Air Medical Considerations

Question 1

Although debated by historian, the first air medical transport could have occurred in which of the following military conflicts?
A) Vietnam War 
B) Civil War
C) Prussian Siege of Paris 
D) World War I

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The first helicopter evacuation of a wounded soldier occurred in which of the following military conflicts?
A) WWI
B) WWII
C) Korean War 
D) Vietnam War

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Rotor-wing transport is typically used for transports less than \_\_\_ nautical miles. 
A) 50
B) 100
C) 150
D) 200

Answer 3

C

Question 4

List the four major contributing factors to a HEMS crash as identified by the NTSB:

Answer 4

Human
Weather
Mechanical
Obstacle Strikes

Question 5

Air medical accidents are usually caused by a single event.

True/False

Answer 5

False

Question 6

Weather has been frequently found to be the primary causes of HEMS accidents.
True/False

Answer 6

False

Question 7

Briefly describe the “cardinal sin” of requesting air medical transport:

Answer 7

Going by air instead of ground.

Question 8

\_\_ minutes or \_\_ minute ground transport time is considered to be the minimum to which air medical transport is beneficial to the patient (with few exceptions such as extended extrication, weather, traffic, etc.) 
A) 20, 20
B) 30, 30
C) 40, 40
D) 50, 50

Answer 8

B

Question 9

Which of the following is DEBATABLE criteria for the use of HEMS?
A) Death of an occupant in the vehicle
B) Ejection from a vehicle
C) GCS

Answer 9

A

Question 10

Which of the following best describes the term “helicopter shopping”?
A) When a program views different helicopters to upgrade their current aircraft fleet.
B) When rotor wing flight teams call around to find a fixed-wing aircraft to transport a patient a long distance.
C) When a hospital contacts numerous air medical vendors to find one that will manage the flight program at the hospital.
D) When sequential calls are made to numerous air medical providers in an attempt to find one to take a mission when it has been declined by others.

Answer 10

D

Question 11

Briefly describe the “51% rule”.

Answer 11

It only takes one person in the crew to decline a flight.

Question 12

What is the ideal size for a helicopter landing zone?
A) 50' x 50' 
B) 100' x 100' 
C) 150' x 150' 
D) 200' x 200'

Answer 12

B

Question 13

The slope of the landing zone cannot exceed \_\_\_\_ degrees. 
A) 1 
B) 5
C) 10
D) 15

Answer 13

B

Question 14

Most aircraft are designed to approach the aircraft from a \_\_\_\_ degree angle to the doors. 
A) 25
B) 45
C) 90
D) 180

Answer 14

C

Question 15

Describe the “SLOW” acronym used to establish a landing zone:

Answer 15

Size
Landing Area
Obstacles
Wind

Question 16

CAMTS standards require "following by a communicator for both flight and ground transports. Aviation need to report position every \_\_\_\_ minutes, and ground needs to report positions every \_\_\_\_ minutes.
A) 5,5
B) 10,30
C) 15, 45 
D) 30, 60

Answer 16

C

Question 17

CAMTS standards require that a post-accident incident plan (PAIP) needs to be implemented \_\_\_\_ minutes after a transport vehicle fails to give a position report, or is overdue to arrive. 
A) 10
B) 15
C) 20
D) 25

Answer 17

B

Question 18

CAMTS standards require that a pilot have \_\_\_\_ flight hours with \_\_\_\_ rotorcraft hours and \_\_\_\_ hours at night as the pilot in charge. 
A) 2000, 1200, 1000
B) 1500, 1000, 100
C) 1000, 500, 50
D) 1000, 250, 50

Answer 18

A