EMT FISDAP Operations Final Exam
Questions and Answers (Verified Answers)
All of the following are examples of standard patient transfer equipment, EXCEPT:
A. Stokes baskets.
Rationale: Correct ANSWER
B. long backboards.
Rationale: This is a standard piece of patient transfer equipment.
C. wheeled stair chairs.
Rationale: This is a standard piece of patient transfer equipment.
D. wheeled ambulance stretchers.
Rationale: This is a standard piece of patient transfer equipment. -
ANSWER>>Stokes baskets
The primary purpose of a "jump kit" is to:
A. ensure that you have immediate access to the AED.
Rationale: A jump kit should have the basic equipment to treat immediate life
threats.
B. BLS care can be initiated until an AED arrives.
have available all of the equipment that you will use in the entire call.
Rationale: You need only the equipment to manage immediate life threats during
the first 5 minutes. Afterward, additional equipment can be brought to the scene.
C. have easy access to manage patients with severe uncontrolled bleeding.
Rationale: A jump kit should have the basic equipment to manage all immediate
life threats—including airway and breathing.
D. have available all of the equipment that will be used in the first 5 minutes.
Rationale: Correct ANSWER - ANSWER>>have available all of the equipment that
will be used in the first 5 minutes.
,You have been dispatched to a call for an unconscious patient. What is the MOST
important information that you should obtain from the dispatcher initially?
A. The callback number of the caller
Rationale: This is important, but not the most important piece of information.
B. The severity of the patient's problem
Rationale: This is important, but not the most important piece of information.
C. Whether the patient is breathing
Rationale: This is important, but not the most important piece of information.
D. The exact physical location of the patient Rationale: Correct ANSWER -
ANSWER>>The exact physical location of the patient
While en route to a call for a major motor vehicle collision, the MOST important
safety precaution(s) that you and your partner can take is/are:
A. adhering to standard precautions.
Rationale: This takes place once the providers arrive at the scene.
B. ensuring that the fire department arrives before you.
Rationale: It is important to know if the fire department is responding, but this is
not the most important safety precaution.
C. using lights and siren and being aware of other drivers.
Rationale: The use of lights and siren adds to the risk potential, but the use of
safety devices is the most important precaution that you can take.
D. wearing seat belts and shoulder harnesses at all times.
Rationale: Correct ANSWER - ANSWER>>wearing seat belts and shoulder
harnesses at all times.
Which of the following is NOT a guideline for safe ambulance driving:
A. Always use your siren if you have the emergency lights on.
Rationale: This is a guideline for safe ambulance driving.
B. Always exercise due regard for person and property.
Rationale: This is a guideline for safe ambulance driving.
,C. Use one-way streets whenever possible.
Rationale: Correct ANSWER
D. Go with the flow of the traffic.
Rationale: This is a guideline for safe ambulance driving. - ANSWER>>Use one-way
streets whenever possible
At what speed will the ambulance begin to hydroplane when there is water
present on the roadway?
A. 25 mph
Rationale: This is below the speed where the risk of hydroplaning exists.
B. 30 mph
Rationale: Correct ANSWER
C. 40 mph
Rationale: This exceeds the speed at which D. hydroplaning can occur.
50 mph
Rationale: This exceeds the speed at which hydroplaning can occur. -
ANSWER>>30 mph
The most common and often most serious ambulance crashes occur at/on:
A. stop lights.
Rationale: Stop lights are associated with an intersection.
B. The ambulance must come to a complete stop, since most accidents occur at
intersections.
intersections.
Rationale: Correct ANSWER
C. highways.
Rationale: Highways are not the most common site of ambulance crashes.
D. stop signs.
Rationale: Stop signs are associated with an intersection. The ambulance must
come to a complete stop, since most accidents occur at intersections. -
, ANSWER>>The ambulance must come to a complete stop, since most accidents
occur at intersections.
intersections.
The recommended dimensions for a helicopter landing zone are:
A. 50 × 50 feet.
Rationale: This is smaller than the recommended dimensions.
B. 75 × 75 feet.
Rationale: This is smaller than the recommended dimensions.
C. 100 × 100 feet.
Rationale: Correct ANSWER
D. 150 × 150 feet.
Rationale: This is significantly larger than the recommendations and may not be a
practical size in many emergency operations. - ANSWER>>100 × 100 feet.
Which of the following statements about helicopters is true?
A. It is possible that the main rotor blade will dip to within 4 feet of the ground.
Rationale: Correct ANSWER
B. A helicopter is considered "hot" when it is on the ground and the rotors are
still.
Rationale: It is considered "hot" when the rotors are turning.
C. If the helicopter must land on a grade, you should approach it from the uphill
side.
Rationale: You must approach the helicopter from the downhill side.
D. If you must go from one side of the helicopter to the other, the best way is to
duck under the body.
Rationale: You must go from one side to the other around the front of the
helicopter—never go behind it. - ANSWER>>It is possible that the main rotor
blade will dip to within 4 feet of the ground.
