EMD UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
●● T/F: it is the emds responsibility to determine the nature and severity
of incident
Answer: True
●● T/F: Because an EMD should only focus on pre-arrival
instructions—-they are not responsible for others
Answer: False
●● For pre-arrival instructions, the EMD uses what?
Answer: EMDPRS
●● Which of the following is not a characteristic of successful EMD?
Answer: C) ability to match hostility
●● Which of the following is a true statement of EMS "lights and
sirens" response
Answer: D) all of the above
●● T/F: an EMD should have compassion for others and a desire to help
, Answer: True
●● During which phase would you use EMDPRS
Answer: Phase 2: Dispatch activity phase
●● During which phase would you use EMDPRS to prepare caller for
response personnel
Answer: Phase 3
●● During which phase would you use all caller interrogation
Answer: Phase 1
●● First question asked in all caller interrogation
Answer: C) Where did it occur
●● The nature of a medical emergency is determined by an EMD
through
Answer: use of the EMDPRS (?)
●● EMD is an essential component of EMS because...
Answer: D) allows for patient care to begin at point of initial call
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
●● T/F: it is the emds responsibility to determine the nature and severity
of incident
Answer: True
●● T/F: Because an EMD should only focus on pre-arrival
instructions—-they are not responsible for others
Answer: False
●● For pre-arrival instructions, the EMD uses what?
Answer: EMDPRS
●● Which of the following is not a characteristic of successful EMD?
Answer: C) ability to match hostility
●● Which of the following is a true statement of EMS "lights and
sirens" response
Answer: D) all of the above
●● T/F: an EMD should have compassion for others and a desire to help
, Answer: True
●● During which phase would you use EMDPRS
Answer: Phase 2: Dispatch activity phase
●● During which phase would you use EMDPRS to prepare caller for
response personnel
Answer: Phase 3
●● During which phase would you use all caller interrogation
Answer: Phase 1
●● First question asked in all caller interrogation
Answer: C) Where did it occur
●● The nature of a medical emergency is determined by an EMD
through
Answer: use of the EMDPRS (?)
●● EMD is an essential component of EMS because...
Answer: D) allows for patient care to begin at point of initial call