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FISDAP OPERATIONS EXAM ACTUAL EXAM TEST BANKMedical control has ordered you to administer one tube of oral glucose to a
hypoglycemic patient. Immediately after receiving this order, you should:
A) document the order on the prehospital care report.
B) administer the medication and reassess the patient.
C) ask medical control to repeat the order word for word.
D) repeat the order back to medical control word for word. - ANSWER: D) repeat the
order back to medical control word for word.
The EMT should avoid focusing all his or her attention on a single critical patient
during the triage process because:
A. three EMTs are required to effectively manage a critical patient
B. other patients may die from causes that could have been prevented
C. all of his or her supplies will likely be depleted on that one patient
D. the patient will most likely die before he or she can be transported - ANSWER: B.
other patients may die from causes that could have been prevented
Following a call in which a 6-week-old infant in cardiac arrest did not survive, your
partner has severe anxiety and is irritable. What should you do?
A) Allow him to voice his feelings to you.
B) Tell him that he needs psychiatric help.
C) Recommend at least 12 hours of sleep.
D) Report his behavior to the medical director. - ANSWER: A) Allow him to voice his
feelings to you.
If the EMT could initially only take two pieces of equipment to the side of a patient in
cardiac arrest, which of the following should he or she select?
A) AED and suction device
B) AED and oxygen cylinder
C) Pocket mask and oxygen cylinder
D) Bag-mask and suction devices
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← PREVIOUSPAUSE/END TESTNEXT → - ANSWER: A) AED and suction device
During the triage process, which of the following injuries or conditions would classify
a patient as a high priority?
A) Pulselessness and apnea
B) Unilateral femur fracture and tachycardia
C) Partial-thickness burns with no respiratory difficulty
D) A large avulsion to the arm and an altered mental status - ANSWER: D) A large
avulsion to the arm and an altered mental status
What are the recommended dimensions for a helicopter landing zone?
A) 50 feet by 50 feet
B) 75 feet by 75 feet
, C) 100 feet by 100 feet
D) 200 feet by 200 feet - ANSWER: C) 100 feet by 100 feet
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.
The set of regulations and ethical considerations that define the extent or limits of
an EMT's job is called:
A) a duty to act.
B) confidentiality.
C) the scope of practice.
D) the Medical Practices Act. - ANSWER: C) the scope of practice.
When driving in emergency mode on a multilane highway, the emergency vehicle
operator should keep to the:
A) right shoulder so that traffic flow is not disrupted.
B) extreme left lane so motorists can yield to the right.
C) extreme right lane so motorists can yield to the left.
D) center lane so the traffic can flow around the ambulance. - ANSWER: B) extreme
left lane so motorists can yield to the right.
Which of the following statements regarding the use of an escort vehicle when en
route to an emergency call is correct?
A) An escort vehicle will allow you to arrive at the scene more quickly.
B) To avoid getting separated from the escort vehicle, you should follow it closely.
C) An escort vehicle should be used only if you are unfamiliar with the patient's
location.
D) With an escort vehicle, the risk of an accident at an intersection is reduced
significantly. - ANSWER: C) An escort vehicle should be used only if you are
unfamiliar with the patient's location.
Upon returning to quarters after working a major car accident involving an entire
family, a member of the press calls and requests information regarding the call.
What should you do?
A) Disclose the general extent of the patient's injuries, but avoid disclosing which
facility they were transported to
B) Disclose the ages of the patients and the facility to which they were transported,
but avoid discussing their injuries
C) Inform him that the patients were transported to the hospital, but that you
cannot disclose the extent of their injuries
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