Air Methods Critical Care exam
Questions And Answers,2026
update
WhatU.isU.theU.mostU.reliableU.methodU.ofU.confirmingU.andU.montioringU.correctU.placement U
.ofU.anU.ET U.tube?U.-U.ANS>> U . ContinuousU.waveformU.capnography
TheU.upperU.airwayU.consistsU.of...U.-
U.ANS>> U . Nose, U.Mouth,U.Jaw, U.Oral U.Cavity,U.Pharynx,U.andU.Larynx
No gas exchange occurs here , it's called . - ANS>>
NoseU.toU.terminalU.bronchioles,U.anatomicalU.deadU.space.U.(2ml/kgU.ofU.inspiredU.tidalU.vol
ume) U.TheyU.conductU.airflowU.towardsU.gasU.exchangeU.units.
CrycothyroidU.membraneU.-
U.ANS>> U . between U.thyroidU.andU.cricoid,U.avascular U.structureU.thatU.connectsU.theU.thyro
idU.andU.cricoidU.cartilage.U.SiteU.ofU.CRiCOTHYROTOMY-
U.anU.emergencyU.openingU.ofU.theU.airway.
AU.PaCO2U.greaterU.thanU.45U.mmHgU.indicates:
A. MetabolicU.acidosis.
B. MetabolicU.alkalosis.
C. RespiratoryU.acidosis.
D. RespiratoryU.alkalosis.U.-U.ANS>>U . C.U.RespiratoryU.acidosis
PaCO2U.normalU.rangeU.-U.ANS>>U . 35-
45U.mmU.HgU.LessU.thanU.35U.likelyU.meansU.hyperventilation
TrachealU.deviationU.AWAYU.fromU.theU.affectedU.side,U.decreasedU.breathU.sounds,U.andU.
hyperresonance...U.What'sU.happening?U.-U.ANS>>U . TensionU.pneumothorax
InU.aU.tensionU.pneumothoraxU.trachealU.deviationU.goesU.inU.whatU.direction?U.-
U.ANS>> U. AWAYU.fromU.affectedU.side.
NormalU.meanU.pulmonaryU.arteryU.pressureU.-U.ANS>>U . 10-20U.mmHg
PulmonaryU.hypertensionU.isU.aU.meanU.PAU.pressureU.greaterU.than...U.-
U.ANS>> U . (PAm) U.greater U.thanU.20
PrimaryU.pulmonaryU.hypertensionU.-
U.ANS>> U . IdiopathicU.geneticU.disorder U.causedU.byU.abnormal U.structureU.ofU.theU.pulmon
aryU.bloodU.vessels
NameU.threeU.causesU.ofU.secondaryU.pulmonaryU.hypertension..U.-
U.ANS>> U . 1. U.PassiveU.PH-
U.theU.resultU.ofU.backU.pressure.U.Mitral U.Stenosis,U.LV U.systolicU.failure.
2. ActiveU.PH-
U.Constriction U.ofU.the U.pulmonary U.circuitU.IncreasedU.volumeU.inU.pulmonaryU.circuitU.(i.e
.U.congenitalU.heartU.disease)
3. ObstructionU.asU.inU.ChronicU.recurrentU.PE
,TNPU.ofU.theU.PregnantU.patientU.-
U.ANS>> U . Resuscitation U.prioritiesU.areU.theU.same. U.TheU.bestU. way U.to U.takeU.careU.ofU.the
U.babyU.isU.to U.takeU.careU.of U. mama
MechanismsU.ofU.injuryU.andU.biomechanicsU.theU.mostU.commonU.causeU.ofU.maternalU.inj
uryU.is...U.-
U.ANS>> U . BluntU.trauma U.causedU.by U.MVC. U. SecondU.isU.BTU.causedU.by U.falls,U.3rdU.isU.vio
lence
fetalU.distressU.isU.anU.earlyU.signU.ofU.maternalU.distress...U.Why?U.-
U.ANS>> U . Catecholamine U. mediatedU.vasoconstriction U.resultingU.fromU.bloodU.lossU.shu
ntsU.bloodU.awayU.fromU.theU.fetusU.toU.theU.mom.
