EMD Certification
According to the First Lase of Chest or Back Pain, "hurts to breather" should be considered the
same as difficulty breathing until proven otherwise.
A. True
B. False - ANS-B. False
An unconscious, non-breathing hypothermia patient should always be considered an OBVIOUS
DEATH until proven otherwise.
A. True
B. False - ANS-B. False
Most emergency callers are uncooperative or hysterical.
A. True
B. False - ANS-B. False
MPDS words or phrases that have a specific dispatch definition are marked using:
A. bold text
B. green text
C. italic text
D. all uppercase text (all capital letters) - ANS-A. bold text
The head-tilt is the only recognized method or airway control on the PAI dispatch environment?
A. True
B. False - ANS-A. True
The International Academies of Emergency Dispatch recommends that emergency dispatchers
verify the address and callback number by repeating the information back to the caller.
A. True
B. False - ANS-B. False
The Priority Symptoms are:
A. abnormal breathing, chest pain/discomfort (any), decreased level of consciousness, and
SERIOUS hemorrhage.
B. Chief Complaint, patient's age, status of consciousness, and status of breathing.
C. choking, heart attack, seizure, and stroke.
D. MEDICAL, TRAUMA, scene safety, and mechanism of injury - ANS-A. abnormal breathing,
chest pain/discomfort (any), decreased level of consciousness, and SERIOUS hemorrhage.
Use of the AGONAL BREATHING Detector is NOT necessary when UNCERTAIN BREATHING
or INEFFECTIVE BREATHING is associated with unconsciousness.
A. True
B. False - ANS-A. True
What is the most appropriate Chief Complaint Protocol to use when the caller is reporting
autonomic dysreflexia/hyperreflexia?
A. 1: Abdominal Pain/Problems
B. 26: Sick Person (Specific Diagnosis)
C. 30: Traumatic Injuries (Specific)
According to the First Lase of Chest or Back Pain, "hurts to breather" should be considered the
same as difficulty breathing until proven otherwise.
A. True
B. False - ANS-B. False
An unconscious, non-breathing hypothermia patient should always be considered an OBVIOUS
DEATH until proven otherwise.
A. True
B. False - ANS-B. False
Most emergency callers are uncooperative or hysterical.
A. True
B. False - ANS-B. False
MPDS words or phrases that have a specific dispatch definition are marked using:
A. bold text
B. green text
C. italic text
D. all uppercase text (all capital letters) - ANS-A. bold text
The head-tilt is the only recognized method or airway control on the PAI dispatch environment?
A. True
B. False - ANS-A. True
The International Academies of Emergency Dispatch recommends that emergency dispatchers
verify the address and callback number by repeating the information back to the caller.
A. True
B. False - ANS-B. False
The Priority Symptoms are:
A. abnormal breathing, chest pain/discomfort (any), decreased level of consciousness, and
SERIOUS hemorrhage.
B. Chief Complaint, patient's age, status of consciousness, and status of breathing.
C. choking, heart attack, seizure, and stroke.
D. MEDICAL, TRAUMA, scene safety, and mechanism of injury - ANS-A. abnormal breathing,
chest pain/discomfort (any), decreased level of consciousness, and SERIOUS hemorrhage.
Use of the AGONAL BREATHING Detector is NOT necessary when UNCERTAIN BREATHING
or INEFFECTIVE BREATHING is associated with unconsciousness.
A. True
B. False - ANS-A. True
What is the most appropriate Chief Complaint Protocol to use when the caller is reporting
autonomic dysreflexia/hyperreflexia?
A. 1: Abdominal Pain/Problems
B. 26: Sick Person (Specific Diagnosis)
C. 30: Traumatic Injuries (Specific)
