EMT FISDAP LATEST EXAMS SCRIPT
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔The diaphragm functions as an involuntary muscle when a person: - ✔✔sleeps
✔✔the leaf-shaped structure located superior to the larynx is called the: - ✔✔epiglottis.
✔✔The primary prehospital treatment for most medical emergencies: - ✔✔addresses
the patient's symptoms more than the actual disease process.
✔✔An index of suspicion is MOST accurately defined as: - ✔✔your awareness and
concern for potentially serious underlying and unseen injuries or illness.
✔✔Structures of the lower airway include all of the following, EXCEPT the:
Choose one answer.
A. trachea.
B. alveoli.
C. epiglottis.
D. bronchioles. - ✔✔C. epiglottis.
✔✔The jaw-thrust maneuver is used to open the airway of patients with suspected: -
✔✔cervical spine injuries
,✔✔Without adequate oxygen, the body's cells: - ✔✔incompletely convert glucose into
energy, and lactic acid accumulates in the blood.
✔✔19-year-old female is found unconscious by her roommate. Your primary
assessment reveals that her breathing is inadequate. As you insert an oropharyngeal
airway, she begins to gag violently. You should: - ✔✔remove the airway and be
prepared to suction her oropharynx.
✔✔Inhalation occurs when the - ✔✔diaphragm and intercostal muscles contract and
cause a decrease in intrathoracic pressure.
✔✔Dyspnea is MOST accurately defined as: - ✔✔shortness of breath or difficulty
breathing.
✔✔Hyperventilation could be associated with all of the following, EXCEPT:
Choose one answer.
A. a respiratory infection.
B. an overdose of aspirin.
C. high blood glucose levels.
D. a narcotic overdose. - ✔✔a narcotic overdose
✔✔You are dispatched to a residence where a middle-aged man was found
unconscious in his front yard. There are no witnesses who can tell you what happened.
You find him in a prone position; his eyes are closed and he is not moving. Your FIRST
action should be to: - ✔✔log roll him as a unit to a supine position.
✔✔In what area of the lungs does respiration occur? - ✔✔alveoli
✔✔Harsh, high-pitched inspiratory sounds are characteristic of: - ✔✔stridor
✔✔Which of the following structures is NOT found in the upper airway?
A. larynx
B. pharynx
C. bronchus
D. oropharynx - ✔✔C. bronchus
✔✔In infants and children, a capillary refill time (CRT) that is greater than ______
second(s) is a sign of poor peripheral perfusion. - ✔✔2
✔✔Ten days after treating a 34-year-old patient with tuberculosis, you are given a
tuberculin skin test, which yields a positive result. This MOST likely indicates that: -
✔✔you were exposed to another infected person prior to treating the 34-year-old
patient.
, ✔✔Distributive shock occurs when: - ✔✔widespread dilation of the blood vessels
causes blood to pool in the vascular beds.
✔✔The two processes that occur during respiration are - ✔✔inspiration and expiration.
✔✔Which of the following statements regarding the hypoxic drive is MOST correct?
Choose one answer.
A. Chronic carbon dioxide elimination often results in activation of the hypoxic drive.
B. 100% supplemental oxygen will always cause apnea in patients with a hypoxic drive.
C. The hypoxic drive serves as the primary stimulus for breathing in healthy individuals.
D. The hypoxic drive stimulates a person to breathe on the basis of low oxygen levels. -
✔✔The hypoxic drive stimulates a person to breathe on the basis of low oxygen levels.
✔✔In order for efficient pulmonary gas exchange to occur: - ✔✔. oxygen and carbon
dioxide must be able to freely diffuse across the alveolar-capillary membrane.
✔✔Which of the following statements regarding methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus (MRSA) is correct?
Choose one answer.
A. MRSA is a bacterium that causes infections and is resistant to most antibiotics.
B. The communicable period for MRSA is 10 days to 2 weeks after being infected.
C. Studies have shown that less than 1% of health care providers are MRSA carriers.
D. Most cases of MRSA transmission occur following an accidental needlestick. -
✔✔MRSA is a bacterium that causes infections and is resistant to most antibiotics.
✔✔Hypoxia is MOST accurately defined as: - ✔✔inadequate oxygen to the tissues and
cells.
✔✔Upon initial contact with a patient who appears to be unconscious, you should -
✔✔attempt to elicit a verbal response by talking to the patient
✔✔Which of the following conditions would LEAST likely result in hypoxia?
A. pleural effusion
B. pulmonary edema
C. prolonged seizures
D. severe anxiety - ✔✔D. severe anxiety
✔✔Syphilis is a: - ✔✔bloodborne disease that can successfully be treated with penicillin
✔✔Which of the following clinical signs is unique to anaphylactic shock?
