FISDAP OPERATIONS CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND ACCURATE ANSWERS
◉ You receive a call at 3:00 a.m. for a patient who is slumped over
the steering wheel of his car, which is parked on the shoulder of the
road.
Your unit and a police officer arrive at the scene at the same time.
You should:
A) stay in your unit until the police officer checks the patient.
B) park the ambulance 25 feet in front of the patient's vehicle.
C) shine a spotlight in the side view mirror of the patient's vehicle.
D) approach the vehicle from the front to ensure maximum visibility.
Answer: A) stay in your unit until the police officer checks the
patient.
Unfortunately, it is not uncommon for people to fake illness or injury
with the intent of harming responding personnel. In this situation,
you should utilize
the safety resource at the scene: the police officer. You and your
partner should stay in the unit until the police officer checks the
patient to ensure it is safe
,for you to approach. Remember, the safety of you and your partner
comes first!
◉ You are called to a residence for a woman in cardiac arrest.
Shortly after you start CPR, the patient's husband presents you with
an unsigned
document that states "do not attempt resuscitation." You should:
A) stop all resuscitative efforts in accordance with the document.
B) stop CPR until the document can be validated by a physician.
C) continue CPR until you have contacted medical control for
guidance.
D) contact medical control prior to continuing any resuscitative
efforts. Answer: C) continue CPR until you have contacted medical
control for guidance.
Do not attempt resuscitation (DNAR} orders can be challenging for
EMS providers. When presented with documentation, especially if it
does not appear to
be valid (in this case, an unsigned document), you should err on the
side of patient care and continue resuscitative efforts until medical
control orders you to
stop.
◉ While caring for a trauma patient, blood splashes into an EMT's
eyes. This is an example of:
,A) exposure.
B) infection.
C) transmission.
D) indirect contact. Answer: A) exposure.
Exposure occurs when an individual comes in direct contact with
blood or other bodily fluids. Examples of direct exposure include
blood splashing into the
eyes or mouth and an accidental stick with a contaminated needle or
other sharp object. Exposure does not always result in disease
transmission and
subsequent infection; that depends on whether the patient has an
infectious disease. Routine use of standard precautions will afford
the EMT the best
protection from exposure to an infectious disease.
◉ Failure of the EMT to obtain consent from a responsive patient
before taking his or her blood pressure may constitute:
A) battery.
B) negligence.
C) abandonment.
D) assault. Answer: A) battery.
, Battery is defined as unlawfully touching another person without his
or her consent. Obtaining consent from every responsive patient
prior to rendering
care is of paramount importance. Assault is defined as instilling fear
into another person, but does not necessarily involve actually
touching him or her. Laws
can vary from state to state as to these definitions. Negligence occurs
when the EMT fa ils to act as another prudent EMT would have acted
in the same or
similar situation. Abandonment occurs when the EMT terminates
patient care without the patient's consent or transfers care of a
patient to a provider of
lesser training.
◉ Which of the fo llowing is an example of informed consent?
A) Prior to starting treatment, the EMT asks a patient if he has
permission to begin treatment
B) The EMT informs a conscious patient of the risk of refusing EMS
treatment and transport
C) The EMT informs a patient of the potential risks associated with
his proposed treatment
D) EMTs treat an unresponsive patient under the assumption that he
would consent if he was conscious Answer: C) The EMT informs a
patient of the potential risks associated with his proposed treatment
EVALUATION 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND ACCURATE ANSWERS
◉ You receive a call at 3:00 a.m. for a patient who is slumped over
the steering wheel of his car, which is parked on the shoulder of the
road.
Your unit and a police officer arrive at the scene at the same time.
You should:
A) stay in your unit until the police officer checks the patient.
B) park the ambulance 25 feet in front of the patient's vehicle.
C) shine a spotlight in the side view mirror of the patient's vehicle.
D) approach the vehicle from the front to ensure maximum visibility.
Answer: A) stay in your unit until the police officer checks the
patient.
Unfortunately, it is not uncommon for people to fake illness or injury
with the intent of harming responding personnel. In this situation,
you should utilize
the safety resource at the scene: the police officer. You and your
partner should stay in the unit until the police officer checks the
patient to ensure it is safe
,for you to approach. Remember, the safety of you and your partner
comes first!
◉ You are called to a residence for a woman in cardiac arrest.
Shortly after you start CPR, the patient's husband presents you with
an unsigned
document that states "do not attempt resuscitation." You should:
A) stop all resuscitative efforts in accordance with the document.
B) stop CPR until the document can be validated by a physician.
C) continue CPR until you have contacted medical control for
guidance.
D) contact medical control prior to continuing any resuscitative
efforts. Answer: C) continue CPR until you have contacted medical
control for guidance.
Do not attempt resuscitation (DNAR} orders can be challenging for
EMS providers. When presented with documentation, especially if it
does not appear to
be valid (in this case, an unsigned document), you should err on the
side of patient care and continue resuscitative efforts until medical
control orders you to
stop.
◉ While caring for a trauma patient, blood splashes into an EMT's
eyes. This is an example of:
,A) exposure.
B) infection.
C) transmission.
D) indirect contact. Answer: A) exposure.
Exposure occurs when an individual comes in direct contact with
blood or other bodily fluids. Examples of direct exposure include
blood splashing into the
eyes or mouth and an accidental stick with a contaminated needle or
other sharp object. Exposure does not always result in disease
transmission and
subsequent infection; that depends on whether the patient has an
infectious disease. Routine use of standard precautions will afford
the EMT the best
protection from exposure to an infectious disease.
◉ Failure of the EMT to obtain consent from a responsive patient
before taking his or her blood pressure may constitute:
A) battery.
B) negligence.
C) abandonment.
D) assault. Answer: A) battery.
, Battery is defined as unlawfully touching another person without his
or her consent. Obtaining consent from every responsive patient
prior to rendering
care is of paramount importance. Assault is defined as instilling fear
into another person, but does not necessarily involve actually
touching him or her. Laws
can vary from state to state as to these definitions. Negligence occurs
when the EMT fa ils to act as another prudent EMT would have acted
in the same or
similar situation. Abandonment occurs when the EMT terminates
patient care without the patient's consent or transfers care of a
patient to a provider of
lesser training.
◉ Which of the fo llowing is an example of informed consent?
A) Prior to starting treatment, the EMT asks a patient if he has
permission to begin treatment
B) The EMT informs a conscious patient of the risk of refusing EMS
treatment and transport
C) The EMT informs a patient of the potential risks associated with
his proposed treatment
D) EMTs treat an unresponsive patient under the assumption that he
would consent if he was conscious Answer: C) The EMT informs a
patient of the potential risks associated with his proposed treatment
