FISDAP operations Questions and
Answers 2023 with verified solutions
When using PCR for research or quality assurance. What should you delete?
Pt's name/ emt's name/ response times/ treatments rendered - CORRECT ANS
PTS name
6 yo child fell at the park. No adult around. Type of consent?
Implied/ legal/ expressed/ pediatric - CORRECT ANS Implied
First to arrive. Using START, you should identify pts who?
Ambulatory/ deceased/ unresponsive/ breathing - CORRECT ANS Ambulatory
Partner comes to work dirty and leaves trash. Best describe these actions?
Unethical/ unprofessional/ dangerous/ negligent - CORRECT ANS
Unprofessional
Verbal consent to treatment is called?
Expressed/ implied/ defined/ legalized - CORRECT ANS Expressed
Elderly pt cut her hand, bleeding is controlled. She answers questions slowly and
often pauses. Vitals are BP 110/80, 64, 14. What should you do?
Allow adequate time unless condition worsens/ yes or no ?/ document altered
mental/ direct questions to someone else - CORRECT ANS Allow adequate time
MCI, pt asks for help. Disoriented and R 32. According to START, you should? -
CORRECT ANS Immediate
MCI, how should report info to trans ambulance?
Neuro status and vitals/ medical and SAMPLE/ pt's hospital pref/ MOI and who was
at fault - CORRECT ANS Neural status and vitals
Pt cond should be corrected during Pri survey?
12 yo dyspnea from allergic reaction/ 28 yo rapid pulse stung by several bees/ 22 yo
ab pain baseball bat/ 45 yo mod chest pain, no palp BP - CORRECT ANS 12 yo
dyspnea from allergic reaction
58 yo heavy chest pressure. Ask you what is cause. You should?
Hospital staff will explain/ heart not getting enough O2/ acute MI/ can't explain bc
HIPAA - CORRECT ANS Hospital staff will explain
Legal case against you. What is your best defense in court?
Complete and thorough report/ dispatch records/ partner's supporting testimony/
immediate recollection of events - CORRECT ANS Complete and thorough report
Alert 67 yo refuses care and requests to release form? What should you do?
Explain risks/ restrain and trans/ provide supportive care and allow refusal/ ask PD to
place in protective custody - CORRECT ANS Explain risk
Pt shot in head no signs of life. Brain matter on floor. You should?
Cover pt and contact coroner/ leave scene untouched and contact PD/ resus
measures and tran/ permit fam to view and emotional support - CORRECT ANS
Leave scene untouched and contact PD
Most effective way to stop spread of infectious diseases?
Gloves all pts/ good hand washing/ avoid bodily fluids/ face shield all calls -
CORRECT ANS Good hand washing
START, open airway, he begins breathing and is unresponsive. This pt should be
classified? - CORRECT ANS Immediate
Finalizing PCR, notice incorrect pulse reading. What should you do? - CORRECT
ANS Single horizontal line, correct, initial
Arrive large fight, pointed to stab victim. You should?
Drive away and stage/ quickly load and tran/ treat and request ALS/ treat and
request police - CORRECT ANS Drive away and stage
, FISDAP operations Questions and
Answers 2023 with verified solutions
Pt dead when you arrive. Rigor mortis already set in. you should?
Direct fam to contact coroner and leave scene/ *tell bad news and emotional supp/ pt
dead nothing you can do/ fam sign refusal and clear scene - CORRECT ANS tell
bad news and emotional supp
Honor DNR when?
Given appropriate paperwork/ fam requests/ confirm with physician/ pt's cond is
irreversible - CORRECT ANS Given appropriate paperwork
Upon entering home elderly called 911 for chest pain you should?
