TPATC EXAM WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
Safety policy -ANSestablishes management's commitment and responsibility, the
accountabilities, the appointment of key safety personnel, the coordination of
emergency response planning, and SMS documentation.
Lays the foundation on which SMS functions.
Risk Management -ANSHas two elements: hazard identification % risk
assessment/mitigation.
Hazards are conditions or objects with potential to cause harm, damage or reduce
functionality of personnel/equipment.
sleep inertia -ANSa condition resulting in impaired alertness (rarely exceeds 30 minutes
after waking) and slows the speed of cognitive tasks.
This can be reduced by napping fewer than 20 minutes or 90 minutes.
85 decibels -ANSThe threshold for safe hearing/noise exposure.
emergency locator transmitter (ELT) -ANSall EMS aircraft are required by FAA to carry
this.
Designed to emit radio signal on a frequency 121.f, 243 or 406.025 MHz. This signal is
received by satellites and relayed to rescue personnel.
It is designed to activate on impact of over 4.5 feet/second but can also be turned on
manually.
With an ...... in elevation there is a ....... in atmospheric pressure -ANSincrease,
decrease
Factors affecting atmospheric pressure -ANSearth's rotation
vorticity
unequal solar heating from poles to equator
minimum/maximum temperatures (heat index)
humidity and dew point
wind direction, speed, gust, and wind chill
pressure at reporting station and at sea level
precipitation including snow cover
vertical velocity
, vapor pressure
convergence
Gases essential to human life -ANSoxygen, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide
Efficient zone -ANSzone where most of the population exists.
Many of the trapped gas issues of ears, sinuses and GI tract occur in this zone.
Physiologically deficient zone -ANSextends from 10000 to 50000 feet and is where
most flying occurs.
With an increase in altitude the temperature will -ANSdecrease
Increased temperatures at lower latitudes near the equator cause gases to -ANSexpand
Higher latitudes near the north and south pole have colder temperatures and cause
gases to contract making them more -ANScondensed, causing greater physiologic
stress with altitude changes in a cold environment.
Boyle's law -ANSlaw of gaseous expansion
explains why gases trapped in the body expand or contract as altitude increases or
decreases; explains the interaction of pressure and volume.
states that the volume of gas is inversely proportional to the pressure with temperature
remaining constant.
ex) a decrease in pressure caused an increase in gas volume as altitude increases.
Transport considerations include "pneumo" conditions (pneumothorax, pneumocephaly,
pnemopericardium, pneumomediastinum, pneumoperitoneum.- explains why you want
to decompress if possible before transport.
Charles' Law -ANSthe pressure of a gas is directly proportional to its temperature. In
essence, gas volume increases as gas temperature increases; conversely, gas volume
decreases as gas temperature decreases.
Gay-Lussac's Law -ANSpressure of a given mass of gas varies directly with the Kelvin
temperature when the volume remains constant. Thus as temperature increases so
does the volume of gas in equal proportions to the temperature.
ex) the pressure in an oxygen tank will increase as the environmental temperature
increases.
Combined gas law -ANSalso known as the Ideal gas law
SOLUTIONS
Safety policy -ANSestablishes management's commitment and responsibility, the
accountabilities, the appointment of key safety personnel, the coordination of
emergency response planning, and SMS documentation.
Lays the foundation on which SMS functions.
Risk Management -ANSHas two elements: hazard identification % risk
assessment/mitigation.
Hazards are conditions or objects with potential to cause harm, damage or reduce
functionality of personnel/equipment.
sleep inertia -ANSa condition resulting in impaired alertness (rarely exceeds 30 minutes
after waking) and slows the speed of cognitive tasks.
This can be reduced by napping fewer than 20 minutes or 90 minutes.
85 decibels -ANSThe threshold for safe hearing/noise exposure.
emergency locator transmitter (ELT) -ANSall EMS aircraft are required by FAA to carry
this.
Designed to emit radio signal on a frequency 121.f, 243 or 406.025 MHz. This signal is
received by satellites and relayed to rescue personnel.
It is designed to activate on impact of over 4.5 feet/second but can also be turned on
manually.
With an ...... in elevation there is a ....... in atmospheric pressure -ANSincrease,
decrease
Factors affecting atmospheric pressure -ANSearth's rotation
vorticity
unequal solar heating from poles to equator
minimum/maximum temperatures (heat index)
humidity and dew point
wind direction, speed, gust, and wind chill
pressure at reporting station and at sea level
precipitation including snow cover
vertical velocity
, vapor pressure
convergence
Gases essential to human life -ANSoxygen, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide
Efficient zone -ANSzone where most of the population exists.
Many of the trapped gas issues of ears, sinuses and GI tract occur in this zone.
Physiologically deficient zone -ANSextends from 10000 to 50000 feet and is where
most flying occurs.
With an increase in altitude the temperature will -ANSdecrease
Increased temperatures at lower latitudes near the equator cause gases to -ANSexpand
Higher latitudes near the north and south pole have colder temperatures and cause
gases to contract making them more -ANScondensed, causing greater physiologic
stress with altitude changes in a cold environment.
Boyle's law -ANSlaw of gaseous expansion
explains why gases trapped in the body expand or contract as altitude increases or
decreases; explains the interaction of pressure and volume.
states that the volume of gas is inversely proportional to the pressure with temperature
remaining constant.
ex) a decrease in pressure caused an increase in gas volume as altitude increases.
Transport considerations include "pneumo" conditions (pneumothorax, pneumocephaly,
pnemopericardium, pneumomediastinum, pneumoperitoneum.- explains why you want
to decompress if possible before transport.
Charles' Law -ANSthe pressure of a gas is directly proportional to its temperature. In
essence, gas volume increases as gas temperature increases; conversely, gas volume
decreases as gas temperature decreases.
Gay-Lussac's Law -ANSpressure of a given mass of gas varies directly with the Kelvin
temperature when the volume remains constant. Thus as temperature increases so
does the volume of gas in equal proportions to the temperature.
ex) the pressure in an oxygen tank will increase as the environmental temperature
increases.
Combined gas law -ANSalso known as the Ideal gas law
