FISDAP OPERATIONS LATEST EXAM PREP
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PDF 2026
▶ When using the power lift to lift a stretcher, you should:
A) maintain a slight inward curve to your back.
B) bend at the waist and keep your back straight
C) ensure that you lift with your palms facing up.
D) maintain a slight outward curve to your back.. Answer: C) ensure that
you lift with your palms facing up.
To achieve the best grip and to avoid injury to your wrists, you should lift a
stretcher, backboard, or other carrying device with your palms facing up.
Do not
bend at the waist; rather, bend at the knees and keep your back in a
straight, locked-in position.
▶ You and your partner have secured a trauma patient to a long backboard
and are preparing to lift the backboard onto the stretcher. When
doing so, you should:
A) lift the backboard from the sides instead of from the ends.
B) be sure to lift the backboard with the powerful muscles of your back.
C) recall that most of the patient's weight is at the foot end of the
backboard.
D) ensure that the strongest EMT is positioned at the head of the
backboard.. Answer: D) ensure that the strongest EMT is positioned at the
head of the backboard.
Since most of the patient's weight is distributed to the head end of a
backboard, you should always ensure that the strongest EMT is at that
position. This will
reduce the risk of injury to less strong personnel as well as the risk of
dropping the patient. The backboard should be lifted from the ends, not the
sides; you
have less control over the board if it is lifted from the sides. When lifting any
patient, you should use the powerful muscles of your thighs, not your back,
to
,lift. Keep your back straight and in a locked-in position.
▶ Which of the following statements regarding the high-efficiency
particulate air (HEPA) respirator is correct?
A) HEPA respirator should be placed on any patient with tuberculosis.
B) Long sideburns or a beard will prevent the proper fit of a HEPA
respirator.
C) A surgical mask provides better protection against tuberculosis than a
HEPA respirator.
D) A HEPA respirator is necessary only if the patient with suspected
tuberculosis is coughing.. Answer: B) Long sideburns or a beard will
prevent the proper fit of a HEPA respirator.
If you are caring for a patient with known or suspected tuberculosis (TB) or
COVID-19, regardless of whether the patient is coughing, you should place
a
surgical mask (or high-flow oxygen, if indicated) on the patient and a high-
efficiency particulate air (HEPA) respirator (N-95 or higher) on yourself.
Unlike a
surgical mask, the HEPA respirator is specifically designed to prevent
exposure to the bacterium that causes TB; it can also filter out particles of
the SARSCoV-2 virus, the virus that causes COVID-19. A surgical mask,
however, will reduce the transmission of germs from the patient into the air.
Do not place a
HEPA respirator on the patient; it is unnecessary and uncomfortable. Use
of a HEPA respirator should comply with OSHA standards, which state that
facial
hair, such as long sideburns or beards, will prevent a proper fit.
▶ A 30-year-old woman crashed her car into a tree at a high rate of speed.
She is conscious and alert and has stable vital signs. She has some
small lacerations and abrasions to her arms and face, but no obviously life-
threatening injuries. As you are loading her into the ambulance,
she tells you that she does not want to go to the hospital. You should:
A) advise her that she is probably too emotionally upset to be able to refuse
EMS treatment and transport.
B) ask a law enforcement officer to administer a breathalyzer test to
determine if she has been drinking alcohol.
C) advise the patient that she should be transported to the hospital
because of the seriousness of the crash.
,D) obtain a signed refusal from the patient and ask a law enforcement
officer to transport her to the hospital.. Answer: C) advise the patient that
she should be transported to the hospital because of the seriousness of the
crash.
The consequences of refusal should be explained to any patient who
refuses EMS treatment and/or transport. After establishing that the patient
can legally
refuse treatment and transport (eg, he or she is of legal age AND has
decision-making capacity), you must advise her that because of the
significant
mechanism of injury, the potential for critical injury cannot be ruled out in
the field , even though she may feel fine now. It should also be explained,
in a
manner that the patient can understand, that a hidden significant injury
could result in death if untreated. Once this is explained, and the patient
understands and is willing to accept the possible consequences, obtain a
signed refusal and ask an impartial person (eg, police officer) to witness the
signed refusal.
▶ The role of triage officer at a mass-casualty incident should be assumed
by the:
A) most knowledgeable EMS provider.
