2026 FISDAP OPERATIONS EXAM WITH
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
A conscious and alert 92-year-old woman with chest pain is
refusing EMS treatment and transport to the hospital. Her family
insists that you transport her. What should you do?
A) Transport the patient as the family wishes.
B) Advise the patient of the risks of refusing care.
C) Obtain a signed refusal from a family member.
D) Transport the patient as you explain your actions. Correct
Answer B) Advise the patient of the risks of refusing care.
You arrive at the scene of a traffic accident in which multiple
vehicles are involved. You see at least two patients who are lying
on the road and are not moving. You should:
A) begin triaging the patients.
B) begin immediate patient care.
C) notify medical control for advice.
D) request additional ambulances. Correct Answer D) request
additional ambulances.
,The safest emergency vehicle operator is one who:
A) is physically fit.
B) has a positive attitude.
C) drives with due regard.
D) drives with lights and siren. Correct Answer C) drives with due
regard.
When using the power lift to lift a stretcher, you should:
A) maintain a slight inward curve to your back.
B) bend at the waist and keep your back straight.
C) ensure that you lift with your palms facing up.
D) maintain a slight outward curve to your back. Correct Answer
C) ensure that you lift with your palms facing up.
A patient injured his arm and asks to be transported to a specific
hospital because he has been there before. The EMT states that
he does not feel the doctors there are competent and
recommends a different hospital. The EMT's behavior is:
A) legal and ethical.
B) ethical, but illegal.
C) legal, but unethical.
D) illegal and unethical Correct Answer C) legal, but unethical.
,When requesting medical direction for a patient who was involved
in a major motor vehicle accident, you should do all of the
following, EXCEPT:
A) use radio codes to describe the situation.
B) question an order if it seems to be inappropriate.
C) use proper medical terminology when speaking.
D) describe the severity of damage to the patient's vehicle.
Correct Answer A) use radio codes to describe the situation.
When arriving at a chemical plant fire, the incident commander
should expect a plant representative to present a/an:
A) bill of lading (freight bill).
B) material safety data sheet.
C) company policy handbook.
D) Emergency Response Guidebook. Correct Answer B) material
safety data sheet.
When the incident command system is activated at the scene,
you should expect to:
A) receive instructions and then function independently.
B) be immediately directed to the established treatment area.
C) report back to your section officer in between assignments.
, D) be assigned one responsibility for the duration of the incident.
Correct Answer C) report back to your section officer in between
assignments.
At the scene of a mass-casualty incident, you notice a bystander
who is emotionally upset. An appropriate action to take would be
to:
A) tell the bystander to leave the scene at once.
B) have the bystander assist you with patient care.
C) notify the police and have the bystander removed.
D) assign the bystander a simple, non-patient-care task. Correct
Answer D) assign the bystander a simple, non-patient-care task.
You are caring for a man with terminal cancer when his caretaker
presents you with a Physician Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment
(POLST) form. The purpose of this form is to:
A) advise medical providers that resuscitation is not to be
attempted.
B) describe acceptable patient interventions in the form of medical
orders.
C) enable the caretaker to make healthcare decisions on the
patient's behalf.
D) limit the treatment provided to the patient to basic life support
care. Correct Answer B) describe acceptable patient interventions
in the form of medical orders.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
A conscious and alert 92-year-old woman with chest pain is
refusing EMS treatment and transport to the hospital. Her family
insists that you transport her. What should you do?
A) Transport the patient as the family wishes.
B) Advise the patient of the risks of refusing care.
C) Obtain a signed refusal from a family member.
D) Transport the patient as you explain your actions. Correct
Answer B) Advise the patient of the risks of refusing care.
You arrive at the scene of a traffic accident in which multiple
vehicles are involved. You see at least two patients who are lying
on the road and are not moving. You should:
A) begin triaging the patients.
B) begin immediate patient care.
C) notify medical control for advice.
D) request additional ambulances. Correct Answer D) request
additional ambulances.
,The safest emergency vehicle operator is one who:
A) is physically fit.
B) has a positive attitude.
C) drives with due regard.
D) drives with lights and siren. Correct Answer C) drives with due
regard.
When using the power lift to lift a stretcher, you should:
A) maintain a slight inward curve to your back.
B) bend at the waist and keep your back straight.
C) ensure that you lift with your palms facing up.
D) maintain a slight outward curve to your back. Correct Answer
C) ensure that you lift with your palms facing up.
A patient injured his arm and asks to be transported to a specific
hospital because he has been there before. The EMT states that
he does not feel the doctors there are competent and
recommends a different hospital. The EMT's behavior is:
A) legal and ethical.
B) ethical, but illegal.
C) legal, but unethical.
D) illegal and unethical Correct Answer C) legal, but unethical.
,When requesting medical direction for a patient who was involved
in a major motor vehicle accident, you should do all of the
following, EXCEPT:
A) use radio codes to describe the situation.
B) question an order if it seems to be inappropriate.
C) use proper medical terminology when speaking.
D) describe the severity of damage to the patient's vehicle.
Correct Answer A) use radio codes to describe the situation.
When arriving at a chemical plant fire, the incident commander
should expect a plant representative to present a/an:
A) bill of lading (freight bill).
B) material safety data sheet.
C) company policy handbook.
D) Emergency Response Guidebook. Correct Answer B) material
safety data sheet.
When the incident command system is activated at the scene,
you should expect to:
A) receive instructions and then function independently.
B) be immediately directed to the established treatment area.
C) report back to your section officer in between assignments.
, D) be assigned one responsibility for the duration of the incident.
Correct Answer C) report back to your section officer in between
assignments.
At the scene of a mass-casualty incident, you notice a bystander
who is emotionally upset. An appropriate action to take would be
to:
A) tell the bystander to leave the scene at once.
B) have the bystander assist you with patient care.
C) notify the police and have the bystander removed.
D) assign the bystander a simple, non-patient-care task. Correct
Answer D) assign the bystander a simple, non-patient-care task.
You are caring for a man with terminal cancer when his caretaker
presents you with a Physician Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment
(POLST) form. The purpose of this form is to:
A) advise medical providers that resuscitation is not to be
attempted.
B) describe acceptable patient interventions in the form of medical
orders.
C) enable the caretaker to make healthcare decisions on the
patient's behalf.
D) limit the treatment provided to the patient to basic life support
care. Correct Answer B) describe acceptable patient interventions
in the form of medical orders.
