APCO EMD TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A A+
✅The Musculo-Skeletal System. Answer:Which body system supports the body, provides
movement, and protects the vital organs?
✅30-50 respiration's per minute. Answer:What is the normal respiratory rate for a newborn?
✅- 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
- Ectopic Pregnancy
✅Suddenly. Answer:Anaphylactic shock is the most critical allergic reaction and typically
manifests __________.
✅Internal & External. Answer:The two main sites for concern when dealing with bleeding
are?
✅- All Callers. Answer:Which of the following is not one of the three categories of Chief
Complaint types, presented in Module 5?
- Medical
- Trauma
- Time Life Critical
- All Callers
✅Repetitive head movement. Answer:What is not a common cause of headaches?
✅Chest Pain. Answer:When the caller describes possible conditions like pleurisy or hiatal
hernias, you will use the __________ guidecard.
✅The Musculo-Skeletal System. Answer:Which body system supports the body, provides
movement, and protects the vital organs?
✅30-50 respiration's per minute. Answer:What is the normal respiratory rate for a newborn?
✅- 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
- Ectopic Pregnancy
✅Suddenly. Answer:Anaphylactic shock is the most critical allergic reaction and typically
manifests __________.
✅Internal & External. Answer:The two main sites for concern when dealing with bleeding
are?
✅- All Callers. Answer:Which of the following is not one of the three categories of Chief
Complaint types, presented in Module 5?
- Medical
- Trauma
- Time Life Critical
- All Callers
✅Repetitive head movement. Answer:What is not a common cause of headaches?
✅Chest Pain. Answer:When the caller describes possible conditions like pleurisy or hiatal
hernias, you will use the __________ guidecard.
