FLIGHT PARAMEDIC ADVANCED AIRWAY MANAGEMENT EXAM 2024-2
ACTUAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES
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1. Boyle's Law The pressure a gas is inversely proportional to the volume
(Balloon=Baro- of a gas at a constant temperature.
trauma
IV drip rates increase, affects ETT cuffs
2. Dalton's Law Law of partial Pressures.
"Dalton's Gang"
Responsible for soft tissue swelling at altitude
3. Charles' Law At a constant pressure, the volume of gas is directly
proportional to the absolute temperature of a gas.
"Charging As you charge O2 tank, the tank gets hot
Charles"
4. Gay Lussac's Direct relationship between temperature and pressure.
Law ex: car tires in cold weather.
5. Graham's Law Law of Gaseous Diffusion
Grey Matter
Gas exchange at cellular level
6. Henry's Law Solubility of a gas in a liquid
Heineken the BENDS
7. Bends Ground Type 1 Nitrogen related, painful joints mottled skin, pruri-
transport is pre- tus; "ants are crawling on their Skin"
ferred Cutis Marmorata- Mottled Skin, can look like a sunburn
Type 2 Neurologic s/s hypovolemic Shock
8. Arterial Gas Em- Boyle's Law
bolism
breathe holding during ascent on a dive. causes pnuemo.
air can be forced into blood stream creating air bubble
blocks.
Hyperbaric Chamber! fly in aircraft under 10k Mean Sea
Level
, FLIGHT PARAMEDIC ADVANCED AIRWAY MANAGEMENT EXAM 2024-2
ACTUAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_fwbuy5
9. Pulmonary Over- POP; Boyle's law
pressurization greatest pressure difference <4 ft
inexperienced divers can cause pneumo or mediastinal
emphysema
10. atmosphere Sea Level = 1 ATM = 760 Torr
33ft = 2 ATM
66ft = 3 ATA
11. Physiologic sea level to 10,000 feet
Zone
Night Vision is decreases at 5000ft MSL
12. Physiologic Defi- 10K to 50K ft MSL
cient Zone O2 pressurization is required
TUC=Time of Sign of compression loss is cooler temperature and win-
useful Con- dow fogging.
sciousness Normally 90 Sec TUC at 30000ft
If a rapid decompression occurs TUC is @45 Sec
13. Pressure Values Sea level = 760 Torr = 1 ATM
10K = 523 Torr
18K = 380 Torr = 1/2 ATM
14. Hypemic Hypox- -Reduction in oxygen carrying capacity of the blood.
ia -Anemia, blood loss
15. histotoxic hypox- Limits available 02 due to poisoning of the cytochrome
ia oxidase system
Cyanide, Alcohol, Carbon Monoxide, Nitroglycerin, Sodi-
um Nitroprusside
16. Hypoxic Decrease partial pressure of oxygen at altitude
Deficiency in Alveolar 02 exchange
Cardiovascular/Pnuemo pts are more susceptible
17. Stagnant Hypox-
ia
, FLIGHT PARAMEDIC ADVANCED AIRWAY MANAGEMENT EXAM 2024-2
ACTUAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_fwbuy5
Reduction in blood flow; e.g. positive G maneuvers
Cardiogenic Shock
18. Stages of Hypox- Indifferent: Full reasoning, some loss of night vision
ia (ICDC)
Compensatory: Increased HR Ventilations, Slowed
Judgement
Disturbance: Slurred Speech, impaired judgement,
"drunk"
Critical: No longer able to physiologically function, death
immenent
19. G forces affects Decrease Blood Pressure
effect people: B/P meds (beta Blockers), dehydrated, hy-
perglycemic meds
20. Barondontalgia Boyle's Law
Ascent Air trapped in the fillings
21. Barotitis Descent, Middle ear can't vent
22. Barosinusitis Both Ascent and Descent
Sinus Block
23. Commission for Accredits companies to become Medical transport sys-
the Accreditation tems.
of Medical Trans- Set Standards and profession conduct standards
port Systems
(CAMTS)
24. Air Medical Re- Distributes workload.
source Manage-
ment
ACTUAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_fwbuy5
1. Boyle's Law The pressure a gas is inversely proportional to the volume
(Balloon=Baro- of a gas at a constant temperature.
trauma
IV drip rates increase, affects ETT cuffs
2. Dalton's Law Law of partial Pressures.
"Dalton's Gang"
Responsible for soft tissue swelling at altitude
3. Charles' Law At a constant pressure, the volume of gas is directly
proportional to the absolute temperature of a gas.
