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J1 Flashcards

1
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System most responsible for Spatial Disorientation

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Visual System

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Visual Illusoins caused by Spatial Disorientation

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Confusing cloud formations with horizon/water, objects appearing to move further away when they’re moving closer, water appearing to be further from the ground

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3
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Methods to equalize the middle ear

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Moving the lower jaw, swelling, yawning, Valsalva

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4
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Reduction in medical errors in a teaching hospital after implementing a standardized handoff bundle

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25%

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5
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FARs that pertain to medical servies

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Part 91 and Part 135

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6
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Process where the clinician identifies, prioritizes, establishes plans, and evaluates date to provide patient care

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Clinical Judgement

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7
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Care Commensurate with the scope of practice of an EMT-B

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BLS

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8
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Medical direction should be delivered to the transport crew in this manner

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Directly between the physician and the crew

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SBAR

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Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation

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10
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Sterile cockpit should be practiced during these times

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Critical Modes of Flight/ Landing and Takeoff

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11
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Term used to describe aircraft position reporting

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Flight Following

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12
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The first need in a survival situation

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Shelter

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13
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The amount of space between the flight suit and undergarments

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0.25 inches

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14
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This is who Dr. Wu refers to as a Second Victim

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The Provider performing the medical error

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15
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These are the parts of the effective communication cycle

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Encoder, Message Medium, Decoder, Feedback

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16
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How to combat human error

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Recognize errors that are going to occur and plan mitigation strategies

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17
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Care commensurate with the scope of practice of a physician or RN

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Critical Care

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18
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The Four Variables affecting Gas Relationships

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Pressure, Temperature, Volume, Relative Mass

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19
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Required when a HEMS certificate holder operates more than 10 helicopters

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Operations Control Center

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20
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The average time of useful consciousness at or below 18000 feet

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30 minutes

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21
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This information helps to determine the members of the medical transport team

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The patient and the patient’s needs

22
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This individual can work as a member of the critical care team, or indirectly via medical direction, clinical oversight, or as a medical liaison

A

Physician

23
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This agency developed the diamond sign designation the different types of severity of hazards

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National Fire Protection Agency

24
Q

An Incidence taxing the assets of responding rescuers

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Mass Casualty Incident

25
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This accreditation program requires minimum ceiling and visibility limits under VFR conditions

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CAMTS

26
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Percent of lung volume that can be lost on a patient when placed supine

A

50%

27
Q

The most accurate and easily available method to monitor ETT position and ventilator circuit integrity

A

EtCO2

28
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The possible effect of damage to the C3, C4,C5 vertebrae

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Diaphragmatic Paralysis

29
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Diffusion of pulmonary gases is affected by 3 things

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Alveolar surface area, thickness of alveolar capillaries, and driving pressure

30
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Difficulty ventilating with a BVM can occur with patients with a BMI greater than:

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26kg/m2

31
Q

Medication that can produce dissociative anesthesia

A

Ketamine

32
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Significance of the Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve

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Relationship between hemoglobin and the saturation of oxygen

33
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Begins with an initially high V/Q ratio and later transitions to a decreased V/Q ratio as a result of alveolar atelectasis

A

Pulmonary Embolism

34
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This can cause chest wall rigidity

A

Rapid Fentanyl Administration

35
Q

What is the oxygen saturation goal?

A

94% and above

36
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This should be accomplished when you have unilateral rise and fall with absent breath sounds on one side

A

Pull the ETT back and re-evaluate lung sounds

37
Q

The only absolute contraindication for nasal intubation

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Apnea

38
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This should be accomplished on a patient having had a pneumothorax decompressed more than once

A

Insert a chest tube

39
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This is often improved when PEEP is increased for a ventilated patient

A

Oxygenation

40
Q

Contraindication for Ketamine

A

Systolic Blood Pressure >180

41
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Administration of Push Dose Pressors

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During Peri-Intubation Period

42
Q

This can be controlled with the wide flange of the curved laryngoscopes blade

A

The tongue

43
Q

Maximum PIP when volume ventilating a patient

A

35 cmH2O

44
Q

Indications for intubation and mechanical ventilation of a patient experiencing an asthma attack

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Low pH, vital capacity similar to tidal volume, and decreased level of concsiousness

45
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Term describing inadequate ventilation with a normal state of perfusion, as occurs with pneumonia

A

Pulmonary Shunting

46
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This is the direction of shift on the oxygen dissociation curve for a patient with a pH of 7.25

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Right Shift

47
Q

Calculation for anatomical dead space

A

2mL/kg or 1mL/lb

48
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SCOPE Mnemonic

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Suction, Connection, Obstruction, Pneumothorax, Equipment

49
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The larynx of a normal adult is located between these vertebrae

A

C4-C6

50
Q

The expected variance of tidal volume per breath for a ventilated patient patient

A

No more than 50mL

Critical Care (4 decks)

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