B) EMS provider with the most years in EMS.
C) first EMS provider who is willing to perform the task.
D) EMS medical director via telephone communication.. Answer: A) most
knowledgeable EMS provider.
The role of triage officer should be assumed by the most knowledgeable
EMS provider at the scene. Knowledge and experience will enable this
person to
most effectively manage the triage process. Just because a person has
been in the EMS profession for a long period of time does not mean that he
or she has
been active or has maintained clinical competence.
▶ While triaging patients at a mass-casualty incident, you encounter a
responsive middle-aged woman with a respiratory rate of 26
breaths/min. What should you do next?
A) Triage her as immediate (red tag)
, B) Assess for bilateral radial pulses
C) Administer high-flow oxygen at once
D) Assess her ability to follow commands. Answer: B) Assess for bilateral
radial pulses
According to the Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment {START) method, if
you encounter an adult patient with a respiratory rate that is less than 10
breaths/min or greater than 29 breaths/min, you should triage him or her as
immediate (red tag) and move to the next patient. However, if the patient's
respiratory rate is between 10 and 29 breaths/min, you should assess his
or her hemodynamic status by checking for bilateral radial pulses. If the
patient's
radial pulses are absent, triage him or her as immediate and move to the
next patient. If the patient's radial pulses are present, assess his or her
ability to
follow simple commands. If the patient is able to follow simple commands,
triage him or her as delayed (yellow tag) and move to the next patient. If
the
patient is unable to follow simple commands, triage him or her as
immediate and move to the next patient. Treatment does not occur during
the initial triage
process.
▶ Which of the following patients has the highest priority at the scene of a
mass-casualty incident?
A) 29-year-old man who is pulseless and apneic with an abdominal
evisceration
B) 35-year-old unresponsive woman with snoring respirations and severe
burns
C) 38-year-old woman who remains apneic after you manually open her
airway
D) 44-year-old unresponsive man with an open head injury and agonal
gasps. Answer: B) 35-year-old unresponsive woman with snoring
respirations and severe burns
The goal of triage is to provide the greatest good for the greatest number of
people. Relative to the other patients, who are either in respiratory or
cardiac
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PDF 2026
▶ When using the power lift to lift a stretcher, you should:
A) maintain a slight inward curve to your back.
B) bend at the waist and keep your back straight
C) ensure that you lift with your palms facing up.
D) maintain a slight outward curve to your back.. Answer: C) ensure that
you lift with your palms facing up.
To achieve the best grip and to avoid injury to your wrists, you should lift a
stretcher, backboard, or other carrying device with your palms facing up.
Do not
bend at the waist; rather, bend at the knees and keep your back in a
straight, locked-in position.
▶ You and your partner have secured a trauma patient to a long backboard
and are preparing to lift the backboard onto the stretcher. When
doing so, you should:
A) lift the backboard from the sides instead of from the ends.
B) be sure to lift the backboard with the powerful muscles of your back.
C) recall that most of the patient's weight is at the foot end of the
backboard.
D) ensure that the strongest EMT is positioned at the head of the
backboard.. Answer: D) ensure that the strongest EMT is positioned at the
head of the backboard.
Since most of the patient's weight is distributed to the head end of a
backboard, you should always ensure that the strongest EMT is at that
position. This will
reduce the risk of injury to less strong personnel as well as the risk of
dropping the patient. The backboard should be lifted from the ends, not the
sides; you
have less control over the board if it is lifted from the sides. When lifting any
patient, you should use the powerful muscles of your thighs, not your back,
to
,lift. Keep your back straight and in a locked-in position.
▶ Which of the following statements regarding the high-efficiency
particulate air (HEPA) respirator is correct?
A) HEPA respirator should be placed on any patient with tuberculosis.
B) Long sideburns or a beard will prevent the proper fit of a HEPA
respirator.
C) A surgical mask provides better protection against tuberculosis than a
HEPA respirator.
D) A HEPA respirator is necessary only if the patient with suspected
tuberculosis is coughing.. Answer: B) Long sideburns or a beard will
prevent the proper fit of a HEPA respirator.
If you are caring for a patient with known or suspected tuberculosis (TB) or
COVID-19, regardless of whether the patient is coughing, you should place
a
surgical mask (or high-flow oxygen, if indicated) on the patient and a high-
efficiency particulate air (HEPA) respirator (N-95 or higher) on yourself.
