PARAMEDIC FISDAP OPERATIONS
UPDATED EXAM WITH MOST TESTED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. A 29-year-old male was exposed to a dry powder chemical. He is conscious and
alert, but is restless and in intense pain. You should:
A: remove his clothing, brush the chemical off his skin, and then irrigate his skin with
copious amounts of water.
B: administer oxygen, cover him with several blankets to keep the chemical
contained, and transport him promptly.
C: brush as much of the chemical off his skin as you can and then irrigate his skin
with water for 20 to 30 minutes.
D: irrigate his skin with copious amounts of water, establish vascular access, and
administer a narcotic analgesic.
Answer: A
2. A 50-year-old man was found unresponsive in his greenhouse; an empty
container of pesticide is found lying next to him. His respirations are severely
labored, his pulse is slow and weak, he is incontinent of urine, and he is producing
copious oral secretions. After removing the patient from the greenhouse, you should:
A: remove his clothing, suction his oropharynx, assist his ventilations with a
bag-mask device, apply the cardiac monitor, establish vascular access, and
administer 2 to 4 mg of atropine sulfate.
B: quickly suction his airway, intubate his trachea without delay, insert an
intraosseous catheter, and give sequential 20 mL/kg boluses of an isotonic
crystalloid solution.
C: decontaminate him, insert a Combitube and ventilate him, establish vascular
access, apply the cardiac monitor, and begin transcutaneous cardiac pacing.
D: suction his mouth, irrigate his body with water for at least 5 minutes, apply the
cardiac monitor.
Answer: A
3. A 65-year-old woman remains in asystole after 20 minutes of attempted
resuscitation, including high-quality CPR, adequate airway management, appropriate
,drug therapy, and assessment for potentially reversible causes. The patient's
husband and son are present and have observed your resuscitative efforts. At this
point, it would be MOST appropriate to:
A: continue resuscitative efforts and transport only if the patient does not have a
terminal illness.
B: explain the situation to her husband and son and recommend cessation of
resuscitative efforts.
C: ask the patient's husband if he would like for you to stop or continue and transport
his wife.
D: advise her husband and son that she is dead and ask them if there is anyone you
can notify.
Answer: B
4. A man is threatening to kill himself. You see no visible weapons on his person.
What should be your initial concern?
A: Safely transporting him to the hospital
B: Searching him for hidden weapons
C: His ability to injure you or your partner
D: Gathering any medications that he takes
Answer: C
5. A middle-aged man reports severe chest pain. He is conscious and alert to
person, place, time, and event. As you are loading him into the ambulance, he tells
you that he does not want to be treated or go to the hospital. Which of the following
statements regarding this situation is correct?
A: You must advise the patient that once he is in the ambulance, you must transport
him to the hospital.
B: Inform the patient that he can only refuse care if a family member will assume
responsibility for him.
C: You must realize that a mentally competent adult can withdraw consent at any
time he or she chooses.
D: The patient must be transported to the hospital because he does not have
decision-making capacity.
, Answer: C
6. A patient who complains of abdominal pain informs you that she is HIV-positive.
Which of the following is appropriate personal protective equipment?
A: Gloves, gown, and a mask
B: Gloves and a HEPA mask
C: Gloves and safety glasses
D: Gloves and a full face mask
Answer: C
7. A woman called 9-1-1 when she saw her neighbor, a middle-aged man, pass out
in his front yard. When you arrive at the scene, you find the patient sitting in a chair
on his porch. He is conscious, appears alert, and has a small laceration to his
forehead. The neighbor tells your partner that the man was unresponsive for about 2
minutes. You should:
A: cover the wound on his forehead and take his vital signs.
B: direct your partner to manually stabilize the patient's head.
C: advise the patient of the need for a medical evaluation.
D: introduce yourself and ask the patient what happened.
Answer: D
8. Addressing a patient with an expression such as "Hello, my name is Eryk and I'm
a paramedic. What's your name?" allows you to:
A: rapidly determine the patient's chief complaint.
B: immediately gain the patient's trust.
C: perform a cursory mental status assessment.
D: obtain expressed consent to provide treatment.
