypoxia - CORRECT ANSWER - Limits available 02 due to poisoning of the
cytochrome oxidase system
Cyanide, Alcohol, Carbon Monoxide, Nitroglycerin, Sodium Nitroprusside
Hypoxic - CORRECT ANSWER - Decrease partial pressure of oxygen at altitude
Deficiency in Alveolar 02 exchange
Cardiovascular/Pnuemo pts are more susceptible
Stagnant Hypoxia - CORRECT ANSWER - Reduction in blood flow; e.g. positive G
maneuvers
Cardiogenic Shock
Stages of Hypoxia (ICDC) - CORRECT ANSWER - Indifferent: Full reasoning, some loss
of night vision
, Compensatory: Increased HR Ventilations, Slowed Judgement
Disturbance: Slurred Speech, impaired judgement, "drunk"
Critical: No longer able to physiologically function, death immenent
G forces affects - CORRECT ANSWER - Decrease Blood Pressure
effect people: B/P meds (beta Blockers), dehydrated, hyperglycemic meds
Barondontalgia - CORRECT ANSWER - Boyle's Law
Ascent Air trapped in the fillings
Barotitis - CORRECT ANSWER - Descent, Middle ear can't vent
Barosinusitis - CORRECT ANSWER - Both Ascent and Descent
Sinus Block
Commission for the Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems
(CAMTS) - CORRECT ANSWER - Accredits companies to become Medical transport
systems.
Set Standards and profession conduct standards
Air Medical Resource Management - CORRECT ANSWER - Distributes workload.
Sterile Cockpit - CORRECT ANSWER - Only essential gets communicated
