EMT FISDAP READINESS EXAM 4 2026 STUDY
GUIDE COMPLETE EMS FUNDAMENTALS AND
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
◉ Which of the following statements regarding medical emergencies
is correct?
Medical emergencies always take priority over traumatic injuries.
Medical emergencies can appear to be trauma in nature.
Medical emergencies and traumatic injuries always have distinctive
presentations.
Medical emergencies rarely precipitate traumatic injuries. Answer: b
◉ You and your EMT partner arrive at the residence of a 50-year-old
man who complains of weakness. Your primary assessment reveals
that he is critically ill and will require aggressive treatment. The
closest hospital is 25 miles away. You should:
,perform a detailed secondary assessment, assess his vital signs, and
then transport rapidly.
manage all threats to airway, breathing, and circulation and consider
requesting an ALS unit.
administer oxygen via nonrebreathing mask and obtain as much of
his medical history as possible.
load him into the ambulance, begin transport, and perform all
treatment en route to the hospital. Answer: b
◉ ou have just completed your primary assessment of a 48-year-old
man with crushing chest pain. The patient has been given 324 mg of
aspirin and is receiving high-flow oxygen via nonrebreathing mask.
As you begin your secondary assessment, you note that his mental
status has deteriorated and he is now bradycardic. You should:
continue with your secondary assessment.
,prepare the patient for immediate transport.
insert a nasal airway and assist his breathing.
request an ALS unit to respond to the scene. Answer: b
◉ A 33-year-old female presents with lower abdominal quadrant
pain. She is conscious and alert, but in moderate pain. While your
partner is asking her questions about her medical history, you take
her vital signs. When you assess her radial pulse, you are unable to
locate it. You should:
assess the rate, regularity, and quality of her carotid pulse.
advise your partner that the patient's blood pressure is low.
immediately take her blood pressure to see if she is hypotensive.
conclude that she is perfusing adequately since she is conscious.
Answer: a
, ◉ Ten days after treating a 34-year-old patient with tuberculosis,
you are given a tuberculin skin test, which yields a positive result.
This MOST likely indicates that:
you are actively infected with tuberculosis and should be treated
immediately.
the disease is dormant in your body, but will probably never cause
symptoms.
you contracted the disease by casual contact instead of exposure to
secretions.
you were exposed to another infected person prior to treating the
34-year-old patient. Answer: d
◉ Which of the following statements regarding the human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is correct?
GUIDE COMPLETE EMS FUNDAMENTALS AND
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
◉ Which of the following statements regarding medical emergencies
is correct?
Medical emergencies always take priority over traumatic injuries.
Medical emergencies can appear to be trauma in nature.
Medical emergencies and traumatic injuries always have distinctive
presentations.
Medical emergencies rarely precipitate traumatic injuries. Answer: b
◉ You and your EMT partner arrive at the residence of a 50-year-old
man who complains of weakness. Your primary assessment reveals
that he is critically ill and will require aggressive treatment. The
closest hospital is 25 miles away. You should:
,perform a detailed secondary assessment, assess his vital signs, and
then transport rapidly.
manage all threats to airway, breathing, and circulation and consider
requesting an ALS unit.
administer oxygen via nonrebreathing mask and obtain as much of
his medical history as possible.
load him into the ambulance, begin transport, and perform all
treatment en route to the hospital. Answer: b
◉ ou have just completed your primary assessment of a 48-year-old
man with crushing chest pain. The patient has been given 324 mg of
aspirin and is receiving high-flow oxygen via nonrebreathing mask.
As you begin your secondary assessment, you note that his mental
status has deteriorated and he is now bradycardic. You should:
continue with your secondary assessment.
,prepare the patient for immediate transport.
insert a nasal airway and assist his breathing.
request an ALS unit to respond to the scene. Answer: b
◉ A 33-year-old female presents with lower abdominal quadrant
pain. She is conscious and alert, but in moderate pain. While your
partner is asking her questions about her medical history, you take
her vital signs. When you assess her radial pulse, you are unable to
locate it. You should:
assess the rate, regularity, and quality of her carotid pulse.
advise your partner that the patient's blood pressure is low.
immediately take her blood pressure to see if she is hypotensive.
conclude that she is perfusing adequately since she is conscious.
Answer: a
, ◉ Ten days after treating a 34-year-old patient with tuberculosis,
you are given a tuberculin skin test, which yields a positive result.
This MOST likely indicates that:
you are actively infected with tuberculosis and should be treated
immediately.
the disease is dormant in your body, but will probably never cause
symptoms.
you contracted the disease by casual contact instead of exposure to
secretions.
you were exposed to another infected person prior to treating the
34-year-old patient. Answer: d
◉ Which of the following statements regarding the human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is correct?
