EMD v13.0a Recertification Exam OUTEC
Questions and Answers
Question 1
In response to Case Entry Question 3, the caller reports that her 34-year-old husband
accidentally set himself on fire while using gasoline to ignite a campfire. The man is
still on fire. What should you do next?
Correct Answer
Immediately initiate a 7-E-1 response and provide the appropriate Case Entry PDIs.
Question 2
A third-party caller reports that a bus full of passengers just crashed into a large tree.
The caller has no other information about the incident. What is the most appropriate
Determinant Code?
Correct Answer
29-D-1b
Question 3
When using the MPDS, actual response assignments and emergency modes (lights-
and-siren vs. no lights-and-siren) are predetermined by:
Correct Answer
local Medical Control and EMS Administration
Question 4
What is the most appropriate Chief Complaint Protocol to use when the caller is
reporting autonomic dysreflexia/hyperreflexia?
Correct Answer
26: Sick Person (Specific Diagnosis)
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, Question 5
A second-party caller reports that his nine-month-old daughter just fell 12 feet (3.5
meters) from a balcony. The caller reports that there is no bleeding and that the
patient is completely alert, but he is worried because she hit her head. The patient has
been moved inside. What is the most appropriate Determinant Code?
Correct Answer
17-D-6
Question 6
A second-party caller reports that his 17-year-old friend was stabbed during a fight.
During Case Entry, the caller reports that the patient is awake and breathing. Key
Questioning finds:
SERIOUS bleeding
completely alert
stabbed in abdomen
one wound
just happened
What is the most appropriate Determinant Code?
Correct Answer
27-D-4S
Question 7
You are using the Stroke Diagnostic Tool. The caller reports:
slight difference in smile
one arm higher than other (both raised, but unequally)
said "The early bird catches the worm" correctly
This should be considered:
Correct Answer
STRONG evidence of stroke
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Questions and Answers
Question 1
In response to Case Entry Question 3, the caller reports that her 34-year-old husband
accidentally set himself on fire while using gasoline to ignite a campfire. The man is
still on fire. What should you do next?
Correct Answer
Immediately initiate a 7-E-1 response and provide the appropriate Case Entry PDIs.
Question 2
A third-party caller reports that a bus full of passengers just crashed into a large tree.
The caller has no other information about the incident. What is the most appropriate
Determinant Code?
Correct Answer
29-D-1b
Question 3
When using the MPDS, actual response assignments and emergency modes (lights-
and-siren vs. no lights-and-siren) are predetermined by:
Correct Answer
local Medical Control and EMS Administration
Question 4
What is the most appropriate Chief Complaint Protocol to use when the caller is
reporting autonomic dysreflexia/hyperreflexia?
Correct Answer
26: Sick Person (Specific Diagnosis)
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, Question 5
A second-party caller reports that his nine-month-old daughter just fell 12 feet (3.5
meters) from a balcony. The caller reports that there is no bleeding and that the
patient is completely alert, but he is worried because she hit her head. The patient has
been moved inside. What is the most appropriate Determinant Code?
Correct Answer
17-D-6
Question 6
A second-party caller reports that his 17-year-old friend was stabbed during a fight.
During Case Entry, the caller reports that the patient is awake and breathing. Key
Questioning finds:
SERIOUS bleeding
completely alert
stabbed in abdomen
one wound
just happened
What is the most appropriate Determinant Code?
Correct Answer
27-D-4S
Question 7
You are using the Stroke Diagnostic Tool. The caller reports:
slight difference in smile
one arm higher than other (both raised, but unequally)
said "The early bird catches the worm" correctly
This should be considered:
Correct Answer
STRONG evidence of stroke
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