Okay so I've been putting off writing this post for a while but I feel like I owe it to anyone else who's been where I was six months ago. I failed the FISDAP readiness exam twice — first time I scored a 62 when I needed a 70, second time a 68. I was honestly starting to wonder if EMS was the right path for me. My program director pointed me toward a FISDAP practice test site and that honestly changed everything about how I was studying.
The thing I didn't realize is that FISDAP isn't just testing if you memorized protocols — it's testing your clinical decision-making under pressure. Cardiology and trauma kept destroying me. I spent about 3 weeks going through a proper study guide section by section instead of just doing random question banks, and I finally hit a 74 on my third attempt. Not a perfect score but I cleared the threshold and that's what mattered.
For anyone currently grinding through this, what topics are giving you the most trouble? And does anyone have exam tips specifically for the airway management section? That one still feels shaky to me even after passing.