EMT Fisdap Final Exam Test Prep:
Questions With Correct Answers
Complete Paper
\.Who may not understand the stress put on you as an emt?
Friends and Family
\.In many states a minor may be considered as an adult for the purpose of consenting or
refusing if the minor is
Emancipated or Lives by themselves and self-supported
\.When do we palate a patient's pelvis?
MOI suggests it
\.What does the spinal cord pass through at the base of the cranium?
Forenamagnum
\.What fills the entire posterior/anterior of the right upper quadrant?
The Liver
\.If you are doing a secondary assessment on a conscious patient with no traumatic
abdominal pain and stable vital signs. What do you focus on?
Chief Complaint
\.Who regulates the standards for pre-hospital emergency care?
The state office of EMS
\.Why do incidents of diabetus increase with age?
Decreased activity, weight gain, decreased insulin
\.How would you say a person's body is laying if they're on their back/stomach?
Supine/Prone
,\.What happens in neurogenic shock?
Widespread Vasodilation, Body doesn't compensate
\.Why can a child's airway be occluded if you are over extended or overflow the head?
The occipital is proportionally larger than the trachea and flexible
\.What does hemoglobin attach to?
Red blood cells which carry oxygen
\.How long do you hold the tip of an Epi auto injector in place?
10 Seconds
\.You have someone with lower back pain with tearing sensation. What are they
experiencing?
Aortic Aneurysm
\.What are the two functions of the liver?
Secretion of bile and filters waste
\.What is the atlas?
1st cervical vertebrae which articulates with the skull
\.What is Dyspnea?
Difficulty breathing
\.Head trauma, stroke, poisoning or brain tumor. Which one of these would cause metabolic
seizure?
Poisoning
\.If you have JVD, that suggests a blood problem returning to the heart, the patient is at what
angle?
35 Degree angle
\.How do we suction with oropharynx of a patient?
On the way out
\.If you have a change in a patient condition, what do we reassess?
ABC's
, \.At our level, why do we assume that a person is having an AMI when complaining of chest
pain?
We can't diagnose them in the field
\.The team of health care professionals who are responsible for providing emergency care and
transportation for the sick and injured
The EMS system
\.The stomach, gallbladder, liver, or appendix. Which one would most likely bleed profusely?
The Liver
\.What is the back portion of the body considered?
Posterior
\.Weight gain, lack of appetite, weight loss, polyuria, low blood glucose levels. Which sign or
symptom would you most likely encounter in a patient with a new onset of type 1 diabetes?
Weight loss and Polyuria
\.What are the finger bones called?
Phalanges
\.Chest pain patient with a history of hypertension. You give ghigh flow 02 and he has a Nitro
patch on the right upper chest. His pressure is 78/50. What do you do?
With a gloved hand, take the nitro patch off and wipe the chest off. Raise the feet to treat the
BP.
\.Where does the blood in the inferior vena cava come from to get back to the heart?
Legs, Kidneys, abdomen, but not the brain
\.33yo unresponsive patient with rapid shallow respirations. How do we treat that?
Positive pressure ventilations
\.If you have a patient that takes numerous meds, what is the best to do with those med
during transport?
Take them with you
\.What is bradycardia and tachycardia?
Heart rate less than 60 and more than 100 bpm
Questions With Correct Answers
Complete Paper
\.Who may not understand the stress put on you as an emt?
Friends and Family
\.In many states a minor may be considered as an adult for the purpose of consenting or
refusing if the minor is
Emancipated or Lives by themselves and self-supported
\.When do we palate a patient's pelvis?
MOI suggests it
\.What does the spinal cord pass through at the base of the cranium?
Forenamagnum
\.What fills the entire posterior/anterior of the right upper quadrant?
The Liver
\.If you are doing a secondary assessment on a conscious patient with no traumatic
abdominal pain and stable vital signs. What do you focus on?
Chief Complaint
\.Who regulates the standards for pre-hospital emergency care?
The state office of EMS
\.Why do incidents of diabetus increase with age?
Decreased activity, weight gain, decreased insulin
\.How would you say a person's body is laying if they're on their back/stomach?
Supine/Prone
,\.What happens in neurogenic shock?
Widespread Vasodilation, Body doesn't compensate
\.Why can a child's airway be occluded if you are over extended or overflow the head?
The occipital is proportionally larger than the trachea and flexible
\.What does hemoglobin attach to?
Red blood cells which carry oxygen
\.How long do you hold the tip of an Epi auto injector in place?
10 Seconds
\.You have someone with lower back pain with tearing sensation. What are they
experiencing?
Aortic Aneurysm
\.What are the two functions of the liver?
Secretion of bile and filters waste
\.What is the atlas?
1st cervical vertebrae which articulates with the skull
\.What is Dyspnea?
Difficulty breathing
\.Head trauma, stroke, poisoning or brain tumor. Which one of these would cause metabolic
seizure?
Poisoning
\.If you have JVD, that suggests a blood problem returning to the heart, the patient is at what
angle?
35 Degree angle
\.How do we suction with oropharynx of a patient?
On the way out
\.If you have a change in a patient condition, what do we reassess?
ABC's
, \.At our level, why do we assume that a person is having an AMI when complaining of chest
pain?
We can't diagnose them in the field
\.The team of health care professionals who are responsible for providing emergency care and
transportation for the sick and injured
The EMS system
\.The stomach, gallbladder, liver, or appendix. Which one would most likely bleed profusely?
The Liver
\.What is the back portion of the body considered?
Posterior
\.Weight gain, lack of appetite, weight loss, polyuria, low blood glucose levels. Which sign or
symptom would you most likely encounter in a patient with a new onset of type 1 diabetes?
Weight loss and Polyuria
\.What are the finger bones called?
Phalanges
\.Chest pain patient with a history of hypertension. You give ghigh flow 02 and he has a Nitro
patch on the right upper chest. His pressure is 78/50. What do you do?
With a gloved hand, take the nitro patch off and wipe the chest off. Raise the feet to treat the
BP.
\.Where does the blood in the inferior vena cava come from to get back to the heart?
Legs, Kidneys, abdomen, but not the brain
\.33yo unresponsive patient with rapid shallow respirations. How do we treat that?
Positive pressure ventilations
\.If you have a patient that takes numerous meds, what is the best to do with those med
during transport?
Take them with you
\.What is bradycardia and tachycardia?
Heart rate less than 60 and more than 100 bpm
