Paramedic CCT Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
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 -
correct answer ✅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 -
correct answer ✅B) Labeling multiple IV lines
,Paramedic CCT Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
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 -
correct answer ✅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 -
correct answer ✅A) Physician at the sending facility
,Paramedic CCT Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
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 -
correct answer ✅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
, Paramedic CCT Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
D) Appeal to the patient's family to convince her to go -
correct answer ✅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. -
correct answer ✅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.
Answers (Grade A+)
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 -
correct answer ✅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 -
correct answer ✅B) Labeling multiple IV lines
,Paramedic CCT Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
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 -
correct answer ✅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 -
correct answer ✅A) Physician at the sending facility
,Paramedic CCT Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
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 -
correct answer ✅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
, Paramedic CCT Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
D) Appeal to the patient's family to convince her to go -
correct answer ✅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. -
correct answer ✅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.
