Preparation (2025–2026) – Practice Questions
with Verified Answers
Introduction:
This document provides a comprehensive set of FISDAP
Readiness 2 remediation questions with verified correct
answers, covering core EMT topics such as airway
management, medical and trauma emergencies, cardiology,
pediatrics, obstetrics, pharmacology, and EMS operations. The
content is structured in a clear question-and-answer format to
support targeted review and exam readiness. It is specifically
aligned with the 2025–2026 FISDAP testing cycle and is
suitable for focused remediation or final exam preparation.
Exam Questions and Answers:
Determining the appropriate oxygen delivery device based on
patient signs, symptoms and history ---Correct Answer----
Nasal Cannula:
-patient needs just enough to saturate more than 94% O2
-patient is claustrophobic or cannot tolerate a NRB
-patients who require long term oxygen such as COPD
,NRB:
-patients in shock, or with hypoxia from any cause
-in need of high flow oxygen but breathing on own
BVM:
-patients unable to breathe on their own
-in need of high flow oxygen
-advanced airway will be required for effective delivery
CPAP:
-patient must be alert/able to follow commands
-pulse ox <90%
->26 breaths a minute
Identification of hypoxia ---Correct Answer----early
identification:
*restlessness/anxiety
*irritability
*apprehension
*tachycardia
late identification:
, *AMS
*LOC
*weak, thready pulse
Indications and techniques for using a nasal airway ---Correct
Answer----used in
1) adult patients who are unconscious and have gag reflex
2) adult patients with AMS (ie stroke)
3) responsive peds
contradications:
1) severe head injury
2) history of fractured nasal bone
techniques:
1) size airway from tip of nose to patient's earlobe
2) insert lubricated into nose
3) continue to insert until flange hits nostrils
SAS of emphysema