Unlike a
surgical mask, the HEPA respirator is specifically designed to prevent
exposure to the bacterium that causes TB; it can also filter out particles of
the SARSCoV-2 virus, the virus that causes COVID-19. A surgical mask,
however, will reduce the transmission of germs from the patient into the air.
Do not place a
HEPA respirator on the patient; it is unnecessary and uncomfortable. Use
of a HEPA respirator should comply with OSHA standards, which state that
facial
hair, such as long sideburns or beards, will prevent a proper fit.
▶ A 30-year-old woman crashed her car into a tree at a high rate of speed.
She is conscious and alert and has stable vital signs. She has some
small lacerations and abrasions to her arms and face, but no obviously life-
threatening injuries. As you are loading her into the ambulance,
she tells you that she does not want to go to the hospital. You should:
A) advise her that she is probably too emotionally upset to be able to refuse
EMS treatment and transport.
B) ask a law enforcement officer to administer a breathalyzer test to
determine if she has been drinking alcohol.
C) advise the patient that she should be transported to the hospital
because of the seriousness of the crash.
,D) obtain a signed refusal from the patient and ask a law enforcement
officer to transport her to the hospital.. Answer: C) advise the patient that
she should be transported to the hospital because of the seriousness of the
crash.
The consequences of refusal should be explained to any patient who
refuses EMS treatment and/or transport. After establishing that the patient
can legally
refuse treatment and transport (eg, he or she is of legal age AND has
decision-making capacity), you must advise her that because of the
significant
mechanism of injury, the potential for critical injury cannot be ruled out in
the field , even though she may feel fine now. It should also be explained,
in a
manner that the patient can understand, that a hidden significant injury
could result in death if untreated. Once this is explained, and the patient
understands and is willing to accept the possible consequences, obtain a
signed refusal and ask an impartial person (eg, police officer) to witness the
signed refusal.
▶ The role of triage officer at a mass-casualty incident should be assumed
by the:
A) most knowledgeable EMS provider.
B) EMS provider with the most years in EMS.
C) first EMS provider who is willing to perform the task.
D) EMS medical director via telephone communication.. Answer: A) most
knowledgeable EMS provider.
The role of triage officer should be assumed by the most knowledgeable
EMS provider at the scene. Knowledge and experience will enable this
person to
most effectively manage the triage process. Just because a person has
been in the EMS profession for a long period of time does not mean that he
or she has
been active or has maintained clinical competence.
▶ While triaging patients at a mass-casualty incident, you encounter a
responsive middle-aged woman with a respiratory rate of 26
breaths/min. What should you do next?
A) Triage her as immediate (red tag)
, B) Assess for bilateral radial pulses
C) Administer high-flow oxygen at once
D) Assess her ability to follow commands. Answer: B) Assess for bilateral
radial pulses
According to the Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment {START) method, if
you encounter an adult patient with a respiratory rate that is less than 10
breaths/min or greater than 29 breaths/min, you should triage him or her as
immediate (red tag) and move to the next patient. However, if the patient's
respiratory rate is between 10 and 29 breaths/min, you should assess his
or her hemodynamic status by checking for bilateral radial pulses. If the
patient's
radial pulses are absent, triage him or her as immediate and move to the
next patient. If the patient's radial pulses are present, assess his or her
ability to
follow simple commands. If the patient is able to follow simple commands,
triage him or her as delayed (yellow tag) and move to the next patient. If
the
patient is unable to follow simple commands, triage him or her as
immediate and move to the next patient. Treatment does not occur during
the initial triage
process.
▶ Which of the following patients has the highest priority at the scene of a
mass-casualty incident?
A) 29-year-old man who is pulseless and apneic with an abdominal
evisceration
B) 35-year-old unresponsive woman with snoring respirations and severe
burns
C) 38-year-old woman who remains apneic after you manually open her
airway
D) 44-year-old unresponsive man with an open head injury and agonal
gasps. Answer: B) 35-year-old unresponsive woman with snoring
respirations and severe burns
The goal of triage is to provide the greatest good for the greatest number of
people. Relative to the other patients, who are either in respiratory or
cardiac