Choose one answer.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔The diaphragm functions as an involuntary muscle when a person: - ✔✔sleeps
✔✔the leaf-shaped structure located superior to the larynx is called the: - ✔✔epiglottis.
✔✔The primary prehospital treatment for most medical emergencies: - ✔✔addresses
the patient's symptoms more than the actual disease process.
✔✔An index of suspicion is MOST accurately defined as: - ✔✔your awareness and
concern for potentially serious underlying and unseen injuries or illness.
✔✔Structures of the lower airway include all of the following, EXCEPT the:
Choose one answer.
A. trachea.
B. alveoli.
C. epiglottis.
D. bronchioles. - ✔✔C. epiglottis.
✔✔The jaw-thrust maneuver is used to open the airway of patients with suspected: -
✔✔cervical spine injuries
,✔✔Without adequate oxygen, the body's cells: - ✔✔incompletely convert glucose into
energy, and lactic acid accumulates in the blood.
✔✔19-year-old female is found unconscious by her roommate. Your primary
assessment reveals that her breathing is inadequate. As you insert an oropharyngeal
airway, she begins to gag violently. You should: - ✔✔remove the airway and be
prepared to suction her oropharynx.
✔✔Inhalation occurs when the - ✔✔diaphragm and intercostal muscles contract and
cause a decrease in intrathoracic pressure.
✔✔Dyspnea is MOST accurately defined as: - ✔✔shortness of breath or difficulty
breathing.
✔✔Hyperventilation could be associated with all of the following, EXCEPT:
Choose one answer.
A. a respiratory infection.
B. an overdose of aspirin.
C. high blood glucose levels.
D. a narcotic overdose. - ✔✔a narcotic overdose
✔✔You are dispatched to a residence where a middle-aged man was found
unconscious in his front yard. There are no witnesses who can tell you what happened.
You find him in a prone position; his eyes are closed and he is not moving. Your FIRST
action should be to: - ✔✔log roll him as a unit to a supine position.
✔✔In what area of the lungs does respiration occur? - ✔✔alveoli
✔✔Harsh, high-pitched inspiratory sounds are characteristic of: - ✔✔stridor
✔✔Which of the following structures is NOT found in the upper airway?
A. larynx
B. pharynx
C. bronchus
D. oropharynx - ✔✔C. bronchus
✔✔In infants and children, a capillary refill time (CRT) that is greater than ______
second(s) is a sign of poor peripheral perfusion. - ✔✔2
✔✔Ten days after treating a 34-year-old patient with tuberculosis, you are given a
tuberculin skin test, which yields a positive result. This MOST likely indicates that: -
✔✔you were exposed to another infected person prior to treating the 34-year-old
patient.
, ✔✔Distributive shock occurs when: - ✔✔widespread dilation of the blood vessels
causes blood to pool in the vascular beds.
✔✔The two processes that occur during respiration are - ✔✔inspiration and expiration.
✔✔Which of the following statements regarding the hypoxic drive is MOST correct?
Choose one answer.
A. Chronic carbon dioxide elimination often results in activation of the hypoxic drive.
B. 100% supplemental oxygen will always cause apnea in patients with a hypoxic drive.
C. The hypoxic drive serves as the primary stimulus for breathing in healthy individuals.
D. The hypoxic drive stimulates a person to breathe on the basis of low oxygen levels. -
✔✔The hypoxic drive stimulates a person to breathe on the basis of low oxygen levels.
✔✔In order for efficient pulmonary gas exchange to occur: - ✔✔. oxygen and carbon
dioxide must be able to freely diffuse across the alveolar-capillary membrane.
✔✔Which of the following statements regarding methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus (MRSA) is correct?
Choose one answer.
A. MRSA is a bacterium that causes infections and is resistant to most antibiotics.
B. The communicable period for MRSA is 10 days to 2 weeks after being infected.
C. Studies have shown that less than 1% of health care providers are MRSA carriers.
D. Most cases of MRSA transmission occur following an accidental needlestick. -
✔✔MRSA is a bacterium that causes infections and is resistant to most antibiotics.
✔✔Hypoxia is MOST accurately defined as: - ✔✔inadequate oxygen to the tissues and
cells.
✔✔Upon initial contact with a patient who appears to be unconscious, you should -
✔✔attempt to elicit a verbal response by talking to the patient
✔✔Which of the following conditions would LEAST likely result in hypoxia?
A. pleural effusion
B. pulmonary edema
C. prolonged seizures
D. severe anxiety - ✔✔D. severe anxiety
✔✔Syphilis is a: - ✔✔bloodborne disease that can successfully be treated with penicillin
✔✔Which of the following clinical signs is unique to anaphylactic shock?
Choose one answer.
