Fisdap Operations Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
A patient is found unresponsive in his small bathroom. He is not
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breathing and is sitting in the corner. Two EMTs are able to reach him,
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but they are unable to stand side by side. He appears to weigh about
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150 pounds and there is no evidence that he has been injured. Which of
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the following would be the quickest and MOST practical way of moving
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him out of the bathroom?
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A) Extremity lift
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B) Long backboard
| |
C) Direct ground lift
| | |
D) Stair chair device - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A) Extremity lift
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When moving any patient, you should do so in the safest, most efficient
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way possible. If a patient is in a narrow space (ie, small bathroom,
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narrow hallway) |
and you and your partner cannot stand side by side to perform a direct
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
ground lift, the extremity lift would be the most practical way of moving
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
him or her. | |
,One EMT would lift by the arms and the other by the legs; the patient
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
could then be moved to a larger working area. Two EMTs should be able
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
to safely lift a
| | |
150-pound patient. A long backboard would clearly not work in the case
| | | | | | | | | | |
of a narrow or small space because there would be little room to the
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
patient's left or | |
right to slide the board underneath him or her. A stair chair would also
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likely not be possible, or practical, because of such a confined space.
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A 52-year-old woman crashed her minivan into a tree. She is pinned at
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the legs by the steering wheel and is semiconscious. After gaining
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access to the patient, you should: | | | | |
A) perform a primary assessment and provide any life-saving care before
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extrication.
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B) immediately apply high-flow oxygen to the patient and allow
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extrication to begin. | |
C) rapidly assess her from head to toe, obtain vital signs, and apply a
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cervical collar. |
D) have the fire department disentangle the patient and quickly remove
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her from the car. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A) perform a primary
| | | | | | | | | |
assessment and provide any life-saving care before extrication. | | | | | | |
Unless there is an immediate threat of fire, explosion, or other danger,
| | | | | | | | | | | |
you should perform a primary assessment and begin any life-saving care
| | | | | | | | | |
as soon as
| | |
,you have gained access to the patient. If you wait to do this until after
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
the patient has been disentangled, it may be too late; the patient may
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
already be dead. | |
After you have assessed the patient and treated any immediate threats
| | | | | | | | | | |
to life, allow extrication to commence. Once the patient has been freed
| | | | | | | | | | | |
from the |
vehicle, continue any lifesaving care and perform a rapid head-to -toe
| | | | | | | | | | |
assessment to identify and treat other life- threatening injuries. Another
| | | | | | | | |
EMT can
| |
obtain vital signs as you rapidly assess the patient. Prepare for
| | | | | | | | | | |
immediate transport after the rapid head-to-toe assessment has been
| | | | | | | | |
performed and spinal | |
precautions have been taken (if indicated). | | | | |
When arriving at the scene of a motor vehicle crash at night, you
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determine that the safest place to park the ambulance is in a direction
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that
faces oncoming traffic. What should you do?
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A) Position road flares around the front of the ambulance.
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B) Turn all emergency lighting off to avoid blinding the traffic.
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C) Turn the high-beam headlights on to alert oncoming traffic.
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D) Turn your headlights off, but keep the emergency lights on. -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D) Turn your headlights off, but keep the
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emergency lights on. | |
, Emergency operations on the highway at night can be especially
| | | | | | | | | |
dangerous for responders; it is important to position emergency
| | | | | | | | |
vehicles correctly, while at | | |
the same time ensuring visibility for oncoming traffic without blinding
| | | | | | | | | |
them. First of all, road flares near an automobile crash are dangerous
| | | | | | | | | | | |
because leaking |
fluids , such as gasoline, may not be immediately apparent; safety
| | | | | | | | | | |
triangles are safer. If your emergency vehicle is facing oncoming traffic,
| | | | | | | | | | |
you should keep
| |
your emergency lights on, but turn your headlights off. Bright lights,
| | | | | | | | | | |
such as high-beam headlights, can effectively blind and disorient an
| | | | | | | | | |
oncoming driver, |
and could cause them to crash into the scene.
| | | | | | | |
A 72-year-old woman fell and has a hip injury. She is on the second floor
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
of her home. Which of the following devices should you use to
| | | | | | | | | | | |
move her down the flight of stairs
| | | | | |
A) Stair chair
| |
B) Long backboard
| |
C) Wheeled stretcher
| |
D) Scoop stretcher - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D) Scoop stretcher
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Correct Answers
A patient is found unresponsive in his small bathroom. He is not
| | | | | | | | | | | |
breathing and is sitting in the corner. Two EMTs are able to reach him,
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
but they are unable to stand side by side. He appears to weigh about
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
150 pounds and there is no evidence that he has been injured. Which of
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
the following would be the quickest and MOST practical way of moving
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
him out of the bathroom?
