FP-C #1 Flashcards
Currently, as per the Atlas and Database of Air Medical Services, there are approximately___ fixed wing aircraft operating in the US.
331
Currently, as per the Atlas and Database of Air Medical Services, there are approximately___ rotor wing aircraft operating in the US.
970
Currently, as per the Atlas and Database of Air Medical Services, there are approximately___air medical flight programs in the country.
299
Define: Bargaining
The person wishes to live for a certain amount of time before death.
Type of call indicating the need of critical care transport team:
Mechanical ventilation, Vascular access devices, Vasoactive medications, Colloid infusions (ie, blood, plasma, or platelets), or Cardiac-assist devices
Most commonly used combinations of health care professionals are:
Nurse and paramedic
CCEMTP qualifications:
Paramedic certificate from accredited program, 5 years experience, (BLS, ACLS, PALS), trauma course, and a sanctioned critical care course.
Two types of medical direction:
Protocols and online medical control
Currently, as per the Atlas and Database of Air Medical Services, there are approximately___ fixed wing aircraft operating in the US.
331
CISDs are usually necessary after these events:
Serious injury or death of a coworker, suicide of a colleague, multiple casualty incidents, serious injury or death of child, or intense media attention to an incident.
S/S: Substance abuse
Sudden changes in behavior, frequent absences from work, impulsive behavior and lack of self-control, or physical symptoms such as dilated or restricted pupils, needle marks, and red eyes.
The 3 steps to quality improvement:
Define quality, collect/analyze data, and improve quality.
CISDs should be held within this time frame after a traumatic event:
24 to 72 hours
CCEMTP general clothing requirements:
Flight suit should fit properly, be flame retardant, and never be too tight or loose fitting.
Used to transport critically ill or injured patients a distance of 150 miles or more:
Fixed-wing aircraft
Define: Denial
Disbelief in what is happening.
Used to transport critically ill or injured patients up to distances of 50 miles from the patient’s location to a receiving facility:
Ground units
Critical Care
The complex, detailed health care that is provided to patients experiencing acute, life-threatening conditions.
Currently, as per the Atlas and Database of Air Medical Services, there are approximately___air medical flight programs in the country.
299
Currently, as per the Atlas and Database of Air Medical Services, there are approximately___ rotor wing aircraft operating in the US.
970
The standard types of mobile intensive care units used for critical care transports:
Ground units, rotor-wing aircraft, and fixed-wing aircraft.
The primary function of quality improvement:
To generate data to be used to improve the quality of service provided.
Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD)
This group-based panel helps individuals deal with the stress of a traumatic event.
The 2 types of medical control:
Protocol and Online
Define: Acceptance
The person comes to peace with the issue and accepts the outcome.
Define: Stress
The wear and tear bodies experience during adjustment to the activities of daily life and the environment.
Define: Depression
The person is sad and feels that nothing matters.
Define: Burnout
A consequence of chronic, unrelieved stress.
Use of cardiac assist devices may require a certified ___ to manage and monitor devices while the CCTPs manage all other aspects of patient care during transport.
Perfusionist
Used to transport critically ill and injured patients in rural settings
can travel distances of up to 150 miles:
Additional crew members might include:
Perfusionists, neonatalogists, or pediatric intensivists
Define: Anger
The patient asks, “why me?” or thinks, “it’s not fair!”
The hand protectant of choice in the flight medicine.
Fire retardant gloves
___ ___-member configuration are used less often due to cost and patient’s needs.
3 team
S/S: Burnout
Chronic fatigue, cynical attitude, changes in sleep patterns, loss of appetite, or inability to concentrate.
Leather boots should be worn for this reason:
To protect from the elements and fire.
The five stages of death and dying, grief process:
Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance (DABDA)