Gen impress/ check BP/ collect meds/ load and go - CORRECT ANS Gen
impression
A medical director issues permanent written orders that allow you to treat patients
under certain circumstances. This is known as:
Standing order/ online medical direction/ advance directive/ designated agent -
CORRECT ANS Standing order
When approaching unsafe scene, you should:
Park ambulance so that you can easily make a quick retreat/ wear Kevlar vest to
reduce threat of gunshot wound or stabbing/ leave on lights and sirens to scare off
perpetrators/ stand clear view so that you can be identified as medical personal -
CORRECT ANS Park ambulance so that you can easily make a quick retreat
Suspect a chemical of mass destruction?
75 people become sick with sudden onset of vomiting and diarrhea at parade/ you
smell an unfamiliar bitter odor at scene of multi vehicle collision/ 20 ppl complain of
abdominal cramping at triathlon/ 100 people evacuated with nausea from office
building with a new furnace - CORRECT ANS 75 people become sick with
sudden onset of vomiting and diarrhea at parade
Pt's wife called for medical emergency. On arrival, pt is upset and refusing care. He
wants to go back to bed. You should:
Evaluate mental status/ treat pt according to wife wishes/ advise that you need his
permission to treat/ let police handle patient - CORRECT ANS Evaluate mental
status
Pt has several open sores on arm. The pt states that they haven't healed despite
taking antibiotics.
Have pt wear surgical mask/ admin o2 via nasal/ apply a sterile dressing or bandage/
don gloves and gown immediately - CORRECT ANS Don gloves and gown
immediately
Upon arrival for shift, what would you do?
Check ambulance supplies/ repair broken equipment/ decontaminate ambulance/
copy previous crew checklist - CORRECT ANS Check ambulance supplies
2 yo F with flu like symptoms. She is in care of a babysitter and her parents can't be
reached by phone. What should you do?
Treat and release with babysitters consent/ contact law enforcement for temporary
custody/ stay on scene until parents can be contacted/ *trans under implied consent
- CORRECT ANS trans under implied consent
You need pts agreement in order to share treatment info when you are?
Giving condition info to pts roommate/ speaking to reporting agency about victim of
elder abuse/ providing info to hospital for treatment purposes/ notifying family
member of pt location - CORRECT ANS Giving condition info to pts roommate/
Answers 2023 with verified solutions
When using PCR for research or quality assurance. What should you delete?
Pt's name/ emt's name/ response times/ treatments rendered - CORRECT ANS
PTS name
6 yo child fell at the park. No adult around. Type of consent?
Implied/ legal/ expressed/ pediatric - CORRECT ANS Implied
First to arrive. Using START, you should identify pts who?
Ambulatory/ deceased/ unresponsive/ breathing - CORRECT ANS Ambulatory
Partner comes to work dirty and leaves trash. Best describe these actions?
Unethical/ unprofessional/ dangerous/ negligent - CORRECT ANS
Unprofessional
Verbal consent to treatment is called?
Expressed/ implied/ defined/ legalized - CORRECT ANS Expressed
Elderly pt cut her hand, bleeding is controlled. She answers questions slowly and
often pauses. Vitals are BP 110/80, 64, 14. What should you do?
Allow adequate time unless condition worsens/ yes or no ?/ document altered
mental/ direct questions to someone else - CORRECT ANS Allow adequate time
MCI, pt asks for help. Disoriented and R 32. According to START, you should? -
CORRECT ANS Immediate
MCI, how should report info to trans ambulance?
Neuro status and vitals/ medical and SAMPLE/ pt's hospital pref/ MOI and who was
at fault - CORRECT ANS Neural status and vitals
Pt cond should be corrected during Pri survey?
12 yo dyspnea from allergic reaction/ 28 yo rapid pulse stung by several bees/ 22 yo
ab pain baseball bat/ 45 yo mod chest pain, no palp BP - CORRECT ANS 12 yo
dyspnea from allergic reaction
58 yo heavy chest pressure. Ask you what is cause. You should?
Hospital staff will explain/ heart not getting enough O2/ acute MI/ can't explain bc
HIPAA - CORRECT ANS Hospital staff will explain
Legal case against you. What is your best defense in court?
