FISDAP OPERATIONS (EMS
OPERATIONS EXAM)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(LATEST)
What are the recommended dimensions for a helicopter landing zone?
A) 50 feet by 50 feet
B) 75 feet by 75 feet
C) 100 feet by 100 feet
D) 200 feet by 200 feet - ANSWERS-C) 100 feet by 100 feet
The helicopter landing zone {LZ) should be a hard or grassy level
surface. While various flight services may have slightly different
recommended LZ
dimensions, 100 feet by 100 feet is recommended by the majority of
them. The LZ should be no less than 60 feet by 60 feet.
The primary clinical feature associated with exposure to a vesicant
agent is:
A) tachycardia.
B) skin blistering.
C) vomiting blood.
D) muscle twitching. - ANSWERS-B) skin blistering.
,The primary route of exposure to blister agents, or vesicants, is the
skin. If vesicants are left on the skin or clothing long enough, they
produce vapors that
can enter the respiratory tract. Vesicants cause burn-like blisters to
form on the victim's skin as well as in the respiratory tract (if inhaled).
Vesicant agents
include sulfur mustard (H), Lewisite (L), and phosgene oxime (CX).
The symbols H, L, and CX are military designations. Vesicants
usually cause the most
damage to damp or moist areas of the body, such as the armpits, groin,
and respiratory tract.
Which of the following is an example of the EMT providing care
based on standing orders?
A) Following assessment of a patient with a terminal illness, the EMT
contacts the patient's personal physician to determine whether he or
she requires any special care.
B) Prior to administering oral glucose to a patient with hypoglycemia,
the EMT confirms the proper dosage and requests authorization from
the base station physician.
C) The EMT defibrillates a patient with the automated external
difibrillator, directs immediate resumption of CPR, and then contacts
medical control for further guidance
D) After confirming that a patient's blood pressure is adequate, the
EMT contacts medical control and requests permission to assist the
patient with his prescribed nitroglycerin. - ANSWERS-C) The EMT
defibrillates a patient with the automated external difibrillator, directs
,immediate resumption of CPR, and then contacts medical control for
further guidance
Standing orders define certain treatment interventions that the EMT is
authorized to perform prior to contacting medical control. For
example, the EMT
knows that a cardiac arrest patient requires CPR, cardiac rhythm
analysis with the AED, and defibrillation (if indicated); contacting
medical control before
performing these crucial interventions would simply waste time and
increase the chance of a negative patient outcome. Standing orders
generally apply to
interventions that the patient requires to prevent immediate death.
Follow your local protocols regarding which interventions you are
authorized to perform
prior to contacting medical control.
Your partner, a veteran EMT of 20 years, has been showing up late to
work with increasing frequency over the last several shifts. When he
arrives, he is in a bad mood and is clearly not interested in being at
work. His behavior is MOST consistent with:
A) burnout.
B) delirium.
C) drug use.
D) acute stress. - ANSWERS-A) burnout.
, Your partner's behavior is consistent with burnout. Burnout is a
condition of chronic fatigue, irritability, and frustration that results
from mounting stress
over time. Although burnout typically manifests after years of service
in EMS, some EMTs begin to experience it in a very short period of
time, especially if
they work in EMS systems with a high call volume and low morale.
Some people with burnout abuse drugs or alcohol; if you suspect this
behavior, you should
report it to your supervisor immediately. The best way to prevent
burnout is to recognize the signs of stress and take action to reduce it.
An acute stress
reaction occurs in response to a sudden, unexpected event; it is clear
that your partner has experienced many stressful events over his
career. Delirium is an
acute change in cognitive ability; it commonly results from conditions
such as hypoxia, hypoglycemia, and drug toxicity.
During triage of multiple patients at a bus crash, you encounter a
young man who is hysterical because he believes he caused the
accident.
Other than minor abrasions to his arms and face, he has no other
apparent injuries. What should you do?
A) Assign him an immediate priority and remove him from the site
B) Ask another uninjured patient to stay with the patient at all times
C) Direct him to go to the area where the walking wounded patients
are
OPERATIONS EXAM)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(LATEST)
What are the recommended dimensions for a helicopter landing zone?
