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EMT FISDAP READINESS EXAM 2 NEWEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM
170 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |A+ GRADED
Your patient has no-life threatening external hemorrhage but has skin that is
cool, pale, and moist. This could be an indication of:
a. increased perfusion
b. high blood pressure
c. poor circulation
d. cold exposure - ANSWER-c. poor circulation
To evaluate skin color in a dark-skinned patient, the EMT should also:
a. evaluate the tissues of the lips and nail beds
b. evaluate the tissues of the heels of the feet
c. check the pupils of the eyes
d. do all of the above - ANSWER-a. evaluate the tissues of the lips and nail
beds
When assessing the circulation during the primary assessment, the EMT
should check for and control severe bleeding. This is important to do
because:
a. open wounds can become infected
b. it may lead to long-term complications
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c. a patient can bleed to death in minutes
d. the blood pressure may drop over time - ANSWER-c. a patient can bleed
to death in minutes
When a life threat is observed in the primary assessment, the EMT should:
a. complete the assessment, then go back and treat
b. treat immediately
c. determine the patient's priority, then treat
d. package the patient for transport - ANSWER-b. treat immediately
High priority conditions include:
a. poor general impression
b. unresponsiveness
c. shock
d. all of the above - ANSWER-d. all of the above
All of the following would be considered high priority conditions except:
a. difficulty breathing
b. responsive but not following commands
c. an uncomplicated childbirth
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d. chest pain with systolic blood pressure less than 100 - ANSWER-c. an
uncomplicated childbirth
During the primary assessment of an alert adult medical patient with a chief
complaint of chest pain, you note that the breathing rate is 28 and the
patient's lips are bluish. You should consider:
a. oxygen by nasal cannula
b. providing bag valve mask ventilations
c. administering oxygen by nonrebreather mask
d. use paper bag to slow down the rate - ANSWER-c. administering oxygen
by nonrebreather mask
In the adult trauma patient, why is the capillary refill no longer used to assess
the circulation?
a. It is not a good indicator of perfusion
b. only children have capillary refill
c. it is still an important step
d. because EMTs have difficulty remembering to use it - ANSWER-a. It is not
a good indicator of perfusion
The steps of the primary assessment:
a. are designed to be followed in order but can be patient dependent
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b. depend on the baseline vital signs
c. must be followed in order
d. depend on the age and sex of the patient - ANSWER-a. are designed to
be followed in order but can be patient dependent
When doing an assessment on a patient who is apparently lifeless, the
approach is adapted to include:
a. the pulse check for at least 20 seconds
b. the C-A-B approach per AHA guidelines
c. the routine A-B-C approach per AHA guidelines
d. non of these are appropriate - ANSWER-b. the C-A-B approach per AHA
guidelines
ABCs - ANSWER-airway, breathing, and circulation
AVPU - ANSWER-memory aid for classifying a patient's mental status
chief complaint - ANSWER-the reason the EMS was called, usually in the
patient's own words
EMT FISDAP READINESS EXAM 2 NEWEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM
170 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |A+ GRADED
Your patient has no-life threatening external hemorrhage but has skin that is
cool, pale, and moist. This could be an indication of:
a. increased perfusion
b. high blood pressure
c. poor circulation
d. cold exposure - ANSWER-c. poor circulation
To evaluate skin color in a dark-skinned patient, the EMT should also:
a. evaluate the tissues of the lips and nail beds
b. evaluate the tissues of the heels of the feet
c. check the pupils of the eyes
d. do all of the above - ANSWER-a. evaluate the tissues of the lips and nail
beds
When assessing the circulation during the primary assessment, the EMT
should check for and control severe bleeding. This is important to do
because:
a. open wounds can become infected
b. it may lead to long-term complications
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c. a patient can bleed to death in minutes
d. the blood pressure may drop over time - ANSWER-c. a patient can bleed
to death in minutes
When a life threat is observed in the primary assessment, the EMT should:
a. complete the assessment, then go back and treat
b. treat immediately
c. determine the patient's priority, then treat
d. package the patient for transport - ANSWER-b. treat immediately
High priority conditions include:
a. poor general impression
b. unresponsiveness
c. shock
d. all of the above - ANSWER-d. all of the above
All of the following would be considered high priority conditions except:
a. difficulty breathing
b. responsive but not following commands
c. an uncomplicated childbirth
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d. chest pain with systolic blood pressure less than 100 - ANSWER-c. an
uncomplicated childbirth
During the primary assessment of an alert adult medical patient with a chief
complaint of chest pain, you note that the breathing rate is 28 and the
patient's lips are bluish. You should consider:
a. oxygen by nasal cannula
b. providing bag valve mask ventilations
c. administering oxygen by nonrebreather mask
d. use paper bag to slow down the rate - ANSWER-c. administering oxygen
by nonrebreather mask
In the adult trauma patient, why is the capillary refill no longer used to assess
the circulation?
a. It is not a good indicator of perfusion
b. only children have capillary refill
c. it is still an important step
d. because EMTs have difficulty remembering to use it - ANSWER-a. It is not
a good indicator of perfusion
The steps of the primary assessment:
a. are designed to be followed in order but can be patient dependent
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b. depend on the baseline vital signs
c. must be followed in order
d. depend on the age and sex of the patient - ANSWER-a. are designed to
be followed in order but can be patient dependent
When doing an assessment on a patient who is apparently lifeless, the
approach is adapted to include:
a. the pulse check for at least 20 seconds
b. the C-A-B approach per AHA guidelines
c. the routine A-B-C approach per AHA guidelines
d. non of these are appropriate - ANSWER-b. the C-A-B approach per AHA
guidelines
ABCs - ANSWER-airway, breathing, and circulation
AVPU - ANSWER-memory aid for classifying a patient's mental status
chief complaint - ANSWER-the reason the EMS was called, usually in the
patient's own words
