EMT FISDAP READINESS EXAM 3 2026
REVISION NOTES AND STRUCTURED EMT
READINESS OVERVIEW GUIDE
◉ After securing your trauma patient onto a long backboard, you
should immediately assess Answer: Sensory, pulse, and motor
function
◉ Which of the following is considered an open wound? Answer:
abrasion
◉ A 75 year old female was in a motor vehicle collision and says she
cant feel her legs. Vital signs are BP 80/40 , P 60, R 24. You should
suspect Answer: neurogenic shock
◉ A45 year old male fell asleep outside while doing yard work. His
face and lower legs are bright red, with small blisters and painful on
examination. You should suspect: Answer: Both Superficial and
partial thickness burns
◉ An altered 24 year old male has been stabbed in the abdomen.
The patient is sitting, holding abdominal contents and complaining
of dizziness. He does not want to be touched. Vital signs are BP
,70/40, P 120,R 20. You should: Answer: Lay him down and apply a
moist dressing
◉ A patient has a 3 cm laceration above his left eye. It is bleeding
profusely. You should Answer: Apply several 4x4 dressing to the
wound using pressure to hold
◉ Which injury is most likely to require routine assessment and
transport? Answer: Deformed wrist injury
◉ Your first concern with a concious patient who has partial
thickness burns to his face is treating: Answer: Airway problems
◉ A 23 year old male received burns to his feet while stomping out a
campfire. He is still wearing his shoes and the rubber soles and
shoelaces have melted together. What should you do? Answer: Place
his feet in a bucket of cold sterile water
◉ A 59 year old male is trapped in his car by a broken gas pedal
through his footf. He has gone into cardiac arrest. You should:
Answer: Attach AED and follow prompts
◉ How should you manage an amputated limb? Answer:
,◉ What is ecchymosis? Answer: a discoloration of the skin resulting
from bleeding underneath, typically caused by bruising.
◉ Which medication should concern you the most when there is an
injury. Answer: Blood thinners
◉ A pt has a leg injury. There is deformity and swelling, and pedal
pulse present. How should you care for the injury? You should?
Answer: Apply a board splint in position found
◉ How should you manage a large laceration with a loop of
protruding bowel? Answer: Apply a moist sterile dressing covered
by a dry sterile dressing.
◉ Which is first degree which is second degree? Answer: Superficial
or partial thickness
◉ Pt is bruising around the eyes and behind ears. What should you
suspect? Answer: basilar skull fracture
◉ What is the most likely cause of periorbital ecchymosis? Answer:
Raccoon eyes
, ◉ What area is oropharynx? Can you suction this area? Answer: The
mouth and yes
◉ Superficial burn Answer: first degree burn like sun burn
◉ partial thickness burn Answer: Blisters start to form- Epi/dermis
◉ Full thickness burn Answer: a burn in which all the layers of the
skin are damaged. There are usually areas that are charred black or
areas that are dry and white.
◉ You arrive on the scene of a patient who fell from a ladder. Which
of the following information is NOT an important factor in care of
the patient?
a)Height of the ladder
b)Distance the patient fell from
c)Surface the patient landed on
d)What part of the body hit first Answer: a)Height of the ladder
◉ You are at the scene of an MVA, in which there are three patients,
all of which have minor visible injuries. Two are refusing treatment
and the last is complaining of neck and back pain. How should you
proceed?
REVISION NOTES AND STRUCTURED EMT
READINESS OVERVIEW GUIDE
◉ After securing your trauma patient onto a long backboard, you
should immediately assess Answer: Sensory, pulse, and motor
function
◉ Which of the following is considered an open wound? Answer:
abrasion
◉ A 75 year old female was in a motor vehicle collision and says she
cant feel her legs. Vital signs are BP 80/40 , P 60, R 24. You should
suspect Answer: neurogenic shock
◉ A45 year old male fell asleep outside while doing yard work. His
face and lower legs are bright red, with small blisters and painful on
examination. You should suspect: Answer: Both Superficial and
partial thickness burns
◉ An altered 24 year old male has been stabbed in the abdomen.
The patient is sitting, holding abdominal contents and complaining
of dizziness. He does not want to be touched. Vital signs are BP
,70/40, P 120,R 20. You should: Answer: Lay him down and apply a
moist dressing
◉ A patient has a 3 cm laceration above his left eye. It is bleeding
profusely. You should Answer: Apply several 4x4 dressing to the
wound using pressure to hold
◉ Which injury is most likely to require routine assessment and
transport? Answer: Deformed wrist injury
◉ Your first concern with a concious patient who has partial
thickness burns to his face is treating: Answer: Airway problems
◉ A 23 year old male received burns to his feet while stomping out a
campfire. He is still wearing his shoes and the rubber soles and
shoelaces have melted together. What should you do? Answer: Place
his feet in a bucket of cold sterile water
◉ A 59 year old male is trapped in his car by a broken gas pedal
through his footf. He has gone into cardiac arrest. You should:
Answer: Attach AED and follow prompts
◉ How should you manage an amputated limb? Answer:
,◉ What is ecchymosis? Answer: a discoloration of the skin resulting
from bleeding underneath, typically caused by bruising.
◉ Which medication should concern you the most when there is an
injury. Answer: Blood thinners
◉ A pt has a leg injury. There is deformity and swelling, and pedal
pulse present. How should you care for the injury? You should?
Answer: Apply a board splint in position found
◉ How should you manage a large laceration with a loop of
protruding bowel? Answer: Apply a moist sterile dressing covered
by a dry sterile dressing.
◉ Which is first degree which is second degree? Answer: Superficial
or partial thickness
◉ Pt is bruising around the eyes and behind ears. What should you
suspect? Answer: basilar skull fracture
◉ What is the most likely cause of periorbital ecchymosis? Answer:
Raccoon eyes
, ◉ What area is oropharynx? Can you suction this area? Answer: The
mouth and yes
◉ Superficial burn Answer: first degree burn like sun burn
◉ partial thickness burn Answer: Blisters start to form- Epi/dermis
◉ Full thickness burn Answer: a burn in which all the layers of the
skin are damaged. There are usually areas that are charred black or
areas that are dry and white.
◉ You arrive on the scene of a patient who fell from a ladder. Which
of the following information is NOT an important factor in care of
the patient?
a)Height of the ladder
b)Distance the patient fell from
c)Surface the patient landed on
d)What part of the body hit first Answer: a)Height of the ladder
◉ You are at the scene of an MVA, in which there are three patients,
all of which have minor visible injuries. Two are refusing treatment
and the last is complaining of neck and back pain. How should you
proceed?