FetalU.hypoU.perfusionU.isU.evidencedU.by....U.-
U.ANS>> U . Fetal U.tachycardiaU.(140U.toU.160+)U.andU.fetal U.bradycardia
TheU.FRCU.inU.aU.pregnantU.patientU.is....U.-
U.ANS>> U . ReducedU.byU.the U.gravidU.uterusU.liftingU.the U.diaphragm.
chestU.tubeU.placementU.inU.aU.pregnantU.patientU.isU.1-2U.spacesU.higherU.-
U.ANS>> U . BecauseU.ofU.the U.liftedU.diaphragm
WhatU.isU.theU.causeU.ofU.physiologicalU.anemiaU.inU.pregnantU.patients?U.-
U.ANS>> U.Hemodilitional U.anemiaU.occurs.U.Plasma U.volumeU.increasesU.30-50%.
PretermU.LaborU.(PTL)U.-U.ANS>>
abruptioU.placentaeU.-
U.ANS>> U . prematureU.separation U.of U.the U.placentaU.fromU.the U.uterineU.wall
OnU.aU.pregnantU.patient...U.-
U.ANS>> U . ChestU.compressionsU.must U.be U.higher U.onU.theU.sternum.
AnyU.pregU.patientU.20U.weeksU.pregnantU.orU.moreU.withU.aU.uterusU.aboveU.theU.umbilicusU.
shouldU.haveU.theU.uterusU.leftU.laterallyU.displacedU.duringU.compressionsU.toU.avoidU.aort
ocavalU.compression.U.AU.15U.degreeU.tiltU.ofU.theU.longU.boardU.orU.lateralU.displacement.
WhatU.isU.theU.MaternalU.FetalU.TriageU.Index?U.-
U.ANS>> U . AU.validU.reliableU.5U.level U.triageU.tool U.thatU. may U.assistU.inU.theU.triageU.ofU.obstet
ricU.traumaU.patients.
DisplacingU.theU.uterusU.offU.theU.venaU.cavaU.canU.improveU.COU.byU.-
U.ANS>> U . approximately U.30%!
ContinuousU.fetalU.monitoringU.isU.recommended...U.-
U.ANS>> U . forU.all U.pregnantU.patientsU.20U.orU. moreU. weeksU.gestation... U.orU.(uterusU.abov
eU.bellyU.button).
FundalU.heightU.measurement U.-
U.ANS>> U . equalsU.theU.approximate U.gestational U.ageU.inU. weeks, U.until U.week U.32.
BellyU.buttonU.isU.20U.weeksU.He
ightU.ofU.lastU.ribU.isU.26U.weeksU.c
ostalU.marginU.isU.36U.weeks
, AnyU.fundalU.heightU.indicatingU.23U.orU.moreU.weeks...U.-
U.ANS>> U . atU.theU.lastU.ribU.andU.aboveU.isU.consistentU.withU.a U.viableU.fetus.
WhatU.typeU.ofU.bloodU.shouldU.aU.pregnantU.traumaU.patientU.receive?U.-U.ANS>>U . O-
NEGU.baybay.
InitiateU.cardiotocographyU.inU.anyU.motherU.-
U.ANS>> U . 20U.orU.moreU.weeksU.gestation,U.must U.beU. monitoredU.forU.atU.leastU.6U.hours.
WhatU.isU.theU.serumU.labU.testU.thatU.detectsU.fetalU.redU.cellsU.inU.theU.maternalU.circulation?U.
-
U.ANS>> U . Kleinhauer U.BetteU.KB U.serumU.test.U.ThisU.labU.isU.usedU.to U.determine U.ifU.hemorrh
ageU.ofU.fetalU.bloodU.throughU.theU.placentaU.andU.intoU.maternalU.circulation.U.KBU.testU.isU.a
nU.importantU.detectorU.ofU.abruptioU.placentae,U.pretermU.laborU.andU.needU.toU.administerU.
RhU.negativeU.globulinU.whenU.momU.isU.RhU.negativeU.andU.fetusU.isU.RhU.positive.
ContinueU.fetalU.monitoringU.forU.aU.minimumU.ofU. -- hoursU.forU.anyU.viableU.pregnancyU.and
upU.to hoursU.ifU.thereU.isU.abdominalU.traumaU.-U.ANS>>U . 6 .24
SonographyU.has forU.diagnosisU.placentalU.abruption,U.-
U.ANS>> U . POOR.... U.theyU. miss U.50-80%U.ofU.abruptions.
