FISDAP EMT Medical Actual Exam
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1. What is the first step in the assessment process for this patient?
A. Manage the airway.
B. Obtain vital signs.
C. Determine scene safety.
D. Perform a secondary assessment. - ANSWER Determine scene safety
2. If this patient recently traveled outside of the country, what questions would
you ask him? - ANSWER Where did you recently travel? Did you receive
any vaccinations before your trip? Were you exposed to any infectious
diseases? Is there anyone else in your travel party who is sick? What was
your source of drinking water?
3. List the eight infectious diseases of concern for EMS personnel. -
ANSWER HIV, hepatitis B, meningitis, tuberculosis, H1N1, MERS-CoV,
COVID-19, and Ebola
4. List three routes of infection for hepatitis. - ANSWER Fecal-oral, infected
food or drink, sexual contact
5. A seizure patient is having what kind of medical emergency?
A. Respiratory
,Rationale: Respiratory emergencies include asthma, emphysema, and chronic
bronchitis.
B. Cardiovascular
Rationale: Cardiovascular emergencies include heart attack and congestive
heart failure.
C. Neurologic
Rationale: Correct answer
D. Immunologic
Rationale: Allergic reactions are a type of immunologic emergency. -
ANSWER Neurologic
6. If an injury distracts an EMT from assessing a more serious underlying
illness, the EMT has suffered from:
A. tunnel vision.
Rationale: Correct answer
B. index of suspicion.
Rationale: The index of suspicion is your awareness and concern for potentially
serious underlying and unseen injuries or illness.
C. virulence.
Rationale: Virulence is the strength or ability of a pathogen to produce disease.
D. a trauma emergency.
Rationale: Trauma emergencies involve injuries resulting from physical forces
applied to the body. - ANSWER tunnel vision
7. What is the general impression of this patient?
, A. The patient is experiencing mild dyspnea.
B. The patient appears stable.
C. The patient appears well.
D. The patient needs immediate intervention. - ANSWER The patient
needs immediate intervention.
8. Your transport decision should be based on the:
A. secondary assessment.
B. past medical history.
C. physical examination.
D. primary assessment. - ANSWER primary assessment.
9. What mnemonic is used to gather a patient's health information?
A. AVPU
B. SAMPLE
C. OPQRST
D. DUMBELS - ANSWER SAMPLE
10.After you assess the ABCs, what should be done for this patient?
A. Transport
B. Secondary assessment
C. Vital signs
D. Reassessment - ANSWER Vital signs
11.What standard precautions should be taken with this patient?
A. Gloves only
, B. Gloves and mask
C. Gloves, mask, and eye protection
D. Mask only - ANSWER Gloves only
12.Which of the following best describes a communicable disease?
A. The growth and spread of small harmful organisms within the body
B. A disease that can be spread from one person or species to another
C. A disease that cannot be transmitted from one person to another
D. Presence of infectious organisms on or in objects - ANSWER A
disease that can be spread from one person or species to another
If a "frequent flier" calls 9-1-1 because of a suspected head injury, you should
NEVER:
A. take the call seriously; don't waste your time or resources on such a caller.
Rationale: Never assume you know the patient's problem before you arrive; you
should treat every patient equally.
B. perform a primary assessment; he called for a head injury last week, and it
wasn't serious.
Rationale: You should perform a primary assessment on every patient.
C. assume you know what the problem is; every case is different, and you don't
want to miss a potentially serious problem.
Rationale: Correct answer
D. treat the patient with respect; he is probably lying.
Rationale: It is important that you maintain a professional, calm, nonjudgmental
demeanor at all times. - ANSWER assume you know what the problem is; every
case is different, and you don't want to miss a potentially serious problem.
Study Questions with Verified
Answers | Brand New Version
1. What is the first step in the assessment process for this patient?
A. Manage the airway.
B. Obtain vital signs.
C. Determine scene safety.
D. Perform a secondary assessment. - ANSWER Determine scene safety
2. If this patient recently traveled outside of the country, what questions would
you ask him? - ANSWER Where did you recently travel? Did you receive
any vaccinations before your trip? Were you exposed to any infectious
diseases? Is there anyone else in your travel party who is sick? What was
your source of drinking water?
3. List the eight infectious diseases of concern for EMS personnel. -
ANSWER HIV, hepatitis B, meningitis, tuberculosis, H1N1, MERS-CoV,
COVID-19, and Ebola
4. List three routes of infection for hepatitis. - ANSWER Fecal-oral, infected
food or drink, sexual contact
5. A seizure patient is having what kind of medical emergency?
A. Respiratory
,Rationale: Respiratory emergencies include asthma, emphysema, and chronic
bronchitis.
B. Cardiovascular
Rationale: Cardiovascular emergencies include heart attack and congestive
heart failure.
C. Neurologic
Rationale: Correct answer
D. Immunologic
Rationale: Allergic reactions are a type of immunologic emergency. -
ANSWER Neurologic
6. If an injury distracts an EMT from assessing a more serious underlying
illness, the EMT has suffered from:
A. tunnel vision.
Rationale: Correct answer
B. index of suspicion.
Rationale: The index of suspicion is your awareness and concern for potentially
serious underlying and unseen injuries or illness.
C. virulence.
Rationale: Virulence is the strength or ability of a pathogen to produce disease.
D. a trauma emergency.
Rationale: Trauma emergencies involve injuries resulting from physical forces
applied to the body. - ANSWER tunnel vision
7. What is the general impression of this patient?
, A. The patient is experiencing mild dyspnea.
B. The patient appears stable.
C. The patient appears well.
D. The patient needs immediate intervention. - ANSWER The patient
needs immediate intervention.
8. Your transport decision should be based on the:
A. secondary assessment.
B. past medical history.
C. physical examination.
D. primary assessment. - ANSWER primary assessment.
9. What mnemonic is used to gather a patient's health information?
A. AVPU
B. SAMPLE
C. OPQRST
D. DUMBELS - ANSWER SAMPLE
10.After you assess the ABCs, what should be done for this patient?
A. Transport
B. Secondary assessment
C. Vital signs
D. Reassessment - ANSWER Vital signs
11.What standard precautions should be taken with this patient?
A. Gloves only
, B. Gloves and mask
C. Gloves, mask, and eye protection
D. Mask only - ANSWER Gloves only
12.Which of the following best describes a communicable disease?
A. The growth and spread of small harmful organisms within the body
B. A disease that can be spread from one person or species to another
C. A disease that cannot be transmitted from one person to another
D. Presence of infectious organisms on or in objects - ANSWER A
disease that can be spread from one person or species to another
If a "frequent flier" calls 9-1-1 because of a suspected head injury, you should
NEVER:
A. take the call seriously; don't waste your time or resources on such a caller.
Rationale: Never assume you know the patient's problem before you arrive; you
should treat every patient equally.
B. perform a primary assessment; he called for a head injury last week, and it
wasn't serious.
Rationale: You should perform a primary assessment on every patient.
C. assume you know what the problem is; every case is different, and you don't
want to miss a potentially serious problem.
Rationale: Correct answer
D. treat the patient with respect; he is probably lying.
Rationale: It is important that you maintain a professional, calm, nonjudgmental
demeanor at all times. - ANSWER assume you know what the problem is; every
case is different, and you don't want to miss a potentially serious problem.
