FISDAP OPERATIONS EMT EXAM 2025|90 QUESTIONS
WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
1. Should a lawsuit be brought against you, your best defense in court is
usually
The dispatch records
Complete and thorough documentation of the call including an
ACR form
Your immediate recollection of events
Your partner's supporting testimony
A good lawyer
2. Why is it important for EMTs to ask open-ended questions when
obtaining a patient's medical history?
Open-ended questions limit the patient's responses.
Open-ended questions are only used in non-emergency
situations.
Open-ended questions encourage patients to provide more
detailed information.
Open-ended questions are quicker to ask than closed questions.
3. Describe the concept of reciprocity in the context of EMT certification.
Reciprocity is a process for EMTs to appeal their certification
status.
Reciprocity requires EMTs to take additional training in the new
state.
Reciprocity allows an EMT certified in one state to be
recognized and certified in another state without retaking
exams.
, Reciprocity is a legal term for patient consent.
4. If you receive a valid DNR order after you have begun resuscitation
attempts, you are ethically obligated to:
Continue resuscitation until ordered to stop by medical direction
Continue resuscitation for 2 minutes then cease the resuscitation
efforts
Continue resuscitation attempts until the PT is transported to an
emergency department.
Cease resuscitation efforts.
5. An ambulance equipment and supply checklist should be completed:
After each call is completed
As required by state statute
At the beginning of each shift
On completion of the weekly vehicle safety check
6. What is the first action an EMT should take upon arriving for their shift?
Review patient charts
Check ambulance supplies
Conduct a team briefing
Prepare medical equipment
7. You have a patient that is at home and is in cardiac arrest. Family is
present and they indicate that the patient did not want to be resuscitated.
What would allow you to stop resuscitative efforts?
Health care proxy
Living will
, Family alone can tell you to stop
Non-hospital DNR
8. In a scenario where an 80-year-old Spanish-speaking patient is choking
and unresponsive, what should be your first action after using hand
gestures to assess the situation?
Wait for the patient to respond verbally before acting.
Perform the Heimlich maneuver if the patient is unable to
breathe or cough.
Call for a translator before taking any action.
Administer oxygen immediately without assessment.
9. In a scenario where a patient is visibly distressed and reluctant to share
their medical history, what approach should the EMT take to facilitate
communication?
Remain at eye level and use open-ended questions to create a
comfortable environment.
Use medical jargon to establish authority and encourage the
patient to respond.
Sit down and avoid eye contact to reduce pressure on the patient.
Stand over the patient and ask closed questions to get quick
answers.
10. Why is it important for EMTs to prioritize scene safety in the order of
you, your crew, other rescuers, bystanders, and then the patient?
The order is based on who is most likely to need help first in an
emergency situation.
The order is arbitrary and does not affect the outcome of the
emergency response.
WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
1. Should a lawsuit be brought against you, your best defense in court is
usually
The dispatch records
Complete and thorough documentation of the call including an
ACR form
Your immediate recollection of events
Your partner's supporting testimony
A good lawyer
2. Why is it important for EMTs to ask open-ended questions when
obtaining a patient's medical history?
Open-ended questions limit the patient's responses.
Open-ended questions are only used in non-emergency
situations.
Open-ended questions encourage patients to provide more
detailed information.
Open-ended questions are quicker to ask than closed questions.
3. Describe the concept of reciprocity in the context of EMT certification.
Reciprocity is a process for EMTs to appeal their certification
status.
Reciprocity requires EMTs to take additional training in the new
state.
Reciprocity allows an EMT certified in one state to be
recognized and certified in another state without retaking
exams.
, Reciprocity is a legal term for patient consent.
4. If you receive a valid DNR order after you have begun resuscitation
attempts, you are ethically obligated to:
Continue resuscitation until ordered to stop by medical direction
Continue resuscitation for 2 minutes then cease the resuscitation
efforts
Continue resuscitation attempts until the PT is transported to an
emergency department.
Cease resuscitation efforts.
5. An ambulance equipment and supply checklist should be completed:
After each call is completed
As required by state statute
At the beginning of each shift
On completion of the weekly vehicle safety check
6. What is the first action an EMT should take upon arriving for their shift?
Review patient charts
Check ambulance supplies
Conduct a team briefing
Prepare medical equipment
7. You have a patient that is at home and is in cardiac arrest. Family is
present and they indicate that the patient did not want to be resuscitated.
What would allow you to stop resuscitative efforts?
Health care proxy
Living will
, Family alone can tell you to stop
Non-hospital DNR
8. In a scenario where an 80-year-old Spanish-speaking patient is choking
and unresponsive, what should be your first action after using hand
gestures to assess the situation?
Wait for the patient to respond verbally before acting.
Perform the Heimlich maneuver if the patient is unable to
breathe or cough.
Call for a translator before taking any action.
Administer oxygen immediately without assessment.
9. In a scenario where a patient is visibly distressed and reluctant to share
their medical history, what approach should the EMT take to facilitate
communication?
Remain at eye level and use open-ended questions to create a
comfortable environment.
Use medical jargon to establish authority and encourage the
patient to respond.
Sit down and avoid eye contact to reduce pressure on the patient.
Stand over the patient and ask closed questions to get quick
answers.
10. Why is it important for EMTs to prioritize scene safety in the order of
you, your crew, other rescuers, bystanders, and then the patient?
The order is based on who is most likely to need help first in an
emergency situation.
The order is arbitrary and does not affect the outcome of the
emergency response.
