FISDAP AIRWAY EXAM UPDATED
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ 2. An unresponsive 64 year old male has a stoma. He is supine and
apneic. What should you do?
A. Apply a cervical collar and perform a jaw thrust maneuver.
B. Assist his ventilations with an adult bag-valve mask and cover the
stoma.
C. Obtain a set of vital signs and apply an AED.
D. Place a pediatric sized BVM over the stoma and ventilate.
Answer: D. Place a pediatric sized BVM over the stoma and ventilate.
Feedback: Stoma is an artificial opening used as an airway. They can
create a unique challenge when ventilating a patient. You should place a
smaller size mask over the opening and attempt to ventilate. These
airways often become clogged with mucus. Prepare to suction as needed.
◉ 3. An unresponsive 44 year old male has an oral airway and is being
ventilated. He suddenly regains consciousness and starts to gag. What
should you do?
A. Request ALS to sedate the patient.
,B. Remove the airway and apply high-flow oxygen.
C. Suction the airway and leave the adjunct in place.
Answer: D. Insert a nasal airway.
B. Remove the airway and apply high-flow oxygen.
◉ 4. A 23 year old female is immobilized on a backboard when she
starts vomiting. What should you do?
A. Provide her with an emesis bag.
B. Tilt the backboard to the side.
C. Insert a nasopharyngeal airway.
D. Suction using a soft tipped catheter.
Answer: B. Tilt the backboard to the side.
◉ 5. What is the name of the leaf shaped valve that prevents food from
entering the trachea?
A. Pharynx
B. Larynx
C. Epiglottis
D. Bronchi
Answer: C. Epiglottis
◉ 6. The air that we exhale contains approximately how much oxygen?
, A. 35%
B. 21%
C. 6%
D. 16%
Answer: D. 16%
◉ 7. What condition results when the alveoli collapse?
A. Pneumothorax
B. Pneumonia
C. Atelectasis
D. Effusion
Answer: C. Atelectasis
◉ 8. A 54 year old female is in respiratory arrest and has inadequate
chest rise during ventilations. What should you do?
A. Check for a FBAO
B. Asses end tidal CO2
C. Determine her SpO2
D. Reposition the jaw
Answer: D. Reposition the jaw
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ 2. An unresponsive 64 year old male has a stoma. He is supine and
apneic. What should you do?
A. Apply a cervical collar and perform a jaw thrust maneuver.
B. Assist his ventilations with an adult bag-valve mask and cover the
stoma.
C. Obtain a set of vital signs and apply an AED.
D. Place a pediatric sized BVM over the stoma and ventilate.
Answer: D. Place a pediatric sized BVM over the stoma and ventilate.
Feedback: Stoma is an artificial opening used as an airway. They can
create a unique challenge when ventilating a patient. You should place a
smaller size mask over the opening and attempt to ventilate. These
airways often become clogged with mucus. Prepare to suction as needed.
◉ 3. An unresponsive 44 year old male has an oral airway and is being
ventilated. He suddenly regains consciousness and starts to gag. What
should you do?
A. Request ALS to sedate the patient.
,B. Remove the airway and apply high-flow oxygen.
C. Suction the airway and leave the adjunct in place.
Answer: D. Insert a nasal airway.
B. Remove the airway and apply high-flow oxygen.
◉ 4. A 23 year old female is immobilized on a backboard when she
starts vomiting. What should you do?
A. Provide her with an emesis bag.
B. Tilt the backboard to the side.
C. Insert a nasopharyngeal airway.
D. Suction using a soft tipped catheter.
Answer: B. Tilt the backboard to the side.
◉ 5. What is the name of the leaf shaped valve that prevents food from
entering the trachea?
A. Pharynx
B. Larynx
C. Epiglottis
D. Bronchi
Answer: C. Epiglottis
◉ 6. The air that we exhale contains approximately how much oxygen?
, A. 35%
B. 21%
C. 6%
D. 16%
Answer: D. 16%
◉ 7. What condition results when the alveoli collapse?
A. Pneumothorax
B. Pneumonia
C. Atelectasis
D. Effusion
Answer: C. Atelectasis
◉ 8. A 54 year old female is in respiratory arrest and has inadequate
chest rise during ventilations. What should you do?
A. Check for a FBAO
B. Asses end tidal CO2
C. Determine her SpO2
D. Reposition the jaw
Answer: D. Reposition the jaw
