February 2009 Clinical Update CME Questions

Answer True or False:

1. The addition of a physician to a HEMS crew prolongs scene times due to the increased number and sophistication of interventions provided

2. Rural Australian HEMS services usually take less than 30 minutes from dispatch to arriving on scene.

3. Infants receiving alprostadil infusions for congenital cardiac lesions should be intubated prior to transport because of the risk of apnoea.

4. Like midazolam and propofol, dexmedetomidine is a GABA-agonist.

5. Benzodiazepine administration helps reduce the risk of delirium in ICU patients.