FISDAP OPERATIONS FINAL PAPER 2026 EXAM
100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Emergency Medical Technician – Operations Section
Question 1
A 52-year-old woman crashed her minivan into a tree. She is pinned at the legs by
the steering wheel and is semiconscious. After gaining access to the patient, you
should:
• A. perform a primary assessment and provide any life-saving care before
extrication
• B. immediately apply high-flow oxygen to the patient and allow extrication
to begin
• C. rapidly assess her from head to toe, obtain vital signs, and apply a
cervical collar
• D. have the fire department disentangle the patient and quickly remove her
from the car
Correct Answer:✓✓A. perform a primary assessment and provide any life-
saving care before extrication
Rationale: Life-saving care (airway, breathing, circulation, c-spine) takes priority
over extrication. The patient cannot be safely removed until immediate threats are
addressed.
Question 2
When arriving at the scene of a motor vehicle crash at night, you determine that the
safest place to park the ambulance is in a direction that faces oncoming traffic.
What should you do?
• A. Position road flares around the front of the ambulance
• B. Turn all emergency lighting off to avoid blinding the traffic
• C. Turn the high-beam headlights on to alert oncoming traffic
, • D. Turn your headlights off, but keep the emergency lights on
Correct Answer:✓✓D. Turn your headlights off, but keep the emergency lights
on
Rationale: Headlights can blind oncoming drivers; emergency lights remain active
for visibility. Flares are placed around the scene, not directly in front of the
ambulance.
Question 3
A 72-year-old woman fell and has a hip injury. She is on the second floor of her
home. Which of the following devices should you use to move her down the flight
of stairs?
• A. Stair chair
• B. Long backboard
• C. Wheeled stretcher
• D. Scoop stretcher
Correct Answer:✓✓D. Scoop stretcher
Rationale: A scoop stretcher can be split and placed around the patient, then used
to lift and carry down stairs while providing full spinal immobilization for a
suspected hip/pelvic injury.
Question 4
When calling in your radio report to the receiving hospital, you should:
• A. include the patient's name
• B. be brief, concise, and factual
• C. give your report only to a physician
• D. break your report into 60-second increments
Correct Answer:✓✓B. be brief, concise, and factual
,Rationale: Radio reports should be clear, concise, and factual to ensure efficient
communication without tying up the frequency.
Question 5
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
Rationale: Engaging an upset bystander in a simple task (e.g., holding a flashlight,
getting supplies) can calm them and keep them occupied without interfering with
patient care.
Question 6
Upon arriving at a mass-casualty incident, the EMT is assigned to the treatment
area. Upon completion of duties in the treatment area, the EMT should:
• A. notify the incident commander and return to service
• B. report to the treatment officer for further instructions
• C. report to the transportation area to assist with transport
• D. report to the triage section to check for remaining patients
Correct Answer:✓✓B. report to the treatment officer for further instructions
Rationale: In ICS, personnel report to their section officer for reassignment; self-
dispatching is prohibited.
Question 7
, 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
Rationale: EMTs cannot refuse transport to a patient's choice of hospital (legal),
but expressing personal opinions about physician competence is unprofessional
and unethical.
Question 8
You arrive at the scene of an 80-year-old woman who is weak and lightheaded.
Her son, who called 911, is present and asks you to transport his mother to the
hospital. You should:
• A. advise the son that he can probably drive his mother to the hospital
• B. comply with the son's request and transport the woman to the hospital
• C. take the woman's vital signs and apply supplemental oxygen if necessary
• D. assess the woman and determine if she wishes to be treated and
transported
Correct Answer:✓✓D. assess the woman and determine if she wishes to be
treated and transported
Rationale: Competent adult patients have the right to accept or refuse care. The
patient's wishes, not the family member's, guide treatment and transport decisions.
Question 9
When using the power lift to lift a stretcher, you should:
100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Emergency Medical Technician – Operations Section
Question 1
A 52-year-old woman crashed her minivan into a tree. She is pinned at the legs by
the steering wheel and is semiconscious. After gaining access to the patient, you
should:
• A. perform a primary assessment and provide any life-saving care before
extrication
• B. immediately apply high-flow oxygen to the patient and allow extrication
to begin
• C. rapidly assess her from head to toe, obtain vital signs, and apply a
cervical collar
• D. have the fire department disentangle the patient and quickly remove her
from the car
Correct Answer:✓✓A. perform a primary assessment and provide any life-
saving care before extrication
Rationale: Life-saving care (airway, breathing, circulation, c-spine) takes priority
over extrication. The patient cannot be safely removed until immediate threats are
addressed.
Question 2
When arriving at the scene of a motor vehicle crash at night, you determine that the
safest place to park the ambulance is in a direction that faces oncoming traffic.
What should you do?
• A. Position road flares around the front of the ambulance
• B. Turn all emergency lighting off to avoid blinding the traffic
• C. Turn the high-beam headlights on to alert oncoming traffic
, • D. Turn your headlights off, but keep the emergency lights on
Correct Answer:✓✓D. Turn your headlights off, but keep the emergency lights
on
Rationale: Headlights can blind oncoming drivers; emergency lights remain active
for visibility. Flares are placed around the scene, not directly in front of the
ambulance.
Question 3
A 72-year-old woman fell and has a hip injury. She is on the second floor of her
home. Which of the following devices should you use to move her down the flight
of stairs?
• A. Stair chair
• B. Long backboard
• C. Wheeled stretcher
• D. Scoop stretcher
Correct Answer:✓✓D. Scoop stretcher
Rationale: A scoop stretcher can be split and placed around the patient, then used
to lift and carry down stairs while providing full spinal immobilization for a
suspected hip/pelvic injury.
Question 4
When calling in your radio report to the receiving hospital, you should:
• A. include the patient's name
• B. be brief, concise, and factual
• C. give your report only to a physician
• D. break your report into 60-second increments
Correct Answer:✓✓B. be brief, concise, and factual
,Rationale: Radio reports should be clear, concise, and factual to ensure efficient
communication without tying up the frequency.
Question 5
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
Rationale: Engaging an upset bystander in a simple task (e.g., holding a flashlight,
getting supplies) can calm them and keep them occupied without interfering with
patient care.
Question 6
Upon arriving at a mass-casualty incident, the EMT is assigned to the treatment
area. Upon completion of duties in the treatment area, the EMT should:
• A. notify the incident commander and return to service
• B. report to the treatment officer for further instructions
• C. report to the transportation area to assist with transport
• D. report to the triage section to check for remaining patients
Correct Answer:✓✓B. report to the treatment officer for further instructions
Rationale: In ICS, personnel report to their section officer for reassignment; self-
dispatching is prohibited.
Question 7
, 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
Rationale: EMTs cannot refuse transport to a patient's choice of hospital (legal),
but expressing personal opinions about physician competence is unprofessional
and unethical.
Question 8
You arrive at the scene of an 80-year-old woman who is weak and lightheaded.
Her son, who called 911, is present and asks you to transport his mother to the
hospital. You should:
• A. advise the son that he can probably drive his mother to the hospital
• B. comply with the son's request and transport the woman to the hospital
• C. take the woman's vital signs and apply supplemental oxygen if necessary
• D. assess the woman and determine if she wishes to be treated and
transported
Correct Answer:✓✓D. assess the woman and determine if she wishes to be
treated and transported
Rationale: Competent adult patients have the right to accept or refuse care. The
patient's wishes, not the family member's, guide treatment and transport decisions.
Question 9
When using the power lift to lift a stretcher, you should:
