CCT Air Medical Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| 1870 Prussian Siege of Paris | Some texts say that during the war 160 injured soldiers/civilians were transported by hot air balloon. |
| What was created in 1928? | First civilian air ambulance transport was created; The Royal Flying Doctor Service |
| During what war did the US Army convert the Curtiss Jenny JN-4 into Air ambulances? | World War I |
| What war were the first soldiers evacuated by helicopter from the Burma Jungles? | World War II |
| The NTSB has identified 4 major factors contributing to HEMS crashes, What are they? | Human Error (68% of crashes) Weather (30% of crashes) Mechanical (25% of crashes) Obstacle Strikes (20% of crashes) |
| Within the Industry, there are several solutions that have been implemented to reduce the number of HEMS accidents. Name 3. | Crew recourse Management (CRM) training Initial Flight Team Crew Training Annual Refresher Training |
| Crew Recourse Management is defined as what? | Using all available resources --information, equipment and people-- to achieve safe and efficient flight operations. |
| Some programs require the pilots to fill out a risk matrix for at the start of their shifts, what are the risk factors used? | Experience of the pilot and crew, Day versus night, and duty hours. |
| The cardinal sin of air medical transport is having the patient transported by air when they could have reached an appropriate hospital quicker by ground. What is a rule used to prevent this? | 30 miles or 30 minute ground transport time is considered to be the minimum to which air medical transport will be beneficial to the patient. |
| HEMS missions have 3 distinct operations, what are they? | Response Transport Repositioning of the aircraft |
| LZ's should be ideally how big? | 100' X 100' |
| "S.L.O.W." acronym stands for what? | S= Size of the LZ should be 100' x 100' L= Landing are should be marked at all corners with cones or lights O= Obstacles she be removed from LZ or marked W= Wind speed and direction should be noted |
| What does CAMTS stand for? | Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems |
| CAMTS is what? | is a peer review organization dedicated to improving pt care and transport safety by providing a dynamic accreditation process through the development of standards, education, and services that support CAMTS vision. |
| What is the goal of CAMTS? | To improve the services provided by the air medical and ground inter-facility transfer services. |
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