TPATC FINAL EXAM 2026 TEST QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT SOLUTIONS DETAILED
REVIEW MATERIAL COMPREHENSIVE
STUDY GRADED A+
⩥ Acute fatigue is commonly manifested by which of the following
characteristics? (Transport Physiology).
Answer: Loss of accuracy and control
⩥ Which of the following gas laws explains why and ET cuff increases
tracheal wall pressure and ischemia during ascent to 8,000 feet mean sea
level? (Transport Physiology).
Answer: Boyle's law
⩥ Which of the following sensory inputs is most reliable during flight?
(Transport Physiology).
Answer: Visual perception of speed and direction
⩥ Which of the following features is most important in a successful
safety program? (Safety Policies).
Answer: Attitude
,⩥ Alcohol or dugs must not be consumed for at least how many hours
before a shift (Safety Policies).
Answer: 12
⩥ In the early afternoon or before bedtime, typical sleep latency, the
time it takes to fall asleep, usually ranges from? (Safety Policies).
Answer: 7-8 mins
⩥ Which of the following is addressed in the 2018 ASTNA position
paper Transport Nurse Safety in the Transport Environment? (Safety
Policies).
Answer: Creating healthy work environements
⩥ Which of the following is considered the most common side effects of
sleep inertia? (Safety Policies).
Answer: Slows speed of cognitive task performance
⩥ Which of the following is one of the four key elements of an
appropriate transfer as required by EMTALA? (Legal aspects of critical
care).
Answer: The sending facility provides treatment within capacity to
minimizer patient risk
, ⩥ Breach of confidentiality is an example of: (legal aspects of critical
care).
Answer: A quasi-intentional tort
⩥ Delegated medical practice, interventions, and procedures
administered by the transport team are dictated by which of the
following? (Legal aspects of critical care).
Answer: off-line and on-line medical direction
⩥ In the pretrial phase of a lawsuit, information from which of the
following patient care discussions is most likely to be protected from
discovery by the patient's attorney? (legal aspects of critical care).
Answer: Continuous quality improvement records
⩥ Tympanic membrane rupture can occur as a result of which of the
following types of blast injury? (disaster and mass-casualty incidents).
Answer: Primary
⩥ Which of the following statements represents a general principal of
disaster triage? (disaster and mass-casualty incidents).
Answer: treatment and transport follow patient triage
AND CORRECT SOLUTIONS DETAILED
REVIEW MATERIAL COMPREHENSIVE
STUDY GRADED A+
⩥ Acute fatigue is commonly manifested by which of the following
characteristics? (Transport Physiology).
Answer: Loss of accuracy and control
⩥ Which of the following gas laws explains why and ET cuff increases
tracheal wall pressure and ischemia during ascent to 8,000 feet mean sea
level? (Transport Physiology).
Answer: Boyle's law
⩥ Which of the following sensory inputs is most reliable during flight?
(Transport Physiology).
Answer: Visual perception of speed and direction
⩥ Which of the following features is most important in a successful
safety program? (Safety Policies).
Answer: Attitude
,⩥ Alcohol or dugs must not be consumed for at least how many hours
before a shift (Safety Policies).
Answer: 12
⩥ In the early afternoon or before bedtime, typical sleep latency, the
time it takes to fall asleep, usually ranges from? (Safety Policies).
Answer: 7-8 mins
⩥ Which of the following is addressed in the 2018 ASTNA position
paper Transport Nurse Safety in the Transport Environment? (Safety
Policies).
Answer: Creating healthy work environements
⩥ Which of the following is considered the most common side effects of
sleep inertia? (Safety Policies).
Answer: Slows speed of cognitive task performance
⩥ Which of the following is one of the four key elements of an
appropriate transfer as required by EMTALA? (Legal aspects of critical
care).
Answer: The sending facility provides treatment within capacity to
minimizer patient risk
, ⩥ Breach of confidentiality is an example of: (legal aspects of critical
care).
Answer: A quasi-intentional tort
⩥ Delegated medical practice, interventions, and procedures
administered by the transport team are dictated by which of the
following? (Legal aspects of critical care).
Answer: off-line and on-line medical direction
⩥ In the pretrial phase of a lawsuit, information from which of the
following patient care discussions is most likely to be protected from
discovery by the patient's attorney? (legal aspects of critical care).
Answer: Continuous quality improvement records
⩥ Tympanic membrane rupture can occur as a result of which of the
following types of blast injury? (disaster and mass-casualty incidents).
Answer: Primary
⩥ Which of the following statements represents a general principal of
disaster triage? (disaster and mass-casualty incidents).
Answer: treatment and transport follow patient triage