Complete and thorough report/ dispatch records/ partner's supporting testimony/
immediate recollection of events - CORRECT ANS Complete and thorough report
Alert 67 yo refuses care and requests to release form? What should you do?
Explain risks/ restrain and trans/ provide supportive care and allow refusal/ ask PD to
place in protective custody - CORRECT ANS Explain risk
Pt shot in head no signs of life. Brain matter on floor. You should?
Cover pt and contact coroner/ leave scene untouched and contact PD/ resus
measures and tran/ permit fam to view and emotional support - CORRECT ANS
Leave scene untouched and contact PD
Most effective way to stop spread of infectious diseases?
Gloves all pts/ good hand washing/ avoid bodily fluids/ face shield all calls -
CORRECT ANS Good hand washing
START, open airway, he begins breathing and is unresponsive. This pt should be
classified? - CORRECT ANS Immediate
Finalizing PCR, notice incorrect pulse reading. What should you do? - CORRECT
ANS Single horizontal line, correct, initial
Arrive large fight, pointed to stab victim. You should?
Drive away and stage/ quickly load and tran/ treat and request ALS/ treat and
request police - CORRECT ANS Drive away and stage
, FISDAP operations Questions and
Answers 2023 with verified solutions
Pt dead when you arrive. Rigor mortis already set in. you should?
Direct fam to contact coroner and leave scene/ *tell bad news and emotional supp/ pt
dead nothing you can do/ fam sign refusal and clear scene - CORRECT ANS tell
bad news and emotional supp
Honor DNR when?
Given appropriate paperwork/ fam requests/ confirm with physician/ pt's cond is
irreversible - CORRECT ANS Given appropriate paperwork
Upon entering home elderly called 911 for chest pain you should?
Gen impress/ check BP/ collect meds/ load and go - CORRECT ANS Gen
impression
A medical director issues permanent written orders that allow you to treat patients
under certain circumstances. This is known as:
Standing order/ online medical direction/ advance directive/ designated agent -
CORRECT ANS Standing order
When approaching unsafe scene, you should:
Park ambulance so that you can easily make a quick retreat/ wear Kevlar vest to
reduce threat of gunshot wound or stabbing/ leave on lights and sirens to scare off
perpetrators/ stand clear view so that you can be identified as medical personal -
CORRECT ANS Park ambulance so that you can easily make a quick retreat
Suspect a chemical of mass destruction?
75 people become sick with sudden onset of vomiting and diarrhea at parade/ you
smell an unfamiliar bitter odor at scene of multi vehicle collision/ 20 ppl complain of
abdominal cramping at triathlon/ 100 people evacuated with nausea from office
building with a new furnace - CORRECT ANS 75 people become sick with
sudden onset of vomiting and diarrhea at parade
Pt's wife called for medical emergency. On arrival, pt is upset and refusing care. He
wants to go back to bed. You should:
Evaluate mental status/ treat pt according to wife wishes/ advise that you need his
permission to treat/ let police handle patient - CORRECT ANS Evaluate mental
status
Pt has several open sores on arm. The pt states that they haven't healed despite
taking antibiotics.
Have pt wear surgical mask/ admin o2 via nasal/ apply a sterile dressing or bandage/
don gloves and gown immediately - CORRECT ANS Don gloves and gown
immediately
Upon arrival for shift, what would you do?
Check ambulance supplies/ repair broken equipment/ decontaminate ambulance/
copy previous crew checklist - CORRECT ANS Check ambulance supplies
2 yo F with flu like symptoms. She is in care of a babysitter and her parents can't be
reached by phone. What should you do?
Treat and release with babysitters consent/ contact law enforcement for temporary
custody/ stay on scene until parents can be contacted/ *trans under implied consent
- CORRECT ANS trans under implied consent
You need pts agreement in order to share treatment info when you are?
Giving condition info to pts roommate/ speaking to reporting agency about victim of
elder abuse/ providing info to hospital for treatment purposes/ notifying family
member of pt location - CORRECT ANS Giving condition info to pts roommate/
