APCO EMD ACTUAL CERTIFICATION
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
FULL SOLUTION.
■ Objective progress reports, work descriptions and policy and
procedure manuals are all examples of what type of risk management.
a. Individual
b. Agency
c. Liberal
d. All of the above
e. None of the above. Answer: Agency
■ To effectively utilize your local resources it is important to
a. Obtain proper information
b. Understand and use your EMD Guidecards
c. Recognize when specialty units are needed
d. All of the above
e. None of the above. Answer: d. All of the above
■ The APCO EMD Guidecards
a. Provide key questions to help determine the nature of the incident
,b. Give information on what resources to send
c. Provide medical instructions for the caller until units arrive on scene
d. All of the above
e. None of the above. Answer: All of the above
■ Card Title, Response Type, Response Criteria, Vital Points Questions
and the Short Report are all found on which card type?
a. All Callers Interrogation Card
b. Scripted Medical Instructions Card
c. Individual Chief Complaint Card
d. All of the above
e. None of the above. Answer: Individual Chief Complaint Card
■ 13. According to the text, the most important piece of information to
obtain in the All Callers Interrogation is who. Answer: False
■ The three call types in EMD are Individual Chief Complaints,
Time/Life Critical Complaints and
a. Pediatric Complaints
b. Geriatric Complaints
c. Initial Complaints
d. Traumatic Complaints. Answer: d. Traumatic Complaints
, ■ Cardiac Arrest would be an example of a
a. Individual Chief Complaint
b. Traumatic Incident Complaint
c. Time/Life Critical Complaint
d. All of the above
e. None of the above. Answer: c. Time/Life Critical Complaint
■ The Pre-Arrival Instructions given to a caller take place during which
of the three phases of dispatch?
a. Call Receiving
b. Call Dispatch
c. Post Dispatch
d. None of the above. Answer: c. Post Dispatch
■ The All Callers Interrogation Card is used in what phase of dispatch?
a. Call Receiving
b. Call Dispatch
c. Post Dispatch
d. None of the above. Answer: a. Call Receiving
■ An emotional state that prevents callers from being focused during the
interrogation process is called
a. Increasing Paranoia
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
FULL SOLUTION.
■ Objective progress reports, work descriptions and policy and
procedure manuals are all examples of what type of risk management.
a. Individual
b. Agency
c. Liberal
d. All of the above
e. None of the above. Answer: Agency
■ To effectively utilize your local resources it is important to
a. Obtain proper information
b. Understand and use your EMD Guidecards
c. Recognize when specialty units are needed
d. All of the above
e. None of the above. Answer: d. All of the above
■ The APCO EMD Guidecards
a. Provide key questions to help determine the nature of the incident
,b. Give information on what resources to send
c. Provide medical instructions for the caller until units arrive on scene
d. All of the above
e. None of the above. Answer: All of the above
■ Card Title, Response Type, Response Criteria, Vital Points Questions
and the Short Report are all found on which card type?
a. All Callers Interrogation Card
b. Scripted Medical Instructions Card
c. Individual Chief Complaint Card
d. All of the above
e. None of the above. Answer: Individual Chief Complaint Card
■ 13. According to the text, the most important piece of information to
obtain in the All Callers Interrogation is who. Answer: False
■ The three call types in EMD are Individual Chief Complaints,
Time/Life Critical Complaints and
a. Pediatric Complaints
b. Geriatric Complaints
c. Initial Complaints
d. Traumatic Complaints. Answer: d. Traumatic Complaints
, ■ Cardiac Arrest would be an example of a
a. Individual Chief Complaint
b. Traumatic Incident Complaint
c. Time/Life Critical Complaint
d. All of the above
e. None of the above. Answer: c. Time/Life Critical Complaint
■ The Pre-Arrival Instructions given to a caller take place during which
of the three phases of dispatch?
a. Call Receiving
b. Call Dispatch
c. Post Dispatch
d. None of the above. Answer: c. Post Dispatch
■ The All Callers Interrogation Card is used in what phase of dispatch?
a. Call Receiving
b. Call Dispatch
c. Post Dispatch
d. None of the above. Answer: a. Call Receiving
■ An emotional state that prevents callers from being focused during the
interrogation process is called
a. Increasing Paranoia