"Charging As you charge O2 tank, the tank gets hot
Charles"
4. Gay Lussac's Direct relationship between temperature and pressure.
Law ex: car tires in cold weather.
5. Graham's Law Law of Gaseous Diffusion
Grey Matter
Gas exchange at cellular level
6. Henry's Law Solubility of a gas in a liquid
Heineken the BENDS
7. Bends Ground Type 1 Nitrogen related, painful joints mottled skin, pruri-
transport is pre- tus; "ants are crawling on their Skin"
ferred Cutis Marmorata- Mottled Skin, can look like a sunburn
Type 2 Neurologic s/s hypovolemic Shock
8. Arterial Gas Em- Boyle's Law
bolism
breathe holding during ascent on a dive. causes pnuemo.
air can be forced into blood stream creating air bubble
blocks.
Hyperbaric Chamber! fly in aircraft under 10k Mean Sea
Level
, FLIGHT PARAMEDIC ADVANCED AIRWAY MANAGEMENT EXAM 2024-2
ACTUAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_fwbuy5
9. Pulmonary Over- POP; Boyle's law
pressurization greatest pressure difference <4 ft
inexperienced divers can cause pneumo or mediastinal
emphysema
10. atmosphere Sea Level = 1 ATM = 760 Torr
33ft = 2 ATM
66ft = 3 ATA
11. Physiologic sea level to 10,000 feet
Zone
Night Vision is decreases at 5000ft MSL
12. Physiologic Defi- 10K to 50K ft MSL
cient Zone O2 pressurization is required
TUC=Time of Sign of compression loss is cooler temperature and win-
useful Con- dow fogging.
sciousness Normally 90 Sec TUC at 30000ft
If a rapid decompression occurs TUC is @45 Sec
13. Pressure Values Sea level = 760 Torr = 1 ATM
10K = 523 Torr
18K = 380 Torr = 1/2 ATM
14. Hypemic Hypox- -Reduction in oxygen carrying capacity of the blood.
ia -Anemia, blood loss
15. histotoxic hypox- Limits available 02 due to poisoning of the cytochrome
ia oxidase system
Cyanide, Alcohol, Carbon Monoxide, Nitroglycerin, Sodi-
um Nitroprusside
16. Hypoxic Decrease partial pressure of oxygen at altitude
Deficiency in Alveolar 02 exchange
Cardiovascular/Pnuemo pts are more susceptible
17. Stagnant Hypox-
ia
, FLIGHT PARAMEDIC ADVANCED AIRWAY MANAGEMENT EXAM 2024-2
ACTUAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_fwbuy5
Reduction in blood flow; e.g. positive G maneuvers
Cardiogenic Shock
18. Stages of Hypox- Indifferent: Full reasoning, some loss of night vision
ia (ICDC)
Compensatory: Increased HR Ventilations, Slowed
Judgement
Disturbance: Slurred Speech, impaired judgement,
"drunk"
Critical: No longer able to physiologically function, death
immenent
19. G forces affects Decrease Blood Pressure
effect people: B/P meds (beta Blockers), dehydrated, hy-
perglycemic meds
20. Barondontalgia Boyle's Law
Ascent Air trapped in the fillings
21. Barotitis Descent, Middle ear can't vent
22. Barosinusitis Both Ascent and Descent
Sinus Block
23. Commission for Accredits companies to become Medical transport sys-
the Accreditation tems.
of Medical Trans- Set Standards and profession conduct standards
port Systems
(CAMTS)
24. Air Medical Re- Distributes workload.
source Manage-
ment