Answer: C
9. After delivering an 80-year-old female to the emergency department, you give
your verbal report to the attending physician. As you are completing your patient
care report, you hear the patient give the physician information that is vastly different
from what she told you. You should:
UPDATED EXAM WITH MOST TESTED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. A 29-year-old male was exposed to a dry powder chemical. He is conscious and
alert, but is restless and in intense pain. You should:
A: remove his clothing, brush the chemical off his skin, and then irrigate his skin with
copious amounts of water.
B: administer oxygen, cover him with several blankets to keep the chemical
contained, and transport him promptly.
C: brush as much of the chemical off his skin as you can and then irrigate his skin
with water for 20 to 30 minutes.
D: irrigate his skin with copious amounts of water, establish vascular access, and
administer a narcotic analgesic.
Answer: A
2. A 50-year-old man was found unresponsive in his greenhouse; an empty
container of pesticide is found lying next to him. His respirations are severely
labored, his pulse is slow and weak, he is incontinent of urine, and he is producing
copious oral secretions. After removing the patient from the greenhouse, you should:
A: remove his clothing, suction his oropharynx, assist his ventilations with a
bag-mask device, apply the cardiac monitor, establish vascular access, and
administer 2 to 4 mg of atropine sulfate.
B: quickly suction his airway, intubate his trachea without delay, insert an
intraosseous catheter, and give sequential 20 mL/kg boluses of an isotonic
crystalloid solution.
C: decontaminate him, insert a Combitube and ventilate him, establish vascular
access, apply the cardiac monitor, and begin transcutaneous cardiac pacing.
D: suction his mouth, irrigate his body with water for at least 5 minutes, apply the
cardiac monitor.
Answer: A
3. A 65-year-old woman remains in asystole after 20 minutes of attempted
resuscitation, including high-quality CPR, adequate airway management, appropriate
,drug therapy, and assessment for potentially reversible causes. The patient's
husband and son are present and have observed your resuscitative efforts. At this
point, it would be MOST appropriate to:
A: continue resuscitative efforts and transport only if the patient does not have a
terminal illness.
B: explain the situation to her husband and son and recommend cessation of
resuscitative efforts.
C: ask the patient's husband if he would like for you to stop or continue and transport
his wife.
D: advise her husband and son that she is dead and ask them if there is anyone you
can notify.
Answer: B
4. A man is threatening to kill himself. You see no visible weapons on his person.
What should be your initial concern?
A: Safely transporting him to the hospital
B: Searching him for hidden weapons
C: His ability to injure you or your partner
D: Gathering any medications that he takes
Answer: C
5. A middle-aged man reports severe chest pain. He is conscious and alert to
person, place, time, and event. As you are loading him into the ambulance, he tells
you that he does not want to be treated or go to the hospital. Which of the following
statements regarding this situation is correct?
A: You must advise the patient that once he is in the ambulance, you must transport
him to the hospital.
B: Inform the patient that he can only refuse care if a family member will assume
responsibility for him.
C: You must realize that a mentally competent adult can withdraw consent at any
time he or she chooses.
D: The patient must be transported to the hospital because he does not have
decision-making capacity.
, Answer: C
6. A patient who complains of abdominal pain informs you that she is HIV-positive.
Which of the following is appropriate personal protective equipment?
A: Gloves, gown, and a mask
B: Gloves and a HEPA mask
C: Gloves and safety glasses
D: Gloves and a full face mask
Answer: C
7. A woman called 9-1-1 when she saw her neighbor, a middle-aged man, pass out
in his front yard. When you arrive at the scene, you find the patient sitting in a chair
on his porch. He is conscious, appears alert, and has a small laceration to his
forehead. The neighbor tells your partner that the man was unresponsive for about 2
minutes. You should:
A: cover the wound on his forehead and take his vital signs.
B: direct your partner to manually stabilize the patient's head.
C: advise the patient of the need for a medical evaluation.
D: introduce yourself and ask the patient what happened.
Answer: D
8. Addressing a patient with an expression such as "Hello, my name is Eryk and I'm
a paramedic. What's your name?" allows you to:
A: rapidly determine the patient's chief complaint.
B: immediately gain the patient's trust.
C: perform a cursory mental status assessment.
D: obtain expressed consent to provide treatment.
Answer: C
9. After delivering an 80-year-old female to the emergency department, you give
your verbal report to the attending physician. As you are completing your patient
care report, you hear the patient give the physician information that is vastly different
from what she told you. You should:
