QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
● FP-C. Answer: Flight Paramedic Certified examination by the Board for Critical Care
Transport
● CCTP. Answer: Critical Care Transport Paramedic providing advanced care in air and
ground transport
● Flight Physiology. Answer: Study of how altitude and flight affect the human body
● Hypoxia. Answer: Insufficient oxygen at altitude from reduced partial pressure
● Hypoxic Hypoxia. Answer: Hypoxia from reduced oxygen availability at altitude
● Hypemic Hypoxia. Answer: Hypoxia from reduced oxygen-carrying capacity of blood
● Stagnant Hypoxia. Answer: Hypoxia from inadequate circulation
● Histotoxic Hypoxia. Answer: Hypoxia from cells unable to use available oxygen
● Dalton's Law. Answer: Total pressure of gas mixture equals sum of partial pressures
● Henry's Law. Answer: Gas dissolved in liquid is proportional to partial pressure
● Boyle's Law. Answer: Pressure and volume inversely related at constant temperature
● Charles's Law. Answer: Volume of gas directly proportional to temperature
● Gay-Lussac's Law. Answer: Pressure of gas directly proportional to temperature
● Gas Laws Application. Answer: Expanding trapped gas at altitude causes barotrauma
● Barotrauma. Answer: Injury from pressure changes affecting gas-filled body spaces
● Middle Ear Barotrauma. Answer: Eardrum pain or rupture from pressure changes during
ascent or descent
● Sinus Barotrauma. Answer: Pain or injury to sinuses from pressure changes