| | | |
A) Extremity lift
| |
B) Long backboard
| |
C) Direct ground lift
| | |
D) Stair chair device - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A) Extremity lift
| | | | | | | |
When moving any patient, you should do so in the safest, most efficient
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
way possible. If a patient is in a narrow space (ie, small bathroom,
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
narrow hallway) |
and you and your partner cannot stand side by side to perform a direct
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
ground lift, the extremity lift would be the most practical way of moving
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
him or her. | |
,One EMT would lift by the arms and the other by the legs; the patient
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
could then be moved to a larger working area. Two EMTs should be able
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
to safely lift a
| | |
150-pound patient. A long backboard would clearly not work in the case
| | | | | | | | | | |
of a narrow or small space because there would be little room to the
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
patient's left or | |
right to slide the board underneath him or her. A stair chair would also
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
likely not be possible, or practical, because of such a confined space.
| | | | | | | | | | |
A 52-year-old woman crashed her minivan into a tree. She is pinned at
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
the legs by the steering wheel and is semiconscious. After gaining
| | | | | | | | | |
access to the patient, you should: | | | | |
A) perform a primary assessment and provide any life-saving care before
| | | | | | | | | |
extrication.
|
B) immediately apply high-flow oxygen to the patient and allow
| | | | | | | | | |
extrication to begin. | |
C) rapidly assess her from head to toe, obtain vital signs, and apply a
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
cervical collar. |
D) have the fire department disentangle the patient and quickly remove
| | | | | | | | | | |
her from the car. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A) perform a primary
| | | | | | | | | |
assessment and provide any life-saving care before extrication. | | | | | | |
Unless there is an immediate threat of fire, explosion, or other danger,
| | | | | | | | | | | |
you should perform a primary assessment and begin any life-saving care
| | | | | | | | | |
as soon as
| | |
,you have gained access to the patient. If you wait to do this until after
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
the patient has been disentangled, it may be too late; the patient may
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
already be dead. | |
After you have assessed the patient and treated any immediate threats
| | | | | | | | | | |
to life, allow extrication to commence. Once the patient has been freed
| | | | | | | | | | | |
from the |
vehicle, continue any lifesaving care and perform a rapid head-to -toe
| | | | | | | | | | |
assessment to identify and treat other life- threatening injuries. Another
| | | | | | | | |
EMT can
| |
obtain vital signs as you rapidly assess the patient. Prepare for
| | | | | | | | | | |
immediate transport after the rapid head-to-toe assessment has been
| | | | | | | | |
performed and spinal | |
precautions have been taken (if indicated). | | | | |
When arriving at the scene of a motor vehicle crash at night, you
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
determine that the safest place to park the ambulance is in a direction
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
that
faces oncoming traffic. What should you do?
| | | | | |
A) Position road flares around the front of the ambulance.
| | | | | | | | |
B) Turn all emergency lighting off to avoid blinding the traffic.
| | | | | | | | | |
C) Turn the high-beam headlights on to alert oncoming traffic.
| | | | | | | | |
D) Turn your headlights off, but keep the emergency lights on. -
| | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D) Turn your headlights off, but keep the
| | | | | | | | |
emergency lights on. | |
, Emergency operations on the highway at night can be especially
| | | | | | | | | |
dangerous for responders; it is important to position emergency
| | | | | | | | |
vehicles correctly, while at | | |
the same time ensuring visibility for oncoming traffic without blinding
| | | | | | | | | |
them. First of all, road flares near an automobile crash are dangerous
| | | | | | | | | | | |
because leaking |
fluids , such as gasoline, may not be immediately apparent; safety
| | | | | | | | | | |
triangles are safer. If your emergency vehicle is facing oncoming traffic,
| | | | | | | | | | |
you should keep
| |
your emergency lights on, but turn your headlights off. Bright lights,
| | | | | | | | | | |
such as high-beam headlights, can effectively blind and disorient an
| | | | | | | | | |
oncoming driver, |
and could cause them to crash into the scene.
| | | | | | | |
A 72-year-old woman fell and has a hip injury. She is on the second floor
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
of her home. Which of the following devices should you use to
| | | | | | | | | | | |
move her down the flight of stairs
| | | | | |
A) Stair chair
| |
B) Long backboard
| |
C) Wheeled stretcher
| |
D) Scoop stretcher - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D) Scoop stretcher
| | | | | | |
