Respiratory Therapist

Category - Initiation and Modification of Interventions

What term best describes a patient being relocated to another hospital via air transportation?
  1. Inter-hospital
  2. Intra-hospital
  3. Life flight
  4. Air ambulance
Explanation
Answer: A-The term inter-hospital described a patient being transported, by air or ground, to a different hospital for care.

Intra-hospital transport is a relocation of the patient within the same hospital, such as to a different floor or different level of care. Life flight and air ambulance are terms used loosely for aerial patient transport but is not the actual term for it.
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