AIR EVAC EXAM SCRIPT UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
✔✔100, 95, 98 - ✔✔During CPR give oxygen via BVM at _____ percent. For everyone
else adjust _____ to _____ percent.
✔✔primary assessment - ✔✔In the systemic approach, this is the step when you get an
EKG, establish an IV, and give appropriate drugs.
✔✔EKG, IV, drugs - ✔✔In the systemic approach, during the primary assessment, you
should get an _____, establish an _____ access, and give appropriate _____.
✔✔10 - ✔✔During CPR, ETCO2 should be greater than _____ mm Hg. If it is less than
that, you should improve the quality of your compressions.
✔✔disability - ✔✔In the systemic approach, during the primary assessment, this is the
step when assess for responsiveness, check for pupil dilation, and assess for LOC.
✔✔secondary assessment - ✔✔In the systemic approach, this is when you do the
following.
- Hs and Ts
- signs/symptoms
- allergies
- medications
- past medical history
- last meal consumed
- events
✔✔signs, symptoms, allergies, medications, past, last, events - ✔✔In the systemic
approach, the secondary assessment, is when you use your SAMPLE and Hs and Ts
- _____ and _____
- _____
- _____
- _____ medical history
- _____ meal consumed
- _____
✔✔hypovolemia, hypoxia, hydrogen, hypokalemia, hyperkalemia, hypothermia - ✔✔In
the systemic approach, these are the Hs used in the secondary assessment.
✔✔tension pneumothorax, tamponade, toxins, thrombosis - ✔✔In the systemic
approach, these are the Ts used in the secondary assessment.
✔✔retrosternal chest - ✔✔In acute coronary syndrome, the most common symptom in
both women and men is _____ _____ discomfort often characterized as "tightness."
, ✔✔diabetic, hypertensive - ✔✔In acute coronary syndrome, the elderly, women, _____
patients, and _____ patients are most likely to delay care due to atypical presentations.
✔✔acute coronary syndrome - ✔✔In this, older adults and women may present without
chest pain.
✔✔60, 80 - ✔✔During CPR, the chest compression fraction should be at least _____
percent and ideally greater than _____ percent
✔✔heart failure - ✔✔Oxygen should be given to the patient who has obvious signs of
_____ _____ if the SpO2 is less than 90 percent.
✔✔90 - ✔✔Oxygen should be given to the patient who has obvious signs of heart
failure if the SpO2 is less than _____ percent.
✔✔90 - ✔✔In acute coronary syndrome, oxygen should be titrated by the provider to
get the SpO2 greater than _____ percent.
✔✔10 - ✔✔In acute coronary syndrome, the goal for an initial EKG is within _____
minutes.
✔✔30 - ✔✔In acute coronary syndrome a chest X-ray should be obtained within _____
minutes as long as it does not delay getting the patient to the cath lab.
✔✔90 - ✔✔In acute coronary syndrome, the goal from first medical contact to the door
of fibrinolytics is _____ minutes.
✔✔4 - ✔✔In acute coronary syndrom, start oxygen at _____ liters/minute and titrate to
effect.
✔✔nitroglycerin - ✔✔This reduces left and right ventricular preload through peripheral
and venous dilation.
✔✔3 - ✔✔Nitroglycerin should be given SL every 3-5 minutes for a total of _____
doses.
✔✔90, 30, 50, 100 - ✔✔Only administer nitroglycerin if the patient remains
hemodynamically stable with a systolic blood pressure greater than _____ mm Hg of no
lower than _____ mm Hg below baseline if known. The patient should also have a heart
rate between _____ and _____ per minute.
✔✔inferior wall, right ventricular - ✔✔Hold nitroglycerin for an _____ _____ or _____
_____ infarction because the patient may need the preload to maintain cardiac output.
ANSWERS
✔✔100, 95, 98 - ✔✔During CPR give oxygen via BVM at _____ percent. For everyone
else adjust _____ to _____ percent.
✔✔primary assessment - ✔✔In the systemic approach, this is the step when you get an
EKG, establish an IV, and give appropriate drugs.
✔✔EKG, IV, drugs - ✔✔In the systemic approach, during the primary assessment, you
should get an _____, establish an _____ access, and give appropriate _____.
✔✔10 - ✔✔During CPR, ETCO2 should be greater than _____ mm Hg. If it is less than
that, you should improve the quality of your compressions.
✔✔disability - ✔✔In the systemic approach, during the primary assessment, this is the
step when assess for responsiveness, check for pupil dilation, and assess for LOC.
✔✔secondary assessment - ✔✔In the systemic approach, this is when you do the
following.
- Hs and Ts
- signs/symptoms
- allergies
- medications
- past medical history
- last meal consumed
- events
✔✔signs, symptoms, allergies, medications, past, last, events - ✔✔In the systemic
approach, the secondary assessment, is when you use your SAMPLE and Hs and Ts
- _____ and _____
- _____
- _____
- _____ medical history
- _____ meal consumed
- _____
✔✔hypovolemia, hypoxia, hydrogen, hypokalemia, hyperkalemia, hypothermia - ✔✔In
the systemic approach, these are the Hs used in the secondary assessment.
✔✔tension pneumothorax, tamponade, toxins, thrombosis - ✔✔In the systemic
approach, these are the Ts used in the secondary assessment.
✔✔retrosternal chest - ✔✔In acute coronary syndrome, the most common symptom in
both women and men is _____ _____ discomfort often characterized as "tightness."
, ✔✔diabetic, hypertensive - ✔✔In acute coronary syndrome, the elderly, women, _____
patients, and _____ patients are most likely to delay care due to atypical presentations.
✔✔acute coronary syndrome - ✔✔In this, older adults and women may present without
chest pain.
✔✔60, 80 - ✔✔During CPR, the chest compression fraction should be at least _____
percent and ideally greater than _____ percent
✔✔heart failure - ✔✔Oxygen should be given to the patient who has obvious signs of
_____ _____ if the SpO2 is less than 90 percent.
✔✔90 - ✔✔Oxygen should be given to the patient who has obvious signs of heart
failure if the SpO2 is less than _____ percent.
✔✔90 - ✔✔In acute coronary syndrome, oxygen should be titrated by the provider to
get the SpO2 greater than _____ percent.
✔✔10 - ✔✔In acute coronary syndrome, the goal for an initial EKG is within _____
minutes.
✔✔30 - ✔✔In acute coronary syndrome a chest X-ray should be obtained within _____
minutes as long as it does not delay getting the patient to the cath lab.
✔✔90 - ✔✔In acute coronary syndrome, the goal from first medical contact to the door
of fibrinolytics is _____ minutes.
✔✔4 - ✔✔In acute coronary syndrom, start oxygen at _____ liters/minute and titrate to
effect.
✔✔nitroglycerin - ✔✔This reduces left and right ventricular preload through peripheral
and venous dilation.
✔✔3 - ✔✔Nitroglycerin should be given SL every 3-5 minutes for a total of _____
doses.
✔✔90, 30, 50, 100 - ✔✔Only administer nitroglycerin if the patient remains
hemodynamically stable with a systolic blood pressure greater than _____ mm Hg of no
lower than _____ mm Hg below baseline if known. The patient should also have a heart
rate between _____ and _____ per minute.
✔✔inferior wall, right ventricular - ✔✔Hold nitroglycerin for an _____ _____ or _____
_____ infarction because the patient may need the preload to maintain cardiac output.
