Paramedic CCT Questions and Answers Already Passed

Paramedic CCT Questions and Answers Already Passed 1) Per Medicare, which of the following qualifies as call for reimbursement as a critical care transport (Select all that apply) A) Patient is on Dobutamine drip B) Patient is incubated and sedated C) Patient is on a mechanical ventilator D) Patient is on an IV pump A) Patient is on Dobutamine drip B) Patient is incubated and sedated C) Patient is on a mechanical ventilator D) Patient is on an IV pump 2) Which of the following is a good practice when moving a CCT patient from hospital bed to the stretcher (and vice versa)? A) Increasing sedation B) Labeling multiple IV lines C) Clamping chest tubes D) Flushing Foley catheters B) Labeling multiple IV lines 3) You are picking up an incubated patient at a rural hospital in preparation for transport to an urban medical center. What is the gold standard for hospital verification of tube placement that you should check prior to moving the patient? A) Chest radiograph B) Colormetric capnography C) Auscultation of breath sounds D) ABGs A) Chest radiograph 4) For inter facility transfers, your normal (first line) medical control is: A) Physician at the sending facility B) Physician at the receiving facility C) CCT medical director D) Physician at the closest facility A) Physician at the sending facility 5) EMTALA requires a hospital to provide a screening examination and appropriate life- sustaining emergency care: A) to any person experiencing a medical emergency on its campus B) even if there is no emergency at the facility C) in accordance with the patient's ability to pay D) to ambulance / helicopter teams utilizing the helipad to a transfer A) to any person experiencing a medical emergency on its campus 6) A patient at an outlying facility has been diagnosed with a stroke. As you approach the patient, she informs you she does not want to go to the second facility (a stroke center) because she is "more comfortable" at her current facility. She appears alert and oriented, although her speech is slurred. You should next: A) Obtain a complete witnessed refusal B) Explain the capabilities of the second facility and the risks of remaining at the first facility C) Check with the sending facility to see if they have obtained a con sent to transfer form D) Appeal to the patient's family to convince her to go B) Explain the capabilities of the second facility and the risks of remaining at the first facility 7) You are transporting a critical patient. You are en route to meet a medical helicopter at a hospital landing pad. Which of the following is most correct? A) The hospital has no obligation to provide a screening examination for the patient if the only reason the patient is coming to the facility is to utilize the helipad for transfer. B) The hospital has an obligation to provide a screening examination regardless of whether the agencies involved in the transfer request a screening. C) The hospital must provide security for the helipad before, during, and following the transfer of the patient. D) The hospital has no obligation to see the patient, but may bill the agencies that utilize the helipad. A) The hospital has no obligation