InU.additionU.toU.routineU.labsU.aU.-
U.ANS>> U . Prothrombin U.(PT U.) U.and U.PTT U.andU.serial U.coagsU.shouldU.beU.drawn.U.Beta U.H
umanU.ChorionicU.gonadotropinU.(BHCG)
MeasureU.andU.recordU.fundalU.heightU.everyU.-U.ANS>>U . 30U.minutes.
PediatricU.MechanismsU.ofU.injuryU.andU.biomechanicsU.-
U.ANS>> U . BluntU.trauma U.MVC U.> U.suffocationsU.>U.drowningsU.> U.fires/burns.U.No.U.1U.cau
seU.ofU.fatalitiesU.isU.TBI.
PrimaryU.Survey/U.ResuscitationU.-
U.ANS>> U . Survival U.ratesU.inU.pediatricU.emergencyU.canU.beU.directlyU.correlatedU.with
1. RAPIDU.AIRWAYU.MANAGEMENT,
2. INITIATIONU.OFU.VENTILATORYU.SUPPORT,U.AND
3. EARLYU.RECOGNITIONU.OFU.ANDU.EARLYU.RESPONSEU.TOU.INTRAU.abdominalU.AND
intracranialU.hemorrhages
A STEMI is a resulting from a . - ANS>> Complete
OcclusionU.ofU.aU.coronaryU.artery
causedU.byU.aU.rupturedU.PlaqueU.leadingU.toU.bloodU.clotU.formationU.inU.theU.coronary.
STEMIU.diagnosisU.-
U.ANS>> U . ChestU.painU.+U.positiveU.cardiacU.enzyme U.(TROP.U.>0.4),U.and
--STU.segmentU.ELEVATIONSU.greaterU.thanU.1U.mmU.inU.twoU.orU.moreU.contagiousU.leads
U.V1-V6
-ReciprocalU.(depressions)U.changesU.inU.leadsU.II,U.III,U.AVF
STEMI
EKGU.findingsU.-U.ANS>>U . STEMI
Questions And Answers,2026
update
WhatU.isU.theU.mostU.reliableU.methodU.ofU.confirmingU.andU.montioringU.correctU.placement U
.ofU.anU.ET U.tube?U.-U.ANS>> U . ContinuousU.waveformU.capnography
TheU.upperU.airwayU.consistsU.of...U.-
U.ANS>> U . Nose, U.Mouth,U.Jaw, U.Oral U.Cavity,U.Pharynx,U.andU.Larynx
No gas exchange occurs here , it's called . - ANS>>
NoseU.toU.terminalU.bronchioles,U.anatomicalU.deadU.space.U.(2ml/kgU.ofU.inspiredU.tidalU.vol
ume) U.TheyU.conductU.airflowU.towardsU.gasU.exchangeU.units.
CrycothyroidU.membraneU.-
U.ANS>> U . between U.thyroidU.andU.cricoid,U.avascular U.structureU.thatU.connectsU.theU.thyro
idU.andU.cricoidU.cartilage.U.SiteU.ofU.CRiCOTHYROTOMY-
U.anU.emergencyU.openingU.ofU.theU.airway.
AU.PaCO2U.greaterU.thanU.45U.mmHgU.indicates:
A. MetabolicU.acidosis.
B. MetabolicU.alkalosis.
C. RespiratoryU.acidosis.
D. RespiratoryU.alkalosis.U.-U.ANS>>U . C.U.RespiratoryU.acidosis
PaCO2U.normalU.rangeU.-U.ANS>>U . 35-
45U.mmU.HgU.LessU.thanU.35U.likelyU.meansU.hyperventilation
TrachealU.deviationU.AWAYU.fromU.theU.affectedU.side,U.decreasedU.breathU.sounds,U.andU.
hyperresonance...U.What'sU.happening?U.-U.ANS>>U . TensionU.pneumothorax
InU.aU.tensionU.pneumothoraxU.trachealU.deviationU.goesU.inU.whatU.direction?U.-
U.ANS>> U. AWAYU.fromU.affectedU.side.
