FISDAP EMT Medical Exam ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
1. Which statement strongly indicates syncope? - Correct answers✔✔I blacked out for a few
seconds
2. When assessing the patient for arm drift, you should ask the patient to - Correct
answers✔✔hold their arms out palms up, eyes closed
3. 68 yo patient reports abdominal pain, vomiting, and a loss of appetite, as well as black, tarry
stools. you should suspect - Correct answers✔✔upper gi bleed
4. You are called to an outdoor garden center on a hot, humid day. Your patient is pale, wheezing,
and has hives. you should suspect - Correct answers✔✔bee sting
5. you have been dispatched to a behavioral emergency. The police are on the scene and have
asked you to evaluate the patient. you should - Correct answers✔✔restrain the pt. to your cot and
transport to the nearest hospital
6. a pt. was cleaning a bathroom when he came out gagging and coughing. his eyes are red and
watering and he is complaining of dyspnea. you should - Correct answers✔✔move the pt to a
well ventilated area
7. 38 yo pt. has a history of hypothyroidism. she is hypertensive, tachycardic, and hyperthermic.
you find an empty bottle of Synthroid nearby. You should - Correct answers✔✔contact the
poison center or medical command.
8. a pt's family member reports a glucometer reading of 57 mg/dL. how should you interpret this
reading? - Correct answers✔✔low
, 9. a worker at a fertilizer plant has spilled lye all over his upper body. you should - Correct
answers✔✔brush the powder off the pt.
10. to assess a possible stroke pt for abnormal speech, you should - Correct answers✔✔ask the pt
to repeat a common phrase
11. a pt was stung by a bee. you should - Correct answers✔✔apply ice cold compress to the
affected area
12. 72 yo male has weak hand grips, blurred vision, and is unable to tell you the day of the week.
he is a type 2 diabetic. what should you do - Correct answers✔✔evaluate for facial droop
13. which of the following meds helps the body transport sugar into the cells - Correct
answers✔✔insulin
14. an unconscious patient has one pupil that is significantly larger than the other and not
reactive to light. the most likely cause is - Correct answers✔✔stroke
15. where would you expect to find pain in a pt with suspected appendicitis - Correct
answers✔✔right lower quadrant
16. when assessing a pt for facial droop, you should - Correct answers✔✔ask pt to smile or show
his teeth
17. which of the following assessment findings suggests a gi bleed - Correct answers✔✔bright
red blood from the rectal area
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
1. Which statement strongly indicates syncope? - Correct answers✔✔I blacked out for a few
seconds
2. When assessing the patient for arm drift, you should ask the patient to - Correct
answers✔✔hold their arms out palms up, eyes closed
3. 68 yo patient reports abdominal pain, vomiting, and a loss of appetite, as well as black, tarry
stools. you should suspect - Correct answers✔✔upper gi bleed
4. You are called to an outdoor garden center on a hot, humid day. Your patient is pale, wheezing,
and has hives. you should suspect - Correct answers✔✔bee sting
5. you have been dispatched to a behavioral emergency. The police are on the scene and have
asked you to evaluate the patient. you should - Correct answers✔✔restrain the pt. to your cot and
transport to the nearest hospital
6. a pt. was cleaning a bathroom when he came out gagging and coughing. his eyes are red and
watering and he is complaining of dyspnea. you should - Correct answers✔✔move the pt to a
well ventilated area
7. 38 yo pt. has a history of hypothyroidism. she is hypertensive, tachycardic, and hyperthermic.
you find an empty bottle of Synthroid nearby. You should - Correct answers✔✔contact the
poison center or medical command.
8. a pt's family member reports a glucometer reading of 57 mg/dL. how should you interpret this
reading? - Correct answers✔✔low
, 9. a worker at a fertilizer plant has spilled lye all over his upper body. you should - Correct
answers✔✔brush the powder off the pt.
10. to assess a possible stroke pt for abnormal speech, you should - Correct answers✔✔ask the pt
to repeat a common phrase
11. a pt was stung by a bee. you should - Correct answers✔✔apply ice cold compress to the
affected area
12. 72 yo male has weak hand grips, blurred vision, and is unable to tell you the day of the week.
he is a type 2 diabetic. what should you do - Correct answers✔✔evaluate for facial droop
13. which of the following meds helps the body transport sugar into the cells - Correct
answers✔✔insulin
14. an unconscious patient has one pupil that is significantly larger than the other and not
reactive to light. the most likely cause is - Correct answers✔✔stroke
15. where would you expect to find pain in a pt with suspected appendicitis - Correct
answers✔✔right lower quadrant
16. when assessing a pt for facial droop, you should - Correct answers✔✔ask pt to smile or show
his teeth
17. which of the following assessment findings suggests a gi bleed - Correct answers✔✔bright
red blood from the rectal area
