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EMT FISDAP Operations Exam (Verified by Expert) 1.Medical 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 ANS D) repeat the order back to medical control word for word.
2.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:
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3.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 ANS A) Allow him to voice his feelings to you.
4.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 ID#EMT-435
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ANS’A) AED and suction device 2 / 3
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5.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:
ANS D) A large avulsion to the arm and an altered mental status 6.What are the recommended dimensions for a helicopter landing zone?A)50 feet by 50 feet B)75 feet by 75 feet
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