FLIGHT PARAMEDIC STUDY GUIDE -
FLIGHT PHYSIOLOGY CORRECT
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS(RATED A+)
During ascent does gas expand or contact? - ANSWER Expand - Boyles Law
During descent does gas contract or expand? - ANSWER Contact - Boyles Law
Climb 100m will cause temperature to? - ANSWER Drop 1-degree Celsius - Charles'
law
For every 1,000 ft temperature will drop? - ANSWER 2 degrees Celsius - Charles's law
how to calculate celsius to fahrenheit - ANSWER (°C x 1.8) + 32 = °F
How to convert Fahrenheit to Celsius - ANSWER (°F - 32) / 1.8 = °C
the temperature outside is 18 °C. What would that equal in Fahrenheit - ANSWER (18 *
1.8) + 32
(32.4) + 32=
64.4 °F
You're feeling ill and your body temperature is 101.3 °F. What is the temperature in
Celsius? - ANSWER (101.3 - 32) / 1.8
(69.3) / 1.8=
38.5 °C
When you charge an oxygen tank, and the tank gets hot; that is an example of what gas
law - ANSWER Charles' Law
Does gas volume expand or shrink as temperature increases? - ANSWER expands
Will a volume of a gas shrink or expand when temperature decreases? - ANSWER
Shrink
An oxygen cylinder left outside overnight will have a lower pressure reading in the
morning due temperature drop. That is an example of what gas law? - ANSWER Gay-
Lussac's Law
All carbonated beverages are example of which gas law? - ANSWER Henry's Law
Which gas law can cause the bends or decompression sickness? - ANSWER Henry's
Law
, Gases diffuse from a higher concentration to an area of lower concentration is which
gas law? - ANSWER Graham's Law
This gas law is an example of the ongoing process of the diffusion of oxygen and
carbon dioxide in the blood and the transfer of oxygen from blood into the cells. Which
gas law is this? - ANSWER Graham's Law
Dalton's law states that as we ascend in altitude, the concentration of oxygen remains
the same. However, because of the decreased barometric pressure, the partial pressure
of oxygen decreases as altitude increases.
At sea level: 760 torr x 0.21 = 159 torr
40,000 feet: 162 torr x 0.21 = 34 torr
barobariatruama - ANSWER Barotrauma is tissue injury caused by a pressure-related
change in body compartment gas volume.
Barobaria trauma is best prevented by... - ANSWER Pre oxygenation- Caused by a
large/sudden release of nitrogen from the adipose tissues of the body upon
decompression. Pts with decreased Vt and FRC can not "blow off" the excess nitrogen
fast enough.
Signs of barobariotruama during flight transport - ANSWER -neurological symptoms as
a result of a rapid release of nitrogen from
-disoriented
-hallucinations
-short-term memory loss
-difficult in concentrating
who is at greater risk of barobariotruama during flight transport? - ANSWER -overweight
or obese patients
-pregnant patients
-pediatrics
Four basic variables that affect gas volumetric relationships are? - ANSWER
Temperature
Pressure
Relative mass of gas or the number of molecules
AGE stands for? - ANSWER Atrial Gas Embolisms
and is the lead cause of death among scuba divers.
What are the 8 stressors of flight? - ANSWER 1. Decreased partial pressure of oxygen
2. Barometric pressure
3. Thermal changes
FLIGHT PHYSIOLOGY CORRECT
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS(RATED A+)
During ascent does gas expand or contact? - ANSWER Expand - Boyles Law
During descent does gas contract or expand? - ANSWER Contact - Boyles Law
Climb 100m will cause temperature to? - ANSWER Drop 1-degree Celsius - Charles'
law
For every 1,000 ft temperature will drop? - ANSWER 2 degrees Celsius - Charles's law
how to calculate celsius to fahrenheit - ANSWER (°C x 1.8) + 32 = °F
How to convert Fahrenheit to Celsius - ANSWER (°F - 32) / 1.8 = °C
the temperature outside is 18 °C. What would that equal in Fahrenheit - ANSWER (18 *
1.8) + 32
(32.4) + 32=
64.4 °F
You're feeling ill and your body temperature is 101.3 °F. What is the temperature in
Celsius? - ANSWER (101.3 - 32) / 1.8
(69.3) / 1.8=
38.5 °C
When you charge an oxygen tank, and the tank gets hot; that is an example of what gas
law - ANSWER Charles' Law
Does gas volume expand or shrink as temperature increases? - ANSWER expands
Will a volume of a gas shrink or expand when temperature decreases? - ANSWER
Shrink
An oxygen cylinder left outside overnight will have a lower pressure reading in the
morning due temperature drop. That is an example of what gas law? - ANSWER Gay-
Lussac's Law
All carbonated beverages are example of which gas law? - ANSWER Henry's Law
Which gas law can cause the bends or decompression sickness? - ANSWER Henry's
Law
, Gases diffuse from a higher concentration to an area of lower concentration is which
gas law? - ANSWER Graham's Law
This gas law is an example of the ongoing process of the diffusion of oxygen and
carbon dioxide in the blood and the transfer of oxygen from blood into the cells. Which
gas law is this? - ANSWER Graham's Law
Dalton's law states that as we ascend in altitude, the concentration of oxygen remains
the same. However, because of the decreased barometric pressure, the partial pressure
of oxygen decreases as altitude increases.
At sea level: 760 torr x 0.21 = 159 torr
40,000 feet: 162 torr x 0.21 = 34 torr
barobariatruama - ANSWER Barotrauma is tissue injury caused by a pressure-related
change in body compartment gas volume.
Barobaria trauma is best prevented by... - ANSWER Pre oxygenation- Caused by a
large/sudden release of nitrogen from the adipose tissues of the body upon
decompression. Pts with decreased Vt and FRC can not "blow off" the excess nitrogen
fast enough.
Signs of barobariotruama during flight transport - ANSWER -neurological symptoms as
a result of a rapid release of nitrogen from
-disoriented
-hallucinations
-short-term memory loss
-difficult in concentrating
who is at greater risk of barobariotruama during flight transport? - ANSWER -overweight
or obese patients
-pregnant patients
-pediatrics
Four basic variables that affect gas volumetric relationships are? - ANSWER
Temperature
Pressure
Relative mass of gas or the number of molecules
AGE stands for? - ANSWER Atrial Gas Embolisms
and is the lead cause of death among scuba divers.
What are the 8 stressors of flight? - ANSWER 1. Decreased partial pressure of oxygen
2. Barometric pressure
3. Thermal changes
