FISDAP UNIT MEDICAL EMERGENCIES
FINAL 2026 TEST SCRIPT COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
PROFESSIONAL STUDY RESOURCE
GRADED A+
⩥ 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. 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.. 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. Answer: D) Scoop stretcher
Of the options listed, the scoop stretcher, also called an orthopaedic
stretcher or split litter, would be the most appropriate to use. The scoop
stretcher is
, contoured and allows for the placement of straps to secure the patient; it
also allows you to place padding around and under the patient. The long
backboard,
unlike the scoop stretcher, is flat; therefore, the patient can slide from
side to side or top to bottom, even when straps are placed. The wheeled
ambulance
stretcher is top heavy and is not safe for patient movement down a flight
of stairs or across rough terrain. Because the patient has a hip injury, the
stair chair would not be appropriate to use.
⩥ When calling in your radio report to the receiving hospital, you
should:
A) include the patient's name.
B) be brief, concise, and factual.
C) give your report only to a physician.
D) break your report into 60-second increments.. Answer: B) be brief,
concise, and factual.
A radio report should be brief, concise, and factual. It should include the
patient's age and sex, his or her chief complaint, associated assessment
findings,
vital signs, treatment that you provided, and the patient's response to
your treatment. Avoid speculative statements regarding the patient's
condition; report
FINAL 2026 TEST SCRIPT COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
PROFESSIONAL STUDY RESOURCE
GRADED A+
⩥ 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. 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.. 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. Answer: D) Scoop stretcher
Of the options listed, the scoop stretcher, also called an orthopaedic
stretcher or split litter, would be the most appropriate to use. The scoop
stretcher is
, contoured and allows for the placement of straps to secure the patient; it
also allows you to place padding around and under the patient. The long
backboard,
unlike the scoop stretcher, is flat; therefore, the patient can slide from
side to side or top to bottom, even when straps are placed. The wheeled
ambulance
stretcher is top heavy and is not safe for patient movement down a flight
of stairs or across rough terrain. Because the patient has a hip injury, the
stair chair would not be appropriate to use.
⩥ When calling in your radio report to the receiving hospital, you
should:
A) include the patient's name.
B) be brief, concise, and factual.
C) give your report only to a physician.
D) break your report into 60-second increments.. Answer: B) be brief,
concise, and factual.
A radio report should be brief, concise, and factual. It should include the
patient's age and sex, his or her chief complaint, associated assessment
findings,
vital signs, treatment that you provided, and the patient's response to
your treatment. Avoid speculative statements regarding the patient's
condition; report
