FISDAP READINESS EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ A 34 yr old male has a fractured left elbow and his arm is cyanotic
and pulse less. What should you do. Answer: Align with gentle traction
until restiance is met.
◉ A 23 yr old male was stabbed in the lower left quadrant. He was
minor bleeding from the wound. What should you do. Answer: Apply an
occlusive dressing
◉ Which injury is most likely to develop compartment syndrome.
Answer: Closed tibia fracture.
◉ A 21 yr old female has an open femur fracture after falling off a horse.
What should you do. Answer: Apply manual stabilization to her femur.
◉ An altered 19 yr old male was musty extricated from a burning
building by the fire department. He has soot around his mouth and nose.
What should you do? Answer: Remove and smoldering clothing
,◉ A 41 yr old male was kicked in the chest by a horse. He is short of
breath and he has a contusion to his sternum. Vital signs are BP 96/78, P
124, R 24 and shallow. What should you suspect. Answer: Cardiac
tamponade
◉ A 21 yr old male is semi conscious and lying kiddywampus at the
bottom of 2 flights of stairs. What should you do? Answer: Manually
stabilize c-spine
◉ Which injury or condition should be managed first in a patient with
multi-system trauma? Answer: Bleeding within the oral cavity
◉ A 22 yr old male has a knife impaled in the upper right quadrant of his
abdomen. He complains of the painful when he inhales and shortness of
breathing. What should you suspect. Answer: Diaphragmatic tear
◉ A 21 year old male has a large piece of glass impaled in his eye. What
should you do? Answer: Stabilize the glass with a paper cup
◉ What is the the term for the injury in which the epidermis remains
intact, but cells and blood vessels in the dermis may be damaged.
Answer: contusion, bruise
◉ An unresponsive 49 yer old male is supine on the road next to a
crashed motorcycle. What should you do? Answer: Hold c-spine
,◉ Wha type of injury results from prolonged compression forces applied
to soft tissue? Answer: Crush injury
◉ A 20 yr old male was the unrestrained driver in a car crash. He is
anxious, pale and has absent lung sounds on the left side. Vitals signs are
BP 80/48, P 132, R 31 and shallow. What should you suspect. Answer:
Tension pneumothorax
◉ What is most life threatening for an adult patient? Answer: Bubbling
wound to the chest
◉ What is the best care for a suspected hemothorax? Answer:
transporting rapidly
◉ A 46 yr old female was in a car crash at highway speeds. She is
unconscious, breathing deep and fast with an abrasion to the lateral
aspect of her neck. What should you do? Answer: Take c-spine
precautions
◉ A 23 yr old male was stabbed in the shoulder and blood is spurting
from the wound. What should do you? Answer: Apply direct pressure
◉ A 25 yr old male has a deep laceration on his right forearm. You are
applying direct pressure with a trauma dressing, but the wound continues
, to bleed. What should you do? Answer: Apply a tourniquet proximal the
laceration.
◉ A patient fell while water skiing. Unconscious. Suspect? Answer:
Head and spine injury
◉ A patient riding a motorcycle traveling 45 mph hit parked car. Not
wearing a helmet. Supine with copious amount of blood around face.
Gurgling and R 4 per min. Most appropriate should? Answer: Suction
airway
◉ A patient at a healthcare facility fell out of bed. Nurse suspects hip
fracture. Which medication should concern you the most? Answer:
Coumadin (which is a blood thinner
◉ . Answer: assess a carotid pulse and assist ventilations
◉ Pt stabbed in RUQ. What organ could be injured? Answer: Liver
◉ A patient has fallen and has a deformed right lower leg. The extremity
is pulseless and the skin is cool and cyanotic. You should? Answer:
Realign the injured extremity
◉ You arrive on scene of a car crash. The driver is alert and complaining
of severe chest and abdominal pain. His radial is weak and rapid. skin is
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ A 34 yr old male has a fractured left elbow and his arm is cyanotic
and pulse less. What should you do. Answer: Align with gentle traction
until restiance is met.
◉ A 23 yr old male was stabbed in the lower left quadrant. He was
minor bleeding from the wound. What should you do. Answer: Apply an
occlusive dressing
◉ Which injury is most likely to develop compartment syndrome.
Answer: Closed tibia fracture.
◉ A 21 yr old female has an open femur fracture after falling off a horse.
What should you do. Answer: Apply manual stabilization to her femur.
◉ An altered 19 yr old male was musty extricated from a burning
building by the fire department. He has soot around his mouth and nose.
What should you do? Answer: Remove and smoldering clothing
,◉ A 41 yr old male was kicked in the chest by a horse. He is short of
breath and he has a contusion to his sternum. Vital signs are BP 96/78, P
124, R 24 and shallow. What should you suspect. Answer: Cardiac
tamponade
◉ A 21 yr old male is semi conscious and lying kiddywampus at the
bottom of 2 flights of stairs. What should you do? Answer: Manually
stabilize c-spine
◉ Which injury or condition should be managed first in a patient with
multi-system trauma? Answer: Bleeding within the oral cavity
◉ A 22 yr old male has a knife impaled in the upper right quadrant of his
abdomen. He complains of the painful when he inhales and shortness of
breathing. What should you suspect. Answer: Diaphragmatic tear
◉ A 21 year old male has a large piece of glass impaled in his eye. What
should you do? Answer: Stabilize the glass with a paper cup
◉ What is the the term for the injury in which the epidermis remains
intact, but cells and blood vessels in the dermis may be damaged.
Answer: contusion, bruise
◉ An unresponsive 49 yer old male is supine on the road next to a
crashed motorcycle. What should you do? Answer: Hold c-spine
,◉ Wha type of injury results from prolonged compression forces applied
to soft tissue? Answer: Crush injury
◉ A 20 yr old male was the unrestrained driver in a car crash. He is
anxious, pale and has absent lung sounds on the left side. Vitals signs are
BP 80/48, P 132, R 31 and shallow. What should you suspect. Answer:
Tension pneumothorax
◉ What is most life threatening for an adult patient? Answer: Bubbling
wound to the chest
◉ What is the best care for a suspected hemothorax? Answer:
transporting rapidly
◉ A 46 yr old female was in a car crash at highway speeds. She is
unconscious, breathing deep and fast with an abrasion to the lateral
aspect of her neck. What should you do? Answer: Take c-spine
precautions
◉ A 23 yr old male was stabbed in the shoulder and blood is spurting
from the wound. What should do you? Answer: Apply direct pressure
◉ A 25 yr old male has a deep laceration on his right forearm. You are
applying direct pressure with a trauma dressing, but the wound continues
, to bleed. What should you do? Answer: Apply a tourniquet proximal the
laceration.
◉ A patient fell while water skiing. Unconscious. Suspect? Answer:
Head and spine injury
◉ A patient riding a motorcycle traveling 45 mph hit parked car. Not
wearing a helmet. Supine with copious amount of blood around face.
Gurgling and R 4 per min. Most appropriate should? Answer: Suction
airway
◉ A patient at a healthcare facility fell out of bed. Nurse suspects hip
fracture. Which medication should concern you the most? Answer:
Coumadin (which is a blood thinner
◉ . Answer: assess a carotid pulse and assist ventilations
◉ Pt stabbed in RUQ. What organ could be injured? Answer: Liver
◉ A patient has fallen and has a deformed right lower leg. The extremity
is pulseless and the skin is cool and cyanotic. You should? Answer:
Realign the injured extremity
◉ You arrive on scene of a car crash. The driver is alert and complaining
of severe chest and abdominal pain. His radial is weak and rapid. skin is
