Air Medical Transport UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
What is the "goal" of critical care transport? - (ANSWERS)"ICU to ICU without!@#$%%%%%
the patient ever
knowing they left the ICU" %%%%%%
What is the most common air staff configuration in the US? - (ANSWERS)Nurse / paramedic
What is the most common air staff configuration in Europe? - (ANSWERS)Physician / paramedic
What is the best crew configuration? - (ANSWERS)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? -
(ANSWERS)High speed transport and advanced skills
True or false : CCEMTP personnel can practice without the oversight of a physician. -
(ANSWERS)False
A patient who is stable with no risk for deterioration would receive what kind of treatments
during transport? - (ANSWERS)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? - (ANSWERS)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? - (ANSWERS)EKG monitoring, basic cardiac medications
A patient who is stable with a high risk of deterioration would receive what kind of treatments
during transport? - (ANSWERS)Patients requiring advanced airway control (intubated, on a
ventilator), patients on multiple vasoactive medications
What classifies as a patient who is unstable? - (ANSWERS)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? - (ANSWERS)Unstable
A patient who requires invasive monitoring would classify as no risk, low risk, medium risk, high
risk, or unstable? - (ANSWERS)Unstable
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Patients on a balloon pump would classify as no risk, low risk, medium risk, high risk, or
unstable? - (ANSWERS)Unstable
Patients who have sustained multiple trauma would classify as no risk, low risk, medium risk,
high risk, or unstable? - (ANSWERS)Unstable
Patients requiring advanced airway management such as intubation would classify as no risk,
low risk, medium risk, high risk, or unstable? - (ANSWERS)High risk
Patients on multiple vasoactive medications would classify as no risk, low risk, medium risk,
high risk, or unstable? - (ANSWERS)High risk
Patients who require EKG monitoring and basic cardiac medications would classify as no risk,
low risk, medium risk, high risk, or unstable? - (ANSWERS)Medium risk
Patients who need a running IV and some IV medications would classify as no risk, low risk,
medium risk, high risk, or unstable? - (ANSWERS)Low risk
Patients that require oxygen, a saline lock and monitoring of vitals signs would classify as no
risk, low risk, medium risk, high risk, or unstable? - (ANSWERS)No risk
What are the six inter-hospital transport criteria? - (ANSWERS)-Referral access
-Physician consultation
-Bed reservation
-Patient stabilization
-Transportation
-Follow up
True or false :
There is a complete national count of ground ambulances crashes in the United States. -
(ANSWERS)False
What does federal law require of first responders when operating on roadways? -
(ANSWERS)Requires that first responders always wear fluorescent and retro-reflective material
when operating on roadways.
How often must aviation transport report their position? - (ANSWERS)Aviation needs to report
position every 15 minutes.
How often must ground transport report their position? - (ANSWERS)Ground needs to report
position every 45 minutes.
and CORRECT Answers
What is the "goal" of critical care transport? - (ANSWERS)"ICU to ICU without!@#$%%%%%
the patient ever
knowing they left the ICU" %%%%%%
What is the most common air staff configuration in the US? - (ANSWERS)Nurse / paramedic
What is the most common air staff configuration in Europe? - (ANSWERS)Physician / paramedic
What is the best crew configuration? - (ANSWERS)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? -
(ANSWERS)High speed transport and advanced skills
True or false : CCEMTP personnel can practice without the oversight of a physician. -
(ANSWERS)False
A patient who is stable with no risk for deterioration would receive what kind of treatments
during transport? - (ANSWERS)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? - (ANSWERS)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? - (ANSWERS)EKG monitoring, basic cardiac medications
A patient who is stable with a high risk of deterioration would receive what kind of treatments
during transport? - (ANSWERS)Patients requiring advanced airway control (intubated, on a
ventilator), patients on multiple vasoactive medications
What classifies as a patient who is unstable? - (ANSWERS)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? - (ANSWERS)Unstable
A patient who requires invasive monitoring would classify as no risk, low risk, medium risk, high
risk, or unstable? - (ANSWERS)Unstable
, Air Medical Transport UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
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Patients on a balloon pump would classify as no risk, low risk, medium risk, high risk, or
unstable? - (ANSWERS)Unstable
Patients who have sustained multiple trauma would classify as no risk, low risk, medium risk,
high risk, or unstable? - (ANSWERS)Unstable
Patients requiring advanced airway management such as intubation would classify as no risk,
low risk, medium risk, high risk, or unstable? - (ANSWERS)High risk
Patients on multiple vasoactive medications would classify as no risk, low risk, medium risk,
high risk, or unstable? - (ANSWERS)High risk
Patients who require EKG monitoring and basic cardiac medications would classify as no risk,
low risk, medium risk, high risk, or unstable? - (ANSWERS)Medium risk
Patients who need a running IV and some IV medications would classify as no risk, low risk,
medium risk, high risk, or unstable? - (ANSWERS)Low risk
Patients that require oxygen, a saline lock and monitoring of vitals signs would classify as no
risk, low risk, medium risk, high risk, or unstable? - (ANSWERS)No risk
What are the six inter-hospital transport criteria? - (ANSWERS)-Referral access
-Physician consultation
-Bed reservation
-Patient stabilization
-Transportation
-Follow up
True or false :
There is a complete national count of ground ambulances crashes in the United States. -
(ANSWERS)False
What does federal law require of first responders when operating on roadways? -
(ANSWERS)Requires that first responders always wear fluorescent and retro-reflective material
when operating on roadways.
How often must aviation transport report their position? - (ANSWERS)Aviation needs to report
position every 15 minutes.
How often must ground transport report their position? - (ANSWERS)Ground needs to report
position every 45 minutes.
