FLIGHT PARAMEDIC ADVANCED AIRWAY MANAGEMENT
(ACTUAL 2025/2026)QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS
What are common signs of Maligant Hyperthermia? - ---
Answers----Spasm or lock jaw (Trismus)
High fever (could be as high as 110.)
Increased ETCO2
Tachycardia , Hypotension
Sustained muscle contractions
How medication is used to treat Malignant Hyperthermia? - ---
Answers----Dantolene Sodium (Dantrium)
______________________ is a non depolarizing nueromuscular
blocker with a duration of 30-45 minutes. - ---Answers----
Vecuronium.
What is the onset of Vecuronium? - ---Answers----4-6
minutes.
What can you do while administering Veccuronium to reduce
ICP during intubation? - ---Answers----Give a smaller
defisiculating dose
, ___________________ is a non depolarizing nueromuscular agent
with an onset of 1-2 minutes. - ---Answers----Rocuronium
(Zemeron)
You must keep __________________ refrigerated, and the
medication is good for up to 14 days. - ---Answers----
Rocuronium
Etomidate is known as an _____________________ agent. - ---
Answers----Induction
What is the drug dosage for Etomidate (Amidate)? - ---
Answers----0.3mg / kg.
What is the onset of Etomidate? - ---Answers----30-60sec
What are some contraindications for Etomidate? - ---
Answers----Adrenal supression/ Addisons disease, Resp.
emrgencies, and shock.
Midazolam (Versed) - ---Answers----*class*: Benzodiazepine
*Indication*: sedation, conscious sedation, anesthesia, status
epilepticus
*Action*: Acts to produce CNS depression, may be mediated by
GABA.
*Nursing Considerations*:
- assess level of sedation during and for 2-6 hours following
(ACTUAL 2025/2026)QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS
What are common signs of Maligant Hyperthermia? - ---
Answers----Spasm or lock jaw (Trismus)
High fever (could be as high as 110.)
Increased ETCO2
Tachycardia , Hypotension
Sustained muscle contractions
How medication is used to treat Malignant Hyperthermia? - ---
Answers----Dantolene Sodium (Dantrium)
______________________ is a non depolarizing nueromuscular
blocker with a duration of 30-45 minutes. - ---Answers----
Vecuronium.
What is the onset of Vecuronium? - ---Answers----4-6
minutes.
What can you do while administering Veccuronium to reduce
ICP during intubation? - ---Answers----Give a smaller
defisiculating dose
, ___________________ is a non depolarizing nueromuscular agent
with an onset of 1-2 minutes. - ---Answers----Rocuronium
(Zemeron)
You must keep __________________ refrigerated, and the
medication is good for up to 14 days. - ---Answers----
Rocuronium
Etomidate is known as an _____________________ agent. - ---
Answers----Induction
What is the drug dosage for Etomidate (Amidate)? - ---
Answers----0.3mg / kg.
What is the onset of Etomidate? - ---Answers----30-60sec
What are some contraindications for Etomidate? - ---
Answers----Adrenal supression/ Addisons disease, Resp.
emrgencies, and shock.
Midazolam (Versed) - ---Answers----*class*: Benzodiazepine
*Indication*: sedation, conscious sedation, anesthesia, status
epilepticus
*Action*: Acts to produce CNS depression, may be mediated by
GABA.
*Nursing Considerations*:
- assess level of sedation during and for 2-6 hours following
