APCO EMD PRACTICE GUIDE 2026
DISPATCH CODING AND RESPONSE
ASSIGNMENT PROCEDURES
◉ - Cardiac Arrest
- Shock
- Respiratory Distress
Answer: Select all the conditions where the patient may feel an
"impending doom" sensation:
- Cardiac Arrest
- Shock
- Respiratory Distress
- Bleeding
◉ Symptom
Answer: A patient reporting they "don't feel well" would be
considered what?
◉ - Is the patient eligible for a heart transplant?
Answer: Ventricular Assist Devices or VADs are used when a
patient's heart is not strong enough to sustain life on its own. What
information is NOT needed from the caller?
, - Is there a good source of power?
- Is the patient eligible for a heart transplant?
- Are there any alarms going off?
- If alarms, what are they?
◉ False
Answer: T/F: If a caller reports a tourniquet has been applied, the
telecommunicator should always direct the caller to remove it.
◉ Patient's
Answer: For medical calls, the terms "left" and "right" refer to the
__________ left and right side.
◉ AVPU
Answer: What is the acronym used to remember the levels of
consciousness?
◉ - Ectopic Pregnancy
Answer: Which of the following "abdominal pain" complaint is
defined as being most critical?
- Gastritis
- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
- Flu Type Maladies
DISPATCH CODING AND RESPONSE
ASSIGNMENT PROCEDURES
◉ - Cardiac Arrest
- Shock
- Respiratory Distress
Answer: Select all the conditions where the patient may feel an
"impending doom" sensation:
- Cardiac Arrest
- Shock
- Respiratory Distress
- Bleeding
◉ Symptom
Answer: A patient reporting they "don't feel well" would be
considered what?
◉ - Is the patient eligible for a heart transplant?
Answer: Ventricular Assist Devices or VADs are used when a
patient's heart is not strong enough to sustain life on its own. What
information is NOT needed from the caller?
, - Is there a good source of power?
- Is the patient eligible for a heart transplant?
- Are there any alarms going off?
- If alarms, what are they?
◉ False
Answer: T/F: If a caller reports a tourniquet has been applied, the
telecommunicator should always direct the caller to remove it.
◉ Patient's
Answer: For medical calls, the terms "left" and "right" refer to the
__________ left and right side.
◉ AVPU
Answer: What is the acronym used to remember the levels of
consciousness?
◉ - Ectopic Pregnancy
Answer: Which of the following "abdominal pain" complaint is
defined as being most critical?
- Gastritis
- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
- Flu Type Maladies
