Paramedic FISDAP Final exam Questions
and Answers A+ Guide
1. A 30 year old climber is experiencing sever shortness
of breath after reaching an elevation of 12000feet. The PT
is very anxious and has rales noted to all quadrants but is
otherwise healthy. He is not accustomed to high altitudes.
What should you do? - correct answers✅✅Administer
oxygen while descending to a lower altitude.
2. A 26 year old female does not respond to verbal stimuli
but moans in response to pain. A friend states the patient
has ingested approx 150 amitriptyline tables. Vital Signs
are BP 88/50 R16. You establish IV access and administer
a fluid challenge. En route to the hospital her ECG shows
a widening QRS. You should administer - correct
answers✅✅Sodium Bicarbonate.
3. You PT experienced trauma yesterday and you are
transferring her to a larger facility. She has been
experiencing progressive hypoxia. You notice coarse
crackles in all lung fields on ventilation. Vital signs are BP
90/50 and SPO2 90%. You should - correct
answers✅✅Transport emergency and continue
ventilation.
4. An alert 22 year old male was just disentangled from
debris in a house collapse. He denies head or neck pain,
but complains of server hip pain. Vital signs are BP 88/40.
,Paramedic FISDAP Final exam Questions
and Answers A+ Guide
P120 R 16 you should administer. - correct
answers✅✅sodium bicarbonate
5. Braxton Hicks contractions - correct
answers✅✅occur in the second trimester and are false
labor.
6. A 40 year old male crashed his motorcycle. He had a
brief loss of consciousness, woke up and
walked home. You find him 2 hours later at home
unconscious. You should suspect. - correct
answers✅✅epidural hematoma
7. A 47 year old male who was found unconscious on the
side of the road respond only to painful stimulus. When
you attempt to establish IV access he stiffens his arms
and legs. He has minor abrasions all over his body. Vital
signs are BO 178/122 P56 R irregular ETCO2 30. What
should you do? - correct answers✅✅Assist ventilations
at 12 breaths per minHg.
8. A 28 year old female has a sudden onset of tightness
in her chest and server difficulty breathing. Her tongue
face and neck appear swollen and she has red itchy hives
,Paramedic FISDAP Final exam Questions
and Answers A+ Guide
on her torso. Her signs are BP 80/40 P 130. You should
administer - correct answers✅✅Epinephrine 0.3mg
9. You are asked to set up a patient treatment area after a
box labeled "radio active" was found unattended in a
park. Which of the following would be the best location. -
correct answers✅✅Building in the park
10. You are at a house fire with multiple patients. Which
patient should be transported First to a burn center? -
correct answers✅✅52 year old with second degree
burns to face and right hand
11. What is the most common cause of status epilepticus
in adults. - correct answers✅✅Failure to take
prescribed medications
12. A 58 year old male with history of renal failure
complains of dizziness lethargy and difficulty
breathing. He says he missed his last dialysis
appointment. Vital signs are BP 160/90 P 100 R 28 with
rales heard in the basses. SPO2 92% you should suspect.
- correct answers✅✅Fluid Overload.
, Paramedic FISDAP Final exam Questions
and Answers A+ Guide
13. A 12 year old girl is seizing. Her mom tells you that
her daughter has been feeling tired for days. Her skin is
dry and she has been very thirsty. Vital signs are BP
118/80 P115 R26 you should suspect. - correct
answers✅✅Diabetic ketoacidosis
14. A 42 year old female has fallen down a flight of stairs.
She appears anxious her skin is cool and clammy her
radial pulses are weak at 112 beats per min and she
complains of abdominal pain in the left upper quadrant
with radiation to the left scapula. You should suspect. -
correct answers✅✅Torn or lacerated spleen.
15. Emergency medical responders are ventilating an
apneic medical patient with a bag valve mask. You note
abdominal distention and minimal chest rise. What should
you do? - correct answers✅✅Reposition the head.