A) 50 feet by 50 feet
B) 75 feet by 75 feet
C) 100 feet by 100 feet
D) 200 feet by 200 feet - ANSWERS-C) 100 feet by 100 feet
The helicopter landing zone {LZ) should be a hard or grassy level
surface. While various flight services may have slightly different
recommended LZ
dimensions, 100 feet by 100 feet is recommended by the majority of
them. The LZ should be no less than 60 feet by 60 feet.
The primary clinical feature associated with exposure to a vesicant
agent is:
A) tachycardia.
B) skin blistering.
C) vomiting blood.
D) muscle twitching. - ANSWERS-B) skin blistering.
,The primary route of exposure to blister agents, or vesicants, is the
skin. If vesicants are left on the skin or clothing long enough, they
produce vapors that
can enter the respiratory tract. Vesicants cause burn-like blisters to
form on the victim's skin as well as in the respiratory tract (if inhaled).
Vesicant agents
include sulfur mustard (H), Lewisite (L), and phosgene oxime (CX).
The symbols H, L, and CX are military designations. Vesicants
usually cause the most
damage to damp or moist areas of the body, such as the armpits, groin,
and respiratory tract.
Which of the following is an example of the EMT providing care
based on standing orders?
A) Following assessment of a patient with a terminal illness, the EMT
contacts the patient's personal physician to determine whether he or
she requires any special care.
B) Prior to administering oral glucose to a patient with hypoglycemia,
the EMT confirms the proper dosage and requests authorization from
the base station physician.
C) The EMT defibrillates a patient with the automated external
difibrillator, directs immediate resumption of CPR, and then contacts
medical control for further guidance
D) After confirming that a patient's blood pressure is adequate, the
EMT contacts medical control and requests permission to assist the
patient with his prescribed nitroglycerin. - ANSWERS-C) The EMT
defibrillates a patient with the automated external difibrillator, directs
,immediate resumption of CPR, and then contacts medical control for
further guidance
Standing orders define certain treatment interventions that the EMT is
authorized to perform prior to contacting medical control. For
example, the EMT
knows that a cardiac arrest patient requires CPR, cardiac rhythm
analysis with the AED, and defibrillation (if indicated); contacting
medical control before
performing these crucial interventions would simply waste time and
increase the chance of a negative patient outcome. Standing orders
generally apply to
interventions that the patient requires to prevent immediate death.
Follow your local protocols regarding which interventions you are
authorized to perform
prior to contacting medical control.
Your partner, a veteran EMT of 20 years, has been showing up late to
work with increasing frequency over the last several shifts. When he
arrives, he is in a bad mood and is clearly not interested in being at
work. His behavior is MOST consistent with:
A) burnout.
B) delirium.
C) drug use.
D) acute stress. - ANSWERS-A) burnout.
, Your partner's behavior is consistent with burnout. Burnout is a
condition of chronic fatigue, irritability, and frustration that results
from mounting stress
over time. Although burnout typically manifests after years of service
in EMS, some EMTs begin to experience it in a very short period of
time, especially if
they work in EMS systems with a high call volume and low morale.
Some people with burnout abuse drugs or alcohol; if you suspect this
behavior, you should
report it to your supervisor immediately. The best way to prevent
burnout is to recognize the signs of stress and take action to reduce it.
An acute stress
reaction occurs in response to a sudden, unexpected event; it is clear
that your partner has experienced many stressful events over his
career. Delirium is an
acute change in cognitive ability; it commonly results from conditions
such as hypoxia, hypoglycemia, and drug toxicity.
During triage of multiple patients at a bus crash, you encounter a
young man who is hysterical because he believes he caused the
accident.
Other than minor abrasions to his arms and face, he has no other
apparent injuries. What should you do?
A) Assign him an immediate priority and remove him from the site
B) Ask another uninjured patient to stay with the patient at all times
C) Direct him to go to the area where the walking wounded patients
are
