Cosumnes River College / EMT 115
EMT FISDAP Readiness Exam 4
Questions And Correct Verified Answers New Version
2026
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You arrived on the scene of a large fire. If the personnel at the scene are using the incident
command/ nmanagement system, you should:
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a. follow the instructions of the person in charge
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b. drive past the scene and park off the road
c. transport the first patient you come across
d. tag all the patientso -ANSWER- a. follow the instructions of the person in charge
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Which of the following steps is not part of the primary assessment of a responsive patient
with a medical problem?
a. assess the patient's mental status
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b. assess the adequacy of breathing
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c. determine the patient's priority
d. obtain the patient's blood pressure -ANSWER- d. obtain the patient's blood pressure
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The general impression is an evaluation of all the following except:
a. the patient's chief complaint
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b. appearance
c. the environment
d. past medical history -ANSWER- d. past medical history
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You are assessing a patient and making observations about the scene. Finding drug-use
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paraphernalia at the scene of an emergency is an example of:
a. an indication of the patient's chief complaint
b. an environmental part of the general impression
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c. an assessment of the scene safety
d. a medical history of drug addiction -ANSWER- b. an environmental part of the general
impression
When the patient tells you, in his own words, why he requested that an ambulance be
called, this is referred to as the:
a. general impression
b. chief complaint
c. primary assessment
d. secondary assessment -ANSWER- b. chief complaint
, During the general impression, the EMT should:
a. look
b. listen
c. smell
d. do all of these -ANSWER- d. do all of these
You are assessing a patient who fell off his bike and landed on his right shoulder. First you
determine his mental status using AVPU. What does the "A" stand for?
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a. action
b. airway
c. assess
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d. alert -ANSWER- d. alert
You have determined that your patient is a V as far as mental status goes. What does the
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"V" stand for?
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a. violent
b. very painful
c. verbal
d. venous -ANSWER- c. verbal
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You are concerned because your patient may have a depressed mental status. What does
the "P" stand for in AVPU?
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a. priority
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b. painful
c. position d
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d. patient -ANSWER- b. painful
One major difference between the primary assessment of a responsive trauma patient and
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the primary assessment of an unresponsive trauma patient is:
a. the assessment is done more quickly on the responsive patient
b. the unresponsive patient is a higher priority for immediate transport
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c. there is no difference between the two assessments
d. a jaw thrust maneuver should always be used on the nresponsive patient -ANSWER- b.
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the unresponsive patient is a higher priority for immediate transport
You are assessing a patient who was involved in a serious motor vehicle collision. She is not
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alert and her breathing rate is slower than 8 per minutes. As the EMT in charge you
should:
a. give high concentration oxygen via a nonreabreather mask
b. evaluate the patient's circulation and treat for shock
c. suction the patient and perform rescue breathing
d. provide positive pressure ventilations with 100% oxygen -ANSWER- d. provide
positive pressure ventilations with 100% oxygen
During your primary assessment of a patient who is alert and has a breathing rate the is
greater than 24 breaths per minutes, you should provide the patient with:
EMT FISDAP Readiness Exam 4
Questions And Correct Verified Answers New Version
2026
26
20
You arrived on the scene of a large fire. If the personnel at the scene are using the incident
command/ nmanagement system, you should:
s
a. follow the instructions of the person in charge
am
b. drive past the scene and park off the road
c. transport the first patient you come across
d. tag all the patientso -ANSWER- a. follow the instructions of the person in charge
Ex
Which of the following steps is not part of the primary assessment of a responsive patient
with a medical problem?
a. assess the patient's mental status
s
b. assess the adequacy of breathing
rt
c. determine the patient's priority
d. obtain the patient's blood pressure -ANSWER- d. obtain the patient's blood pressure
pe
The general impression is an evaluation of all the following except:
a. the patient's chief complaint
Ex
b. appearance
c. the environment
d. past medical history -ANSWER- d. past medical history
se
You are assessing a patient and making observations about the scene. Finding drug-use
ur
paraphernalia at the scene of an emergency is an example of:
a. an indication of the patient's chief complaint
b. an environmental part of the general impression
N
c. an assessment of the scene safety
d. a medical history of drug addiction -ANSWER- b. an environmental part of the general
impression
When the patient tells you, in his own words, why he requested that an ambulance be
called, this is referred to as the:
a. general impression
b. chief complaint
c. primary assessment
d. secondary assessment -ANSWER- b. chief complaint
, During the general impression, the EMT should:
a. look
b. listen
c. smell
d. do all of these -ANSWER- d. do all of these
You are assessing a patient who fell off his bike and landed on his right shoulder. First you
determine his mental status using AVPU. What does the "A" stand for?
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a. action
b. airway
c. assess
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d. alert -ANSWER- d. alert
You have determined that your patient is a V as far as mental status goes. What does the
s
"V" stand for?
am
a. violent
b. very painful
c. verbal
d. venous -ANSWER- c. verbal
Ex
You are concerned because your patient may have a depressed mental status. What does
the "P" stand for in AVPU?
s
a. priority
rt
b. painful
c. position d
pe
d. patient -ANSWER- b. painful
One major difference between the primary assessment of a responsive trauma patient and
Ex
the primary assessment of an unresponsive trauma patient is:
a. the assessment is done more quickly on the responsive patient
b. the unresponsive patient is a higher priority for immediate transport
se
c. there is no difference between the two assessments
d. a jaw thrust maneuver should always be used on the nresponsive patient -ANSWER- b.
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the unresponsive patient is a higher priority for immediate transport
You are assessing a patient who was involved in a serious motor vehicle collision. She is not
N
alert and her breathing rate is slower than 8 per minutes. As the EMT in charge you
should:
a. give high concentration oxygen via a nonreabreather mask
b. evaluate the patient's circulation and treat for shock
c. suction the patient and perform rescue breathing
d. provide positive pressure ventilations with 100% oxygen -ANSWER- d. provide
positive pressure ventilations with 100% oxygen
During your primary assessment of a patient who is alert and has a breathing rate the is
greater than 24 breaths per minutes, you should provide the patient with: