Shortly after take-off, your patient complains to you that she has developed a sharp pain in the left side of her face and a severe headache. This is most likely caused by:

An aircraft flying from airport to airport during very poor weather conditions is:

A CCTP leaves a patient in an ICU bed without providing a proper report to a care provider of an equal or higher level. What patient right is being violated?

A CCTP reports a medical error where he administered midazolam instead of fentanyl. When the incident was investigated, the crew member claimed responsibility and stated that he didn’t realize the label for the fentanyl had changed to brown after the last supply order. How should this incident be managed?

During ground transport of a critically injured patient, a CCTP should be mindful to:

During a fixed-wing flight over the Atlantic Ocean, your patient develops a worsening electrolyte abnormality that is not covered under your standing orders. How do you manage this patient if your communication system is unable to reach medical control?

While reviewing the physician’s written orders, you notice PRN interventions that exceed your scope of practice. How do you manage the transport?

At 6:00 pm on a busy rotor-wing flight shift you receive a request for an interfacility transport of a critically ill patient. The requesting hospital is 186 miles (299 km) distant, and will require approximately 90 minutes of flight time to get to the patient. The pilot shift change is at 7:00 pm. Which of the following is your best option?

Temperature _______ in relation to altitude.

The area of the atmosphere that contains the oxygen and barometric pressure needed for a normal, healthy person to live is the: