EMD CERTIFICATION TEST STUDY GUIDE 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS RECENT VERSION

EMD CERTIFICATION TEST STUDY GUIDE 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS RECENT VERSION 1. A second-party caller reports that a 45-year-old female has been bitten by a snake. Key Questioning finds: snake is now dead patient is alert no difficulty breathing or swallowing What is the most appropriate Determinant Code? - ANSWER 2-D-4 2. An effective quality improvement program includes case review, feedback, and: - ANSWER continuing dispatch education (CDE) 3. MPDS words or phrases that have a specific dispatch definition are marked using: - ANSWER all uppercase text (all capital letters) 4. The Priority Symptoms are: - ANSWER abnormal breathing, chest pain/discomfort (any), decreased level of consciousness, and SERIOUS hemorrhage 5. An alert, 34-year-old, first-party caller reports that he is having chest pain. Key Questioning finds: slight difficulty breathing no difficulty speaking between breaths clammy no history of heart attack or angina no drugs or medications in the past 12 hours What is the most appropriate Determinant Code? - ANSWER 10-D-4 6. When using the MPDS, actual response assignments and emergency modes (lights-and-siren vs. no lights-and-siren) are predetermined by: - ANSWER local Medical Control and EMS Administration 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: - ANSWER STRONG evidence of stroke 8. Which of the following is the best definition for "cervical cerclage"? - ANSWER a surgical procedure meant to prevent premature dilation of the cervix and, therefore, premature labor 9. A second-party caller reports that his 85-year-old sister says her heart is beating way too fast and she needs to go to the doctor. The patient is awake and breathing effectively. Immediately after completing Case Entry interrogation, you should go to: - ANSWER Protocol 19: Heart Problems/A.I.C.D 10. A second-party caller reports that her 42-year-old husband is currently having a seizure. During Case Entry, the caller reports that the patient is not awake and is not breathing, but is still seizing. What is the most appropriate Chief Complaint Protocol to use for this case? - ANSWER Convulsions/Seizures 11. When using Protocol 22, which of the following body parts is considered PERIPHERAL? A. abdomen B. upper leg C. hand D. head - ANSWER C. hand 12. Which of the following is the best definition for "repetitive persistence"? A. A calming technique in which the calltaker repeats a phrase verbatim using a firm but caring tone. The phrase should contain both an action and a reason for the action. B. A calming technique in which the calltaker repeats a phrase verbatim using a firm but caring tone. The phrase includes the caller's name or title and assurance that help is on the way. C. A calming technique in which the calltaker repeats each answer provided by the caller verbatim using a firm but caring tone. D. A calming technique in which the calltaker repeats the caller's name or title verbatim using a firm but caring tone. - ANSWER A. A calming technique in which the calltaker repeats a phrase verbatim using a firm but caring tone. The phrase should contact both and action and a reason for the action. 13. What is the most appropriate Chief Complaint Protocol to use when the complaint description is a breathing related tracheostomy (trach or stoma) problem in a conscious patient? A. 6: Breathing Problems B. 11: Choking C. 19: Heart Problems/A.I.C.D. D. 26: Sick Person (specific diagnosis) - ANSWER A. 6: Breathing Problems 14. 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) D. 32: Unknown Problem (Person Down) - ANSWER B. Sick Person (Specific Diagnosis) 15. 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 - ANSWER A. abnormal breathing, chest pain/discomfort (any), decreased level of consciousness, and SERIOUS hemorrhage. 16. 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) - ANSWER A. bold text 17. Which of the following is the best definition for "wake-effect collision"? A. a traffic accident caused by the passage of an emergency vehicle that does not directly involve (hit) the emergency vehicle. B. a traffic accident involving an emergency vehicle and a civilian vehicle. C. a traffic accident involving two emergency vehicles. D. any accident involving or caused by an emergency vehicle. - ANSWER A. a traffic accident caused by the passage of an emergency vehicle that does not directly involve (hit) the emergency vehicle.