16. A 6 month old male was found lying face down in the
crib. He is cyanotic and apneic. A weak
brachial pulse is present. You are unable to see a chest
rise with your second attempt at rescue
breathing after repositioning the head. What should you
do. - correct answers✅✅Start CPR
and Answers A+ Guide
1. A 30 year old climber is experiencing sever shortness
of breath after reaching an elevation of 12000feet. The PT
is very anxious and has rales noted to all quadrants but is
otherwise healthy. He is not accustomed to high altitudes.
What should you do? - correct answers✅✅Administer
oxygen while descending to a lower altitude.
2. A 26 year old female does not respond to verbal stimuli
but moans in response to pain. A friend states the patient
has ingested approx 150 amitriptyline tables. Vital Signs
are BP 88/50 R16. You establish IV access and administer
a fluid challenge. En route to the hospital her ECG shows
a widening QRS. You should administer - correct
answers✅✅Sodium Bicarbonate.
3. You PT experienced trauma yesterday and you are
transferring her to a larger facility. She has been
experiencing progressive hypoxia. You notice coarse
crackles in all lung fields on ventilation. Vital signs are BP
90/50 and SPO2 90%. You should - correct
answers✅✅Transport emergency and continue
ventilation.
4. An alert 22 year old male was just disentangled from
debris in a house collapse. He denies head or neck pain,
but complains of server hip pain. Vital signs are BP 88/40.
,Paramedic FISDAP Final exam Questions
and Answers A+ Guide
P120 R 16 you should administer. - correct
answers✅✅sodium bicarbonate
5. Braxton Hicks contractions - correct
answers✅✅occur in the second trimester and are false
labor.
6. A 40 year old male crashed his motorcycle. He had a
brief loss of consciousness, woke up and
walked home. You find him 2 hours later at home
unconscious. You should suspect. - correct
answers✅✅epidural hematoma
7. A 47 year old male who was found unconscious on the
side of the road respond only to painful stimulus. When
you attempt to establish IV access he stiffens his arms
and legs. He has minor abrasions all over his body. Vital
signs are BO 178/122 P56 R irregular ETCO2 30. What
should you do? - correct answers✅✅Assist ventilations
at 12 breaths per minHg.
8. A 28 year old female has a sudden onset of tightness
in her chest and server difficulty breathing. Her tongue
face and neck appear swollen and she has red itchy hives
,Paramedic FISDAP Final exam Questions
and Answers A+ Guide
on her torso. Her signs are BP 80/40 P 130. You should
administer - correct answers✅✅Epinephrine 0.3mg
9. You are asked to set up a patient treatment area after a
box labeled "radio active" was found unattended in a
park. Which of the following would be the best location. -
correct answers✅✅Building in the park
10. You are at a house fire with multiple patients. Which
patient should be transported First to a burn center? -
correct answers✅✅52 year old with second degree
burns to face and right hand
11. What is the most common cause of status epilepticus
in adults. - correct answers✅✅Failure to take
prescribed medications
12. A 58 year old male with history of renal failure
complains of dizziness lethargy and difficulty
breathing. He says he missed his last dialysis
appointment. Vital signs are BP 160/90 P 100 R 28 with
rales heard in the basses. SPO2 92% you should suspect.
- correct answers✅✅Fluid Overload.
, Paramedic FISDAP Final exam Questions
and Answers A+ Guide
13. A 12 year old girl is seizing. Her mom tells you that
her daughter has been feeling tired for days. Her skin is
dry and she has been very thirsty. Vital signs are BP
118/80 P115 R26 you should suspect. - correct
answers✅✅Diabetic ketoacidosis
14. A 42 year old female has fallen down a flight of stairs.
She appears anxious her skin is cool and clammy her
radial pulses are weak at 112 beats per min and she
complains of abdominal pain in the left upper quadrant
with radiation to the left scapula. You should suspect. -
correct answers✅✅Torn or lacerated spleen.
15. Emergency medical responders are ventilating an
apneic medical patient with a bag valve mask. You note
abdominal distention and minimal chest rise. What should
you do? - correct answers✅✅Reposition the head.
16. A 6 month old male was found lying face down in the
crib. He is cyanotic and apneic. A weak
brachial pulse is present. You are unable to see a chest
rise with your second attempt at rescue
breathing after repositioning the head. What should you
do. - correct answers✅✅Start CPR
