EMT FISDAP WITH CORRECT AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS YEAR 2024/2025
A 24 year old female responds to a sternal rub by opening her
eyes and moaning incomprehensibly. She tries to push your
hands away from her sternum. What is her Glasgow Coma
Scale score? - verified answers-- 9
You are at an amusement park when you witness a 19 year old
male being stabbed in the arm. After assuring the scene is
safe, you approach and see that he is experiencing slow,
steady bleeding. You have disposable gloves in your pocket,
but no bandages. What should you do? - verified answers--
Apply direct pressure to the wound using your gloved hand
A 16 year old female has been involved in a 5 mph car crash.
What is your greatest concern? - verified answers-- Patent
airway
What is NOT included in the management of a minor venous
laceration? - verified answers-- Tourniquet
A 20 year old female was involved in a car crash. She
complains of midline neck pain and is unable to move her
extremities. What secondary injury should you suspect? -
verified answers-- Vertebral swelling
A 23-year old male motorcyclist was struck by a car that ran a
stop sign. He is pale and diaphoretic, and no external bleeding
is noted. Vital signs are P 136 and R 28. Which of the following
is most likely? - verified answers-- Femur fracture
An 80-year-old complains of leg pain. Their left foot is swollen,
painful, discolored, and warm to the touch. What should you
suspect? - verified answers-- Deep vein thrombosis
,After initial treatments of an arterial bleed in the left forearm are
unsuccessful. What should you do? - verified answers-- Apply a
tourniquet
A 40 year old male is unresponsive and pale, and you notice a
deformity above his right wrist and bruising around his navel.
His wife tells you that her husband was out drinking the
previous evening and he stumbled while walking up the front
steps. What should you suspect? - verified answers-- Internal
bleeding
What the minimum systolic blood pressure that will perfuse all
vital organs? - verified answers-- 80 mmHg
When protecting the cervical spine of a suspected trauma
patient, what should you do? - verified answers-- Hold the neck
in a neutral, in-line position
A 16 year old female fell while rollerskating and is now
confused and agitated. What should you suspect? - verified
answers-- Head and spinal injuries
A 17 year old male has a knife impaled in his left chest. Vital
signs are BP 118/76, R 10, P 97. What should you do? -
verified answers-- Stabilize the knife with dressings
A 52 year old male was the unrestrained driver in a frontal
impact car crash. Which of the following injuries would lead you
to believe the patient traveled "up and over" the dashboard
instead of "down and under"? - verified answers-- Ruptured
diaphragm
A 32 year old male has an open wound on his arm after an
unknown chemical powder was spilled on it. What should you
do? - verified answers-- Brush the powder off the wound
, A 22 year old female involved in a car accident has a 10 cm
laceration across her abdomen. You see her large intestine
protruding. What should you do? - verified answers-- Apply a
moist and occlusive dressing
What will initial compensatory mechanisms do during
hemorrhaging? - verified answers-- Increase stroke volume and
increase cardiac output
An 18 year old male was struck in the head by a large rock.
When caring for this patient, what should you continually
reassess? - verified answers-- Level of consciousness
A 26 year old female complains of chest pain after a motor
vehicle accident. Auscultation of lung sounds reveals distant
heart tones. Vital signs are BP 160/70, P 56, R 22 and she has
distended neck veins. What should you
suspect? - verified answers-- Pericardial tamponade
A 72 year old female was in a motor vehicle collision. She has
a right ulnar fracture with no distal circulation. What should you
do? - verified answers-- Attempt to realign the fracture
What are the general principles for the management of a
dislocation? - verified answers-- Splinting in the position found
A 19 year old male struck his head against the platform while
doing a reverse flip. Vital signs are BP 88/70, P 96, R 8 What
type of shock is he in? - verified answers-- Distributive
A 19 year old male has a deformity to his right arm with
uncontrolled bleeding. The patient states his car collided with a
tree. You notice spidering of the windshield on the driver's side.
