Paramedic CCT Exam Question And
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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 answers✅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 answers✅B)
Labeling multiple IV lines
,Paramedic CCT Exam Question And
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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 answers✅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
answers✅A) Physician at the sending facility
5) EMTALA requires a hospital to provide a screening
examination and appropriate life-sustaining emergency
care:
,Paramedic CCT Exam Question And
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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 answers✅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
D) Appeal to the patient's family to convince her to go -
correct answers✅B) Explain the capabilities of the
second facility and the risks of remaining at the first
facility
, Paramedic CCT Exam Question And
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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
answers✅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.
8) You are picking up a patient at an outlying facility. The
facility hands you all the patient care information and
demographics in a sealed envelope, directing you not to
open because they are concerned about a HIPAA
violation. You should:
Answers 2024
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 answers✅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 answers✅B)
Labeling multiple IV lines
,Paramedic CCT Exam Question And
Answers 2024
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 answers✅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
answers✅A) Physician at the sending facility
5) EMTALA requires a hospital to provide a screening
examination and appropriate life-sustaining emergency
care:
,Paramedic CCT Exam Question And
Answers 2024
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 answers✅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
D) Appeal to the patient's family to convince her to go -
correct answers✅B) Explain the capabilities of the
second facility and the risks of remaining at the first
facility
, Paramedic CCT Exam Question And
Answers 2024
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
answers✅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.
8) You are picking up a patient at an outlying facility. The
facility hands you all the patient care information and
demographics in a sealed envelope, directing you not to
open because they are concerned about a HIPAA
violation. You should:
