FLIGHT PARAMEDIC UPDATED EXAM SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+

FLIGHT PARAMEDIC UPDATED EXAM SCRIPT QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Max number of fluid bolus infusion for a pediatric - ✔✔2

✔✔Glucose management for all pediatrics - ✔✔D-Stick< 60mg/dL, all ages 2cc/kg

✔✔Glucose management DOC for a neonate - ✔✔D10

✔✔Glucose management DOC for an infant - ✔✔D25

✔✔Glucose management DOC for a toddler - ✔✔D50

✔✔ABG value
PH - ✔✔7.35-7.45

✔✔ABG value
CO2 - ✔✔35-45

✔✔ABG value
HCO3 - ✔✔22-26

✔✔ABG value
PaO2 - ✔✔80-100 mmhg

✔✔ABG value
SaO2 - ✔✔>95%

✔✔ABG value
Base (excess/deficit) - ✔✔(-2) to (+2)

✔✔Chem 7 Basic Metabolic Panel value
Na+ (sodium) - ✔✔135 - 145 mEq/L

✔✔Chem 7 Basic Metabolic Panel value
K+ (potassium) - ✔✔3.5 - 5 mEq/L

✔✔Chem 7 Basic Metabolic Panel value
Cl- (chloride) - ✔✔95-105 mEq/L

✔✔Chem 7 Basic Metabolic Panel value
CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) - ✔✔22-26 mEq/L

,✔✔Chem 7 Basic Metabolic Panel value
BUN (Blood Urea Nitrogen) - ✔✔6-24 mg/dL

✔✔Chem 7 Basic Metabolic Panel value
Cr (creatinine) - ✔✔.7-1.4 mg/dL

✔✔Chem 7 Basic Metabolic Panel value
Glucose - ✔✔80-120 mg/dL

✔✔Chem 7 Basic Metabolic Panel
Sodium is... - ✔✔The primary extracellular cation, helps nerves and muscles interact

✔✔Chem 7 Basic Metabolic Panel
Potassium is... - ✔✔The primary intracellular cation, responsible for cell excitability,
resting membrane potential (MOST DANGEROUS ABNORMALITY)

✔✔Chem 7 Basic Metabolic Panel
Chloride is... - ✔✔An extracellular cation, maintains osmotic pressure, helps stomach
produce hydrochloric acid

✔✔Chem 7 Basic Metabolic Panel
Carbon Dioxide is... - ✔✔Important for helping maintain the acid-base balance

✔✔Chem 7 Basic Metabolic Panel
Blood Urea Nitrogen... - ✔✔Helps provide a picture of renal clearance

✔✔Chem 7 Basic Metabolic Panel
Creatinine... - ✔✔Help provide a picture of renal clearance

✔✔Chem 7 Basic Metabolic Panel
Glucose... - ✔✔Shows how much glucose is circulating in the blood

✔✔Gas Laws
Boyle's Law Equation - ✔✔P1 x V1 = P2 x V2

✔✔Gas Laws
Boyle's Law Definition - ✔✔The pressure of a gas is inversely proportional to the
volume of a gas at a constant temperature

✔✔Gas Laws

, Dalton's Law Definition - ✔✔The total pressure of a gas mixture is the sum of the partial
pressures of all the gases in the mixture

✔✔Gas Laws
Charle's Law Equation - ✔✔V1 x T2 = V2 x T1

✔✔Gas Laws
Charle's Law Definition - ✔✔At a constant pressure, the volume of a gas is directly
proportional to the absolute temperature of the gas

✔✔Gas Laws
Gay-Lussac's Law Equation - ✔✔P1 x T2 = P2 x T1

✔✔Gas Laws
Gay-Lussac's Law Definition - ✔✔Directly proportional relationship between
temperature and pressure

✔✔DCS is related to what gas law? - ✔✔Henry's Law

✔✔DCS Type 1
S/S, Tx - ✔✔Pain
Itching
Swelling

Recompression on TT5

✔✔DCS Type 2
S/S, Tx - ✔✔Any neurologic sign
Pain in two or more joint
Pain the t-shirt or shorts area
Hypovolemic Shock

Recompression on TT6

✔✔Cutis Marmorata
S/S, Tx - ✔✔Mottled Skin

Recompression on TT6

✔✔AGE is due to what gas law? - ✔✔Boyle's Law

✔✔What happens with an AGE - ✔✔Breath holding on ascent, over inflation of alveoli,
possible pneumothorax, gas pushes through membrane into pulmonary capillaries, gas
bubbles block vessels, lead to ischemia and infarct of tissues