Paramedic CCT Practice Exam |Question and Answer| 100% Correct

Paramedic CCT Practice Exam |Question and Answer| 100% Correct 1) Per Medicare, which of the following qualifies as call for reimbursement as a critical care transport (Select all that apply) A) Patient is on Dobutamine drip B) Patient is incubated and sedated C) Patient is on a mechanical ventilator D) Patient is on an IV pump *Ans* A) Patient is on Dobutamine drip B) Patient is incubated and sedated C) Patient is on a mechanical ventilator D) Patient is on an IV pump 2) Which of the following is a good practice when moving a CCT patient from hospital bed to the stretcher (and vice versa)? A) Increasing sedation B) Labeling multiple IV lines C) Clamping chest tubes D) Flushing Foley catheters *Ans* B) Labeling multiple IV lines 3) You are picking up an incubated patient at a rural hospital in preparation for transport to an urban medical center. What is the gold standard for hospital verification of tube placement that you should check prior to moving the patient? A) Chest radiograph B) Colormetric capnography C) Auscultation of breath sounds D) ABGs *Ans* A) Chest radiograph 4) For inter facility transfers, your normal (first line) medical control is: A) Physician at the sending facility B) Physician at the receiving facility C) CCT medical director D) Physician at the closest facility *Ans* A) Physician at the sending facility 5) EMTALA requires a hospital to provide a screening examination and appropriate lifesustaining emergency care: A) to any person experiencing a medical emergency on its campus B) even if there is no emergency at the facility C) in accordance with the patient's ability to pay D) to ambulance / helicopter teams utilizing the helipad to a transfer *Ans* A) to any person experiencing a medical emergency on its campus