Air Medical Transport UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is the "goal" of critical care transport? - CORRECT ANSWER - "ICU to ICU without
the patient ever knowing they left the ICU"
What is the most common air staff configuration in the US? - CORRECT ANSWER - Nurse /
paramedic
What is the most common air staff configuration in Europe? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Physician / paramedic
What is the best crew configuration? - CORRECT ANSWER - One that is able to offer the
most optimal care to the patient.
In critical care transport, what two things combined can lead to great outcomes? - CORRECT
ANSWER - High speed transport and advanced skills
True or false : CCEMTP personnel can practice without the oversight of a physician. -
CORRECT ANSWER - False
A patient who is stable with no risk for deterioration would receive what kind of treatments
during transport? - CORRECT ANSWER - Oxygen, monitoring of vital signs, saline lock.
A pt who is stable with low risk of deterioration would receive what kind of treatments during
transport? - CORRECT ANSWER - Running IV, some IV medications including analgesics,
pulse oximetry.
A patient who is stable with medium risk of deterioration would receive what kind of treatments
during transport? - CORRECT ANSWER - EKG monitoring, basic cardiac medications
, A patient who is stable with a high risk of deterioration would receive what kind of treatments
during transport? - CORRECT ANSWER - Patients requiring advanced airway control
(intubated, on a ventilator), patients on multiple vasoactive medications
What classifies as a patient who is unstable? - CORRECT ANSWER - Those who:
-Can't be stabilized by transferring facility
-Are actively deteriorating
-Are post-resuscitation
-Require invasive monitoring
-Are on a balloon pump
-Have sustained multiple trauma
A patient who is post-resuscitation would classify as no risk, low risk, medium risk, high risk, or
unstable? - CORRECT ANSWER - Unstable
A patient who requires invasive monitoring would classify as no risk, low risk, medium risk,
high risk, or unstable? - CORRECT ANSWER - Unstable
Patients on a balloon pump would classify as no risk, low risk, medium risk, high risk, or
unstable? - CORRECT ANSWER - Unstable
Patients who have sustained multiple trauma would classify as no risk, low risk, medium risk,
high risk, or unstable? - CORRECT ANSWER - Unstable
Patients requiring advanced airway management such as intubation would classify as no risk,
low risk, medium risk, high risk, or unstable? - CORRECT ANSWER - High risk
Patients on multiple vasoactive medications would classify as no risk, low risk, medium risk,
high risk, or unstable? - CORRECT ANSWER - High risk
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is the "goal" of critical care transport? - CORRECT ANSWER - "ICU to ICU without
the patient ever knowing they left the ICU"
What is the most common air staff configuration in the US? - CORRECT ANSWER - Nurse /
paramedic
What is the most common air staff configuration in Europe? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Physician / paramedic
What is the best crew configuration? - CORRECT ANSWER - One that is able to offer the
most optimal care to the patient.
In critical care transport, what two things combined can lead to great outcomes? - CORRECT
ANSWER - High speed transport and advanced skills
True or false : CCEMTP personnel can practice without the oversight of a physician. -
CORRECT ANSWER - False
A patient who is stable with no risk for deterioration would receive what kind of treatments
during transport? - CORRECT ANSWER - Oxygen, monitoring of vital signs, saline lock.
A pt who is stable with low risk of deterioration would receive what kind of treatments during
transport? - CORRECT ANSWER - Running IV, some IV medications including analgesics,
pulse oximetry.
A patient who is stable with medium risk of deterioration would receive what kind of treatments
during transport? - CORRECT ANSWER - EKG monitoring, basic cardiac medications
, A patient who is stable with a high risk of deterioration would receive what kind of treatments
during transport? - CORRECT ANSWER - Patients requiring advanced airway control
(intubated, on a ventilator), patients on multiple vasoactive medications
What classifies as a patient who is unstable? - CORRECT ANSWER - Those who:
-Can't be stabilized by transferring facility
-Are actively deteriorating
-Are post-resuscitation
-Require invasive monitoring
-Are on a balloon pump
-Have sustained multiple trauma
A patient who is post-resuscitation would classify as no risk, low risk, medium risk, high risk, or
unstable? - CORRECT ANSWER - Unstable
A patient who requires invasive monitoring would classify as no risk, low risk, medium risk,
high risk, or unstable? - CORRECT ANSWER - Unstable
Patients on a balloon pump would classify as no risk, low risk, medium risk, high risk, or
unstable? - CORRECT ANSWER - Unstable
Patients who have sustained multiple trauma would classify as no risk, low risk, medium risk,
high risk, or unstable? - CORRECT ANSWER - Unstable
Patients requiring advanced airway management such as intubation would classify as no risk,
low risk, medium risk, high risk, or unstable? - CORRECT ANSWER - High risk
Patients on multiple vasoactive medications would classify as no risk, low risk, medium risk,
high risk, or unstable? - CORRECT ANSWER - High risk