What should you do? - verified answers-- Determine the
patient's GCS score
ANSWERS YEAR 2024/2025
A 24 year old female responds to a sternal rub by opening her
eyes and moaning incomprehensibly. She tries to push your
hands away from her sternum. What is her Glasgow Coma
Scale score? - verified answers-- 9
You are at an amusement park when you witness a 19 year old
male being stabbed in the arm. After assuring the scene is
safe, you approach and see that he is experiencing slow,
steady bleeding. You have disposable gloves in your pocket,
but no bandages. What should you do? - verified answers--
Apply direct pressure to the wound using your gloved hand
A 16 year old female has been involved in a 5 mph car crash.
What is your greatest concern? - verified answers-- Patent
airway
What is NOT included in the management of a minor venous
laceration? - verified answers-- Tourniquet
A 20 year old female was involved in a car crash. She
complains of midline neck pain and is unable to move her
extremities. What secondary injury should you suspect? -
verified answers-- Vertebral swelling
A 23-year old male motorcyclist was struck by a car that ran a
stop sign. He is pale and diaphoretic, and no external bleeding
is noted. Vital signs are P 136 and R 28. Which of the following
is most likely? - verified answers-- Femur fracture
An 80-year-old complains of leg pain. Their left foot is swollen,
painful, discolored, and warm to the touch. What should you
suspect? - verified answers-- Deep vein thrombosis
,After initial treatments of an arterial bleed in the left forearm are
unsuccessful. What should you do? - verified answers-- Apply a
tourniquet
A 40 year old male is unresponsive and pale, and you notice a
deformity above his right wrist and bruising around his navel.
His wife tells you that her husband was out drinking the
previous evening and he stumbled while walking up the front
steps. What should you suspect? - verified answers-- Internal
bleeding
What the minimum systolic blood pressure that will perfuse all
vital organs? - verified answers-- 80 mmHg
When protecting the cervical spine of a suspected trauma
patient, what should you do? - verified answers-- Hold the neck
in a neutral, in-line position
A 16 year old female fell while rollerskating and is now
confused and agitated. What should you suspect? - verified
answers-- Head and spinal injuries
A 17 year old male has a knife impaled in his left chest. Vital
signs are BP 118/76, R 10, P 97. What should you do? -
verified answers-- Stabilize the knife with dressings
A 52 year old male was the unrestrained driver in a frontal
impact car crash. Which of the following injuries would lead you
to believe the patient traveled "up and over" the dashboard
instead of "down and under"? - verified answers-- Ruptured
diaphragm
A 32 year old male has an open wound on his arm after an
unknown chemical powder was spilled on it. What should you
do? - verified answers-- Brush the powder off the wound
, A 22 year old female involved in a car accident has a 10 cm
laceration across her abdomen. You see her large intestine
protruding. What should you do? - verified answers-- Apply a
moist and occlusive dressing
What will initial compensatory mechanisms do during
hemorrhaging? - verified answers-- Increase stroke volume and
increase cardiac output
An 18 year old male was struck in the head by a large rock.
When caring for this patient, what should you continually
reassess? - verified answers-- Level of consciousness
A 26 year old female complains of chest pain after a motor
vehicle accident. Auscultation of lung sounds reveals distant
heart tones. Vital signs are BP 160/70, P 56, R 22 and she has
distended neck veins. What should you
suspect? - verified answers-- Pericardial tamponade
A 72 year old female was in a motor vehicle collision. She has
a right ulnar fracture with no distal circulation. What should you
do? - verified answers-- Attempt to realign the fracture
What are the general principles for the management of a
dislocation? - verified answers-- Splinting in the position found
A 19 year old male struck his head against the platform while
doing a reverse flip. Vital signs are BP 88/70, P 96, R 8 What
type of shock is he in? - verified answers-- Distributive
A 19 year old male has a deformity to his right arm with
uncontrolled bleeding. The patient states his car collided with a
tree. You notice spidering of the windshield on the driver's side.
What should you do? - verified answers-- Determine the
patient's GCS score
