FISDAP OPERATIONS EXAM SCRIPT 2026
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ A 52-year-old woman crashed her minivan into a tree. She is
pinned at the legs by the steering wheel and is semiconscious. After
gaining
access to the patient, you should:
A) perform a primary assessment and provide any life-saving care
before extrication.
B) immediately apply high-flow oxygen to the patient and allow
extrication to begin.
C) rapidly assess her from head to toe, obtain vital signs, and apply a
cervical collar.
D) have the fire department disentangle the patient and quickly
remove her from the car. Answer: A) perform a primary assessment
and provide any life-saving care before extrication.
Unless there is an immediate threat of fire, explosion, or other
danger, you should perform a primary assessment and begin any
life-saving care as soon as
you have gained access to the patient. If you wait to do this until
after the patient has been disentangled, it may be too late; the
patient may already be dead.
,After you have assessed the patient and treated any immediate
threats to life, allow extrication to commence. Once the patient has
been freed from the
vehicle, continue any lifesaving care and perform a rapid head-to -
toe assessment to identify and treat other life- threatening injuries.
Another EMT can
obtain vital signs as you rapidly assess the patient. Prepare for
immediate transport after the rapid head-to-toe assessment has
been performed and spinal
precautions have been taken (if indicated).
◉ When arriving at the scene of a motor vehicle crash at night, you
determine that the safest place to park the ambulance is in a
direction that
faces oncoming traffic. What should you do?
A) Position road flares around the front of the ambulance.
B) Turn all emergency lighting off to avoid blinding the traffic.
C) Turn the high-beam headlights on to alert oncoming traffic.
D) Turn your headlights off, but keep the emergency lights on.
Answer: D) Turn your headlights off, but keep the emergency lights
on.
Emergency operations on the highway at night can be especially
dangerous for responders; it is important to position emergency
vehicles correctly, while at
,the same time ensuring visibility for oncoming traffic without
blinding them. First of all, road flares near an automobile crash are
dangerous because leaking
fluids , such as gasoline, may not be immediately apparent; safety
triangles are safer. If your emergency vehicle is facing oncoming
traffic, you should keep
your emergency lights on, but turn your headlights off. Bright lights,
such as high-beam headlights, can effectively blind and disorient an
oncoming driver,
and could cause them to crash into the scene.
◉ A 72-year-old woman fell and has a hip injury. She is on the
second floor of her home. Which of the following devices should you
use to
move her down the flight of stairs
A) Stair chair
B) Long backboard
C) Wheeled stretcher
D) Scoop stretcher Answer: D) Scoop stretcher
Of the options listed, the scoop stretcher, also called an orthopaedic
stretcher or split litter, would be the most appropriate to use. The
scoop stretcher is
, contoured and allows for the placement of straps to secure the
patient; it also allows you to place padding around and under the
patient. The long backboard,
unlike the scoop stretcher, is flat; therefore, the patient can slide
from side to side or top to bottom, even when straps are placed. The
wheeled ambulance
stretcher is top heavy and is not safe for patient movement down a
flight of stairs or across rough terrain. Because the patient has a hip
injury, the stair chair would not be appropriate to use.
◉ When calling in your radio report to the receiving hospital, you
should:
A) include the patient's name.
B) be brief, concise, and factual.
C) give your report only to a physician.
D) break your report into 60-second increments. Answer: B) be
brief, concise, and factual.
A radio report should be brief, concise, and factual. It should include
the patient's age and sex, his or her chief complaint, associated
assessment findings,
vital signs, treatment that you provided, and the patient's response
to your treatment. Avoid speculative statements regarding the
patient's condition; report
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ A 52-year-old woman crashed her minivan into a tree. She is
pinned at the legs by the steering wheel and is semiconscious. After
gaining
access to the patient, you should:
A) perform a primary assessment and provide any life-saving care
before extrication.
B) immediately apply high-flow oxygen to the patient and allow
extrication to begin.
C) rapidly assess her from head to toe, obtain vital signs, and apply a
cervical collar.
D) have the fire department disentangle the patient and quickly
remove her from the car. Answer: A) perform a primary assessment
and provide any life-saving care before extrication.
Unless there is an immediate threat of fire, explosion, or other
danger, you should perform a primary assessment and begin any
life-saving care as soon as
you have gained access to the patient. If you wait to do this until
after the patient has been disentangled, it may be too late; the
patient may already be dead.
,After you have assessed the patient and treated any immediate
threats to life, allow extrication to commence. Once the patient has
been freed from the
vehicle, continue any lifesaving care and perform a rapid head-to -
toe assessment to identify and treat other life- threatening injuries.
Another EMT can
obtain vital signs as you rapidly assess the patient. Prepare for
immediate transport after the rapid head-to-toe assessment has
been performed and spinal
precautions have been taken (if indicated).
◉ When arriving at the scene of a motor vehicle crash at night, you
determine that the safest place to park the ambulance is in a
direction that
faces oncoming traffic. What should you do?
A) Position road flares around the front of the ambulance.
B) Turn all emergency lighting off to avoid blinding the traffic.
C) Turn the high-beam headlights on to alert oncoming traffic.
D) Turn your headlights off, but keep the emergency lights on.
Answer: D) Turn your headlights off, but keep the emergency lights
on.
Emergency operations on the highway at night can be especially
dangerous for responders; it is important to position emergency
vehicles correctly, while at
,the same time ensuring visibility for oncoming traffic without
blinding them. First of all, road flares near an automobile crash are
dangerous because leaking
fluids , such as gasoline, may not be immediately apparent; safety
triangles are safer. If your emergency vehicle is facing oncoming
traffic, you should keep
your emergency lights on, but turn your headlights off. Bright lights,
such as high-beam headlights, can effectively blind and disorient an
oncoming driver,
and could cause them to crash into the scene.
◉ A 72-year-old woman fell and has a hip injury. She is on the
second floor of her home. Which of the following devices should you
use to
move her down the flight of stairs
A) Stair chair
B) Long backboard
C) Wheeled stretcher
D) Scoop stretcher Answer: D) Scoop stretcher
Of the options listed, the scoop stretcher, also called an orthopaedic
stretcher or split litter, would be the most appropriate to use. The
scoop stretcher is
, contoured and allows for the placement of straps to secure the
patient; it also allows you to place padding around and under the
patient. The long backboard,
unlike the scoop stretcher, is flat; therefore, the patient can slide
from side to side or top to bottom, even when straps are placed. The
wheeled ambulance
stretcher is top heavy and is not safe for patient movement down a
flight of stairs or across rough terrain. Because the patient has a hip
injury, the stair chair would not be appropriate to use.
◉ When calling in your radio report to the receiving hospital, you
should:
A) include the patient's name.
B) be brief, concise, and factual.
C) give your report only to a physician.
D) break your report into 60-second increments. Answer: B) be
brief, concise, and factual.
A radio report should be brief, concise, and factual. It should include
the patient's age and sex, his or her chief complaint, associated
assessment findings,
vital signs, treatment that you provided, and the patient's response
to your treatment. Avoid speculative statements regarding the
patient's condition; report