Questions and Answers (Verified Answers)
All of the following are examples of standard patient transfer equipment, EXCEPT:
A. Stokes baskets.
Rationale: Correct ANSWER
B. long backboards.
Rationale: This is a standard piece of patient transfer equipment.
C. wheeled stair chairs.
Rationale: This is a standard piece of patient transfer equipment.
D. wheeled ambulance stretchers.
Rationale: This is a standard piece of patient transfer equipment. -
ANSWER>>Stokes baskets
The primary purpose of a "jump kit" is to:
A. ensure that you have immediate access to the AED.
Rationale: A jump kit should have the basic equipment to treat immediate life
threats.
B. BLS care can be initiated until an AED arrives.
have available all of the equipment that you will use in the entire call.
Rationale: You need only the equipment to manage immediate life threats during
the first 5 minutes. Afterward, additional equipment can be brought to the scene.
C. have easy access to manage patients with severe uncontrolled bleeding.
Rationale: A jump kit should have the basic equipment to manage all immediate
life threats—including airway and breathing.
D. have available all of the equipment that will be used in the first 5 minutes.
Rationale: Correct ANSWER - ANSWER>>have available all of the equipment that
will be used in the first 5 minutes.
,You have been dispatched to a call for an unconscious patient. What is the MOST
important information that you should obtain from the dispatcher initially?
A. The callback number of the caller
Rationale: This is important, but not the most important piece of information.
B. The severity of the patient's problem
Rationale: This is important, but not the most important piece of information.
C. Whether the patient is breathing
Rationale: This is important, but not the most important piece of information.
D. The exact physical location of the patient Rationale: Correct ANSWER -
ANSWER>>The exact physical location of the patient
While en route to a call for a major motor vehicle collision, the MOST important
safety precaution(s) that you and your partner can take is/are:
A. adhering to standard precautions.
Rationale: This takes place once the providers arrive at the scene.
B. ensuring that the fire department arrives before you.
Rationale: It is important to know if the fire department is responding, but this is
not the most important safety precaution.
C. using lights and siren and being aware of other drivers.
Rationale: The use of lights and siren adds to the risk potential, but the use of
safety devices is the most important precaution that you can take.
D. wearing seat belts and shoulder harnesses at all times.
Rationale: Correct ANSWER - ANSWER>>wearing seat belts and shoulder
harnesses at all times.
Which of the following is NOT a guideline for safe ambulance driving:
A. Always use your siren if you have the emergency lights on.
Rationale: This is a guideline for safe ambulance driving.
B. Always exercise due regard for person and property.
Rationale: This is a guideline for safe ambulance driving.
,C. Use one-way streets whenever possible.
Rationale: Correct ANSWER
D. Go with the flow of the traffic.
Rationale: This is a guideline for safe ambulance driving. - ANSWER>>Use one-way
streets whenever possible
At what speed will the ambulance begin to hydroplane when there is water
present on the roadway?
A. 25 mph
Rationale: This is below the speed where the risk of hydroplaning exists.
B. 30 mph
Rationale: Correct ANSWER
C. 40 mph
Rationale: This exceeds the speed at which D. hydroplaning can occur.
50 mph
Rationale: This exceeds the speed at which hydroplaning can occur. -
ANSWER>>30 mph
The most common and often most serious ambulance crashes occur at/on:
A. stop lights.
Rationale: Stop lights are associated with an intersection.
B. The ambulance must come to a complete stop, since most accidents occur at
intersections.
intersections.
Rationale: Correct ANSWER
C. highways.
Rationale: Highways are not the most common site of ambulance crashes.
D. stop signs.
Rationale: Stop signs are associated with an intersection. The ambulance must
come to a complete stop, since most accidents occur at intersections. -
, ANSWER>>The ambulance must come to a complete stop, since most accidents
occur at intersections.
intersections.
The recommended dimensions for a helicopter landing zone are:
A. 50 × 50 feet.
Rationale: This is smaller than the recommended dimensions.
B. 75 × 75 feet.
Rationale: This is smaller than the recommended dimensions.
C. 100 × 100 feet.
Rationale: Correct ANSWER
D. 150 × 150 feet.
Rationale: This is significantly larger than the recommendations and may not be a
practical size in many emergency operations. - ANSWER>>100 × 100 feet.
Which of the following statements about helicopters is true?
A. It is possible that the main rotor blade will dip to within 4 feet of the ground.
Rationale: Correct ANSWER
B. A helicopter is considered "hot" when it is on the ground and the rotors are
still.
Rationale: It is considered "hot" when the rotors are turning.
C. If the helicopter must land on a grade, you should approach it from the uphill
side.
Rationale: You must approach the helicopter from the downhill side.
D. If you must go from one side of the helicopter to the other, the best way is to
duck under the body.
Rationale: You must go from one side to the other around the front of the
helicopter—never go behind it. - ANSWER>>It is possible that the main rotor
blade will dip to within 4 feet of the ground.
