BCEN CFRN EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
What is the HOTSLAW acronym for LZ safety? - Answer--75 x 75 during the day, 125 x
125 at night
-Hazards, obstacles, terrain, slope, animals, weathrer
If a bleeding patient has refused Blood and has received fluids, what kind of pressor
could we give them? - Answer--Levo
If a patient that is intubated receives blood product and has a TRALI reaction, what can
you do? - Answer-Increase the PEEP
How should you exit a helicopter in the water? - Answer--Allow the aircraft to almost
completely fill and water pressure to equalize before opening doors
How should fluid resuscitation for pancreatitis be performed?
What happens if you give too much fluid? - Answer--5-10 mg/kg/hr
-Abdominal compartment syndrome
What is the concern w/ transporting an HIV patient with Diarrhea?
How do you decon the aircraft (hint it is not soap and water) - Answer--They might have
C. Diff
-Use a sporicidal
What is the emergency frequency? - Answer-121.5
What is the qSOFA for?
What are the parameters? - Answer--Infection detection
-GCS < 15, SBP < 100, RR > 22
What part of HIPAA protects giving patient info out over the radio? - Answer--Privacy
rule
, If you're asked to do transport a patient and one of their interventions has failed, who do
you speak to? - Answer--Speak to the attending physician
What are the types of liability?
-Collective
-Alternative
-Vicarious
-Product - Answer--Vicarious - employer's obligation to ensure an employee performs
competently and safely
-Product liability - safe use of a manufactured product
-Collective liability - Multiple manufactures created a poor product
-alternative Liability - Manufacturers have faulty production in two seperate phases of
production
What do you do for a patient with increased IOP? - Answer--Emergent Decompression
(lateral canthotomy)
What is an ominous sign of hemorrhagic pancreatitis? - Answer--Grey turners sign or
grey-blue discoloration of the flanks
If the patient is cold and clammy and altered, what might they need? - Answer--IVF
What might happen with too much BVM on an intubated Ped?
How do you fix the pneumo?
How many CM do you withdraw an ETT at a time? - Answer--Pneumothorax
-Needle decompress
-1 CM
Why might a fat patient with an elevated BMI experience hypoxia during flight? -
Answer--They have alveolar hypoventilation despite having normal lungs
What should the post accident incident plan include? - Answer--Method to ensure
accurate information dissemination
ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
What is the HOTSLAW acronym for LZ safety? - Answer--75 x 75 during the day, 125 x
125 at night
-Hazards, obstacles, terrain, slope, animals, weathrer
If a bleeding patient has refused Blood and has received fluids, what kind of pressor
could we give them? - Answer--Levo
If a patient that is intubated receives blood product and has a TRALI reaction, what can
you do? - Answer-Increase the PEEP
How should you exit a helicopter in the water? - Answer--Allow the aircraft to almost
completely fill and water pressure to equalize before opening doors
How should fluid resuscitation for pancreatitis be performed?
What happens if you give too much fluid? - Answer--5-10 mg/kg/hr
-Abdominal compartment syndrome
What is the concern w/ transporting an HIV patient with Diarrhea?
How do you decon the aircraft (hint it is not soap and water) - Answer--They might have
C. Diff
-Use a sporicidal
What is the emergency frequency? - Answer-121.5
What is the qSOFA for?
What are the parameters? - Answer--Infection detection
-GCS < 15, SBP < 100, RR > 22
What part of HIPAA protects giving patient info out over the radio? - Answer--Privacy
rule
, If you're asked to do transport a patient and one of their interventions has failed, who do
you speak to? - Answer--Speak to the attending physician
What are the types of liability?
-Collective
-Alternative
-Vicarious
-Product - Answer--Vicarious - employer's obligation to ensure an employee performs
competently and safely
-Product liability - safe use of a manufactured product
-Collective liability - Multiple manufactures created a poor product
-alternative Liability - Manufacturers have faulty production in two seperate phases of
production
What do you do for a patient with increased IOP? - Answer--Emergent Decompression
(lateral canthotomy)
What is an ominous sign of hemorrhagic pancreatitis? - Answer--Grey turners sign or
grey-blue discoloration of the flanks
If the patient is cold and clammy and altered, what might they need? - Answer--IVF
What might happen with too much BVM on an intubated Ped?
How do you fix the pneumo?
How many CM do you withdraw an ETT at a time? - Answer--Pneumothorax
-Needle decompress
-1 CM
Why might a fat patient with an elevated BMI experience hypoxia during flight? -
Answer--They have alveolar hypoventilation despite having normal lungs
What should the post accident incident plan include? - Answer--Method to ensure
accurate information dissemination