NormalU.meanU.pulmonaryU.arteryU.pressureU.-U.ANS>>U . 10-20U.mmHg
PulmonaryU.hypertensionU.isU.aU.meanU.PAU.pressureU.greaterU.than...U.-
U.ANS>> U . (PAm) U.greater U.thanU.20
PrimaryU.pulmonaryU.hypertensionU.-
U.ANS>> U . IdiopathicU.geneticU.disorder U.causedU.byU.abnormal U.structureU.ofU.theU.pulmon
aryU.bloodU.vessels
NameU.threeU.causesU.ofU.secondaryU.pulmonaryU.hypertension..U.-
U.ANS>> U . 1. U.PassiveU.PH-
U.theU.resultU.ofU.backU.pressure.U.Mitral U.Stenosis,U.LV U.systolicU.failure.
2. ActiveU.PH-
U.Constriction U.ofU.the U.pulmonary U.circuitU.IncreasedU.volumeU.inU.pulmonaryU.circuitU.(i.e
.U.congenitalU.heartU.disease)
3. ObstructionU.asU.inU.ChronicU.recurrentU.PE
,TNPU.ofU.theU.PregnantU.patientU.-
U.ANS>> U . Resuscitation U.prioritiesU.areU.theU.same. U.TheU.bestU. way U.to U.takeU.careU.ofU.the
U.babyU.isU.to U.takeU.careU.of U. mama
MechanismsU.ofU.injuryU.andU.biomechanicsU.theU.mostU.commonU.causeU.ofU.maternalU.inj
uryU.is...U.-
U.ANS>> U . BluntU.trauma U.causedU.by U.MVC. U. SecondU.isU.BTU.causedU.by U.falls,U.3rdU.isU.vio
lence
fetalU.distressU.isU.anU.earlyU.signU.ofU.maternalU.distress...U.Why?U.-
U.ANS>> U . Catecholamine U. mediatedU.vasoconstriction U.resultingU.fromU.bloodU.lossU.shu
ntsU.bloodU.awayU.fromU.theU.fetusU.toU.theU.mom.
FetalU.hypoU.perfusionU.isU.evidencedU.by....U.-
U.ANS>> U . Fetal U.tachycardiaU.(140U.toU.160+)U.andU.fetal U.bradycardia
TheU.FRCU.inU.aU.pregnantU.patientU.is....U.-
U.ANS>> U . ReducedU.byU.the U.gravidU.uterusU.liftingU.the U.diaphragm.
chestU.tubeU.placementU.inU.aU.pregnantU.patientU.isU.1-2U.spacesU.higherU.-
U.ANS>> U . BecauseU.ofU.the U.liftedU.diaphragm
WhatU.isU.theU.causeU.ofU.physiologicalU.anemiaU.inU.pregnantU.patients?U.-
U.ANS>> U.Hemodilitional U.anemiaU.occurs.U.Plasma U.volumeU.increasesU.30-50%.
PretermU.LaborU.(PTL)U.-U.ANS>>
abruptioU.placentaeU.-
U.ANS>> U . prematureU.separation U.of U.the U.placentaU.fromU.the U.uterineU.wall
OnU.aU.pregnantU.patient...U.-
U.ANS>> U . ChestU.compressionsU.must U.be U.higher U.onU.theU.sternum.
AnyU.pregU.patientU.20U.weeksU.pregnantU.orU.moreU.withU.aU.uterusU.aboveU.theU.umbilicusU.
shouldU.haveU.theU.uterusU.leftU.laterallyU.displacedU.duringU.compressionsU.toU.avoidU.aort
ocavalU.compression.U.AU.15U.degreeU.tiltU.ofU.theU.longU.boardU.orU.lateralU.displacement.
WhatU.isU.theU.MaternalU.FetalU.TriageU.Index?U.-
U.ANS>> U . AU.validU.reliableU.5U.level U.triageU.tool U.thatU. may U.assistU.inU.theU.triageU.ofU.obstet
ricU.traumaU.patients.
DisplacingU.theU.uterusU.offU.theU.venaU.cavaU.canU.improveU.COU.byU.-
U.ANS>> U . approximately U.30%!
ContinuousU.fetalU.monitoringU.isU.recommended...U.-
U.ANS>> U . forU.all U.pregnantU.patientsU.20U.orU. moreU. weeksU.gestation... U.orU.(uterusU.abov
eU.bellyU.button).
