EMT FISDAP EXAMS SCRIPT UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔You are dispatched to a residence where a middle-aged man was found
unconscious in his front yard. There are no witnesses who can tell you what happened.
You find him in a prone position; his eyes are closed and he is not moving. Your FIRST
action should be to: - ✔✔log roll him as a unit to a supine position.
✔✔In what area of the lungs does respiration occur? - ✔✔alveoli
✔✔Harsh, high-pitched inspiratory sounds are characteristic of: - ✔✔stridor
✔✔Which of the following structures is NOT found in the upper airway?
A. larynx
B. pharynx
C. bronchus
D. oropharynx - ✔✔C. bronchus
✔✔In infants and children, a capillary refill time (CRT) that is greater than ______
second(s) is a sign of poor peripheral perfusion. - ✔✔2
✔✔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 were exposed to another infected person prior to treating the 34-year-old
patient.
✔✔Distributive shock occurs when: - ✔✔widespread dilation of the blood vessels
causes blood to pool in the vascular beds.
✔✔The two processes that occur during respiration are - ✔✔inspiration and expiration.
✔✔Which of the following statements regarding the hypoxic drive is MOST correct?
Choose one answer.
A. Chronic carbon dioxide elimination often results in activation of the hypoxic drive.
B. 100% supplemental oxygen will always cause apnea in patients with a hypoxic drive.
C. The hypoxic drive serves as the primary stimulus for breathing in healthy individuals.
D. The hypoxic drive stimulates a person to breathe on the basis of low oxygen levels. -
✔✔The hypoxic drive stimulates a person to breathe on the basis of low oxygen levels.
✔✔In order for efficient pulmonary gas exchange to occur: - ✔✔. oxygen and carbon
dioxide must be able to freely diffuse across the alveolar-capillary membrane.
✔✔Which of the following statements regarding methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus (MRSA) is correct?
, Choose one answer.
A. MRSA is a bacterium that causes infections and is resistant to most antibiotics.
B. The communicable period for MRSA is 10 days to 2 weeks after being infected.
C. Studies have shown that less than 1% of health care providers are MRSA carriers.
D. Most cases of MRSA transmission occur following an accidental needlestick. -
✔✔MRSA is a bacterium that causes infections and is resistant to most antibiotics.
✔✔Hypoxia is MOST accurately defined as: - ✔✔inadequate oxygen to the tissues and
cells.
✔✔Upon initial contact with a patient who appears to be unconscious, you should -
✔✔attempt to elicit a verbal response by talking to the patient
✔✔Which of the following conditions would LEAST likely result in hypoxia?
A. pleural effusion
B. pulmonary edema
C. prolonged seizures
D. severe anxiety - ✔✔D. severe anxiety
✔✔Syphilis is a: - ✔✔bloodborne disease that can successfully be treated with penicillin
✔✔Which of the following clinical signs is unique to anaphylactic shock?
Choose one answer.
A. hypotension
B. wheezing
C. pallor
D. dizziness - ✔✔wheezing
✔✔Which of the following conditions is NOT categorized as a psychiatric condition?
Choose one answer.
A. substance abuse
B. schizophrenia
C. depression
D. Alzheimer's disease - ✔✔A. substance abuse
✔✔Which of the following would MOST likely result in hemorrhagic shock?
Choose one answer.
A. liver laceration
B. repeated diarrhea
C. severe vomiting
D. excessive sweating - ✔✔liver laceration
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔You are dispatched to a residence where a middle-aged man was found
unconscious in his front yard. There are no witnesses who can tell you what happened.
You find him in a prone position; his eyes are closed and he is not moving. Your FIRST
action should be to: - ✔✔log roll him as a unit to a supine position.
✔✔In what area of the lungs does respiration occur? - ✔✔alveoli
✔✔Harsh, high-pitched inspiratory sounds are characteristic of: - ✔✔stridor
✔✔Which of the following structures is NOT found in the upper airway?
A. larynx
B. pharynx
C. bronchus
D. oropharynx - ✔✔C. bronchus
✔✔In infants and children, a capillary refill time (CRT) that is greater than ______
second(s) is a sign of poor peripheral perfusion. - ✔✔2
✔✔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 were exposed to another infected person prior to treating the 34-year-old
patient.
✔✔Distributive shock occurs when: - ✔✔widespread dilation of the blood vessels
causes blood to pool in the vascular beds.
✔✔The two processes that occur during respiration are - ✔✔inspiration and expiration.
✔✔Which of the following statements regarding the hypoxic drive is MOST correct?
Choose one answer.
A. Chronic carbon dioxide elimination often results in activation of the hypoxic drive.
B. 100% supplemental oxygen will always cause apnea in patients with a hypoxic drive.
C. The hypoxic drive serves as the primary stimulus for breathing in healthy individuals.
D. The hypoxic drive stimulates a person to breathe on the basis of low oxygen levels. -
✔✔The hypoxic drive stimulates a person to breathe on the basis of low oxygen levels.
✔✔In order for efficient pulmonary gas exchange to occur: - ✔✔. oxygen and carbon
dioxide must be able to freely diffuse across the alveolar-capillary membrane.
✔✔Which of the following statements regarding methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus (MRSA) is correct?
, Choose one answer.
A. MRSA is a bacterium that causes infections and is resistant to most antibiotics.
B. The communicable period for MRSA is 10 days to 2 weeks after being infected.
C. Studies have shown that less than 1% of health care providers are MRSA carriers.
D. Most cases of MRSA transmission occur following an accidental needlestick. -
✔✔MRSA is a bacterium that causes infections and is resistant to most antibiotics.
✔✔Hypoxia is MOST accurately defined as: - ✔✔inadequate oxygen to the tissues and
cells.
✔✔Upon initial contact with a patient who appears to be unconscious, you should -
✔✔attempt to elicit a verbal response by talking to the patient
✔✔Which of the following conditions would LEAST likely result in hypoxia?
A. pleural effusion
B. pulmonary edema
C. prolonged seizures
D. severe anxiety - ✔✔D. severe anxiety
✔✔Syphilis is a: - ✔✔bloodborne disease that can successfully be treated with penicillin
✔✔Which of the following clinical signs is unique to anaphylactic shock?
Choose one answer.
A. hypotension
B. wheezing
C. pallor
D. dizziness - ✔✔wheezing
✔✔Which of the following conditions is NOT categorized as a psychiatric condition?
Choose one answer.
A. substance abuse
B. schizophrenia
C. depression
D. Alzheimer's disease - ✔✔A. substance abuse
✔✔Which of the following would MOST likely result in hemorrhagic shock?
Choose one answer.
A. liver laceration
B. repeated diarrhea
C. severe vomiting
D. excessive sweating - ✔✔liver laceration
