EMT MEDICAL FISDAP EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
Seizures may occur as a result of: - CORRECT ANSWER --A recent or prior head injury
-A brain tumor
-A metabolic problem
-Fever
-A genetic disposition
If someone has a severe headache, seizures, and altered mental status, what would you
suspect? - CORRECT ANSWER -stroke
If someone has headache, vomiting, altered mental status, and seizures, what would you
suspect? - CORRECT ANSWER -intracranial pressure (ICP)
If someone has increasing ICP, what could this be? - CORRECT ANSWER --hemorrhagic stroke
-tumor
-recent head trauma.
What is a stroke? Another name? - CORRECT ANSWER --interruption of blood flow to an area
within the brain that results in the loss of brain function.
-A cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
What is an ischemic stroke? - CORRECT ANSWER -blood flow through the cerebral arteries is
blocked.
What is a hemorrhagic stroke? - CORRECT ANSWER -Blood forms a clot, which compresses the
brain tissue next to it.
,What can ischemic stroke be caused by? - CORRECT ANSWER --thrombosis - where a clot forms
at the site of blockage
-embolus - where the clot forms in a remote area and then travels to the site of blockage.
The compression from a hemorrhagic stroke prevents what? - CORRECT ANSWER -oxygenated
blood from getting into the area, and the brain cells begin to die.
Who are people at high risk for hemorrhagic stroke? - CORRECT ANSWER --stress or exertion
-high blood pressure
What is an aneurysm? - CORRECT ANSWER -a swelling or enlargement of the wall of an artery
resulting from a defect or weakening of the arterial wall.
What is a symptom of a hemorrhagic stroke? - CORRECT ANSWER -severe headache
When stroke-like symptoms go away on their own in less than 24 hours, the event is called a
_____ - CORRECT ANSWER -transient ischemic attack.
What are the signs and symptoms of a stroke? - CORRECT ANSWER -a. Facial drooping
b. Sudden weakness or numbness in the face, arm, leg, or one side of the body
c. Decreased or absent movement and sensation on one side of the body
d. Lack of muscle coordination (ataxia) or loss of balance
e. Sudden vision loss in one eye, or blurred and double vision
f. Difficulty swallowing
g. Decreased level of responsiveness
h. Speech disorders
, i. Aphasia: difficulty expressing thoughts or inability to use the right words (expressive aphasia)
or difficulty understanding spoken words (receptive aphasia)
j. Slurred speech (dysarthria)
k. Sudden and severe headache
l. Confusion
m. Dizziness
n. Weakness
o. Combativeness
p. Restlessness
q. Tongue deviation
r. Coma
A stroke in the left hemisphere may cause ___. - CORRECT ANSWER -Aphasia = the inability to
produce or understand speech.
Describe a stroke in the right hemisphere. - CORRECT ANSWER --patients will understand
language and be able to speak,
-their words may be slurred and hard to understand.
If there is bleeding in the brain, patients may have ? - CORRECT ANSWER --very high blood
pressure.
---May be the cause of the bleeding or may be caused by bleeding
What conditions could mimic a stroke? - CORRECT ANSWER --hypoglycemia
-postictal state
-subdural or epidural bleeding
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
Seizures may occur as a result of: - CORRECT ANSWER --A recent or prior head injury
-A brain tumor
-A metabolic problem
-Fever
-A genetic disposition
If someone has a severe headache, seizures, and altered mental status, what would you
suspect? - CORRECT ANSWER -stroke
If someone has headache, vomiting, altered mental status, and seizures, what would you
suspect? - CORRECT ANSWER -intracranial pressure (ICP)
If someone has increasing ICP, what could this be? - CORRECT ANSWER --hemorrhagic stroke
-tumor
-recent head trauma.
What is a stroke? Another name? - CORRECT ANSWER --interruption of blood flow to an area
within the brain that results in the loss of brain function.
-A cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
What is an ischemic stroke? - CORRECT ANSWER -blood flow through the cerebral arteries is
blocked.
What is a hemorrhagic stroke? - CORRECT ANSWER -Blood forms a clot, which compresses the
brain tissue next to it.
,What can ischemic stroke be caused by? - CORRECT ANSWER --thrombosis - where a clot forms
at the site of blockage
-embolus - where the clot forms in a remote area and then travels to the site of blockage.
The compression from a hemorrhagic stroke prevents what? - CORRECT ANSWER -oxygenated
blood from getting into the area, and the brain cells begin to die.
Who are people at high risk for hemorrhagic stroke? - CORRECT ANSWER --stress or exertion
-high blood pressure
What is an aneurysm? - CORRECT ANSWER -a swelling or enlargement of the wall of an artery
resulting from a defect or weakening of the arterial wall.
What is a symptom of a hemorrhagic stroke? - CORRECT ANSWER -severe headache
When stroke-like symptoms go away on their own in less than 24 hours, the event is called a
_____ - CORRECT ANSWER -transient ischemic attack.
What are the signs and symptoms of a stroke? - CORRECT ANSWER -a. Facial drooping
b. Sudden weakness or numbness in the face, arm, leg, or one side of the body
c. Decreased or absent movement and sensation on one side of the body
d. Lack of muscle coordination (ataxia) or loss of balance
e. Sudden vision loss in one eye, or blurred and double vision
f. Difficulty swallowing
g. Decreased level of responsiveness
h. Speech disorders
, i. Aphasia: difficulty expressing thoughts or inability to use the right words (expressive aphasia)
or difficulty understanding spoken words (receptive aphasia)
j. Slurred speech (dysarthria)
k. Sudden and severe headache
l. Confusion
m. Dizziness
n. Weakness
o. Combativeness
p. Restlessness
q. Tongue deviation
r. Coma
A stroke in the left hemisphere may cause ___. - CORRECT ANSWER -Aphasia = the inability to
produce or understand speech.
Describe a stroke in the right hemisphere. - CORRECT ANSWER --patients will understand
language and be able to speak,
-their words may be slurred and hard to understand.
If there is bleeding in the brain, patients may have ? - CORRECT ANSWER --very high blood
pressure.
---May be the cause of the bleeding or may be caused by bleeding
What conditions could mimic a stroke? - CORRECT ANSWER --hypoglycemia
-postictal state
-subdural or epidural bleeding