FundalU.heightU.measurement U.-
U.ANS>> U . equalsU.theU.approximate U.gestational U.ageU.inU. weeks, U.until U.week U.32.
BellyU.buttonU.isU.20U.weeksU.He
ightU.ofU.lastU.ribU.isU.26U.weeksU.c
ostalU.marginU.isU.36U.weeks
, AnyU.fundalU.heightU.indicatingU.23U.orU.moreU.weeks...U.-
U.ANS>> U . atU.theU.lastU.ribU.andU.aboveU.isU.consistentU.withU.a U.viableU.fetus.
WhatU.typeU.ofU.bloodU.shouldU.aU.pregnantU.traumaU.patientU.receive?U.-U.ANS>>U . O-
NEGU.baybay.
InitiateU.cardiotocographyU.inU.anyU.motherU.-
U.ANS>> U . 20U.orU.moreU.weeksU.gestation,U.must U.beU. monitoredU.forU.atU.leastU.6U.hours.
WhatU.isU.theU.serumU.labU.testU.thatU.detectsU.fetalU.redU.cellsU.inU.theU.maternalU.circulation?U.
-
U.ANS>> U . Kleinhauer U.BetteU.KB U.serumU.test.U.ThisU.labU.isU.usedU.to U.determine U.ifU.hemorrh
ageU.ofU.fetalU.bloodU.throughU.theU.placentaU.andU.intoU.maternalU.circulation.U.KBU.testU.isU.a
nU.importantU.detectorU.ofU.abruptioU.placentae,U.pretermU.laborU.andU.needU.toU.administerU.
RhU.negativeU.globulinU.whenU.momU.isU.RhU.negativeU.andU.fetusU.isU.RhU.positive.
ContinueU.fetalU.monitoringU.forU.aU.minimumU.ofU. -- hoursU.forU.anyU.viableU.pregnancyU.and
upU.to hoursU.ifU.thereU.isU.abdominalU.traumaU.-U.ANS>>U . 6 .24
SonographyU.has forU.diagnosisU.placentalU.abruption,U.-
U.ANS>> U . POOR.... U.theyU. miss U.50-80%U.ofU.abruptions.
InU.additionU.toU.routineU.labsU.aU.-
U.ANS>> U . Prothrombin U.(PT U.) U.and U.PTT U.andU.serial U.coagsU.shouldU.beU.drawn.U.Beta U.H
umanU.ChorionicU.gonadotropinU.(BHCG)
MeasureU.andU.recordU.fundalU.heightU.everyU.-U.ANS>>U . 30U.minutes.
PediatricU.MechanismsU.ofU.injuryU.andU.biomechanicsU.-
U.ANS>> U . BluntU.trauma U.MVC U.> U.suffocationsU.>U.drowningsU.> U.fires/burns.U.No.U.1U.cau
seU.ofU.fatalitiesU.isU.TBI.
PrimaryU.Survey/U.ResuscitationU.-
U.ANS>> U . Survival U.ratesU.inU.pediatricU.emergencyU.canU.beU.directlyU.correlatedU.with
1. RAPIDU.AIRWAYU.MANAGEMENT,
2. INITIATIONU.OFU.VENTILATORYU.SUPPORT,U.AND
3. EARLYU.RECOGNITIONU.OFU.ANDU.EARLYU.RESPONSEU.TOU.INTRAU.abdominalU.AND
intracranialU.hemorrhages
A STEMI is a resulting from a . - ANS>> Complete
OcclusionU.ofU.aU.coronaryU.artery
causedU.byU.aU.rupturedU.PlaqueU.leadingU.toU.bloodU.clotU.formationU.inU.theU.coronary.
STEMIU.diagnosisU.-
U.ANS>> U . ChestU.painU.+U.positiveU.cardiacU.enzyme U.(TROP.U.>0.4),U.and
--STU.segmentU.ELEVATIONSU.greaterU.thanU.1U.mmU.inU.twoU.orU.moreU.contagiousU.leads
U.V1-V6
-ReciprocalU.(depressions)U.changesU.inU.leadsU.II,U.III,U.AVF
STEMI
EKGU.findingsU.-U.ANS>>U . STEMI
