FISDAP Final Exam 2023 Questions and Answers With complete verified solution

1. You respond to a scene where a mentally ill adult is threatening to kill himself. He is refusing transportation to a hospital. You should: ask law enforcement for assistance. 2. You are at the scene of a car crash. Which of the following situations would require rapid extrication?: Your patient blocks access to a critical patient. 3. An unresponsive female has been stabbed in the chest during a robbery. She has an open wound on her left chest. You should: cover the wound with a gloved hand 4. An 18 year old hiker has been bitten by a rattle snake. Vital Signs are: BP 140/90, P 130, R 24. You should:: Calm the patient and coach him not to move 5. Your 26 year old female patient was involved in 30 MPH head-on collision. She complains of slight stiffness in her neck. She is 36 weeks pregnant. What action should you take?: Provide spinal stabilization, oxygen, c-collar, long spine board and transport with patient in left lateral recumbant position. 6. **Your 23 year old male patient is acting erratically. Which of the following would be the most important to relay to the ER?: Medications 7. **A 72 year old female patient is unresponsive following an ejection from a vehicle crash. She has an open jaw fracture and a dilated right pupil. What is the best way to open this patient's airway?: Perform a modified head-tilt chin-lift 8. **Your patient was involved in a motor vehicle crash. He is unresponsive and you hear snoring respirations when he breathes. You should perform a: jaw-thrust with c-spine stabilization 9. **A patient is experiencing seizure activity and a bystander has placed a spoon in the patient's mouth to help control the airway. You should: remove the spoon and establish an airway. 10. Your 90 year old nursing home patient is pulseless and apneic. The nurse shows you a note in the patient's chart stating "Do not resuscitate". The note is signed by a physician. You should: call on-line medical control. 11. **A 56 year old male is complaining of severe chest pain. He took Viagra two hours ago and has been physically active. You should: assure an open airway and continue gathering a history. 12. **A father has dialed 911 because his 5 year old daughter is choking. She is coughing vigorously. You should: encourage the patient to keep coughing 13. You are evaluating a disoriented 27 year old female who is 32 weeks pregnant. Her husband states, "her arms and legs just got stiff, and she had a blank stare". She has no prior medical history.You should suspect: eclamp- sia. 14. **For which of the following patients would an oropharyngeal airway be MOST appropriate?: Unresponsive 25 year old with a suspected spinal injury 15. A 40 year old male complains of abdominal pain after being assaulted. His abdomen is rigid and tender on assessment. Vital signs are BP 108/68, P 116, and R 26. You should suspect: compensated shock. 16. You respond to a conscious thirty-four year old male burned in a fire with full thickness burns to both hands and forearms and partial thickness burns to his chest. You should: carefully wrap the burned areas with a dry sterile dressing. 17. You respond to car accident on a busy city street. You are the first emergency vehicle on scene. Which of the following best describes where you should position your ambulance when arriving on scene?: Park in front of the wreckage to warn oncoming motorists. 18. A malfunction of the heart's electrical system may result in: arrhythmia 19. A 19 year old sexual assault victim is bleeding from an external vaginal laceration. You should: have the patient apply a sterile, dry dressing to the wound. 20. A 67 year old female just had a syncopal episode while using the toilet. Vitals are: BP 100/60, P 110 irregular, R 12. She is weak and dizzy. You should suspect a: cardiac rhythm disturbance. 21. Your patient is short of breath, wheezing, and is cyanotic after eating shrimp. He has a known allergy to shellfish. What should you do?: Administer his EpiPen 22. You are dispatched to a 68 year old female complaining of discomfort in her upper back. She is nauseous and appears to be sweaty. Based on these symptoms, which of the following possible causes is most life-threatening?- : Cardiac compromise 23. A 60 year old patient with a stoma is apneic. You have been suctioning pink frothy sputum for 10 seconds and you continue to get more material. You should: stop suctioning and give a breath. 24. A 62 year old female is complaining of crushing chest pain that radiates to between her shoulder blades. She is very pale, diaphoretic, and feels nauseous. You should suspect a/an: cardiac event.