TPATC – Trauma Patient Assessment & Transport Course Study Guide, Key Concepts & Practice
Questions
Safety policy - correct answer ✔✔establishes 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 - correct answer ✔✔Has 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 - correct answer ✔✔a 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 - correct answer ✔✔The threshold for safe hearing/noise exposure.
emergency locator transmitter (ELT) - correct answer ✔✔all 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 - correct answer ✔✔increase,
decrease
Factors affecting atmospheric pressure - correct answer ✔✔earth'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 - correct answer ✔✔oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide
Efficient zone - correct answer ✔✔zone 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 - correct answer ✔✔extends from 10000 to 50000 feet and is
where most flying occurs.
With an increase in altitude the temperature will - correct answer ✔✔decrease
Questions
Safety policy - correct answer ✔✔establishes 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 - correct answer ✔✔Has 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 - correct answer ✔✔a 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 - correct answer ✔✔The threshold for safe hearing/noise exposure.
emergency locator transmitter (ELT) - correct answer ✔✔all 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 - correct answer ✔✔increase,
decrease
Factors affecting atmospheric pressure - correct answer ✔✔earth'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 - correct answer ✔✔oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide
Efficient zone - correct answer ✔✔zone 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 - correct answer ✔✔extends from 10000 to 50000 feet and is
where most flying occurs.
With an increase in altitude the temperature will - correct answer ✔✔decrease
