EMD COURSE V14 ACTUAL TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS COMPLETE
STUDY GUIDE
●● During Case Entry question #3, the caller reports her son is at the
bottom of the swimming pool. What should the EMD do next?
Answer: c. Dispatch 14-E-2, read PDI A and D, then return to
questioning
●● A caller is reporting a construction worker fell off the roof of a
commercial building. The caller estimates the patient fell approximately
35 feet. The patient is awake and breathing, with multiple fractures and
SERIOUS bleeding. What is the correct determinant code?
Answer: b. 17-D-1
●● A caller is reporting a fight in the school yard. One victim was hit in
the head and is now unconscious. In Protocol 4, how many Key
Questions are you asking?
Answer: c. Four. After initiating dispatch, you will return to ask Key
Questions 1 thru 4 before going to PDI's and DLS links.
●● A caller is reporting a shooting. The suspect has left the scene and
the caller is caring for the single victim who was shot once in the chest.
The patient is completely alert but having difficulty breathing. The caller
,also reports there is SERIOUS bleeding. What is the appropriate
determinant code?
Answer: c. 27-D-4
●● A caller reports a tiger got loose from its cage at the zoo and has
attacked a patron. The caller was able to run into a bathroom to hide but
can hear both the victim and the tiger still outside. Which PDI's would
you give?
Answer: a. PDI A and PDI B
●● If the complaint description appears to be TRAUMA in nature, the
EMD should choose the protocol that:
Answer: a. Best addresses the mechanism of injury
●● An alert, first-party caller reports that he was just bitten by a
rattlesnake. What is the best Chief Complaint Protocol?
Answer: a. 2: Allergies (Reactions)/Envenomations (Stings, Bites)
●● Pre-Arrival Instructions (PAIs) must be read:
Answer: a. exactly as written.
●● The head-tilt is the only recognized method of airway control in the
PAI dispatch environment.
Answer: a. True
, ●● In response to Key Question 1a on Protocol 12, the caller reports that
the 14-year-old patient was not alert between seizures. What should you
do next?
Answer: d. Initiate a 12-D-2 response, provide all appropriate PDIs, and
then return to questioning.
●● In response to Case Entry Question 3, the caller reports that her 16-
year-old brother is on fire. What should you do next?
Answer: c. Initiate a 7-E-1 response, provide Case Entry PDIs a and h,
and return to questioning.
●● A second-party caller reports that his 8-year-old sister is currently
having what appears to be a GENERALIZED seizure. The patient is not
awake and not breathing. What is the best Chief Complaint Protocol?
Answer: c. 12: Convulsions/Seizures
●● Pre-Arrival Instructions should always be given, regardless if there is
a scene safety concern.
Answer: b. False
●● During Case Entry, the caller indicates the patient is awake, but
having INEFFECTIVE BREATHING. In Protocol 6, Key Question #1,
the caller indicates the patient is not completely alert. What should the
EMD do next?
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS COMPLETE
STUDY GUIDE
●● During Case Entry question #3, the caller reports her son is at the
bottom of the swimming pool. What should the EMD do next?
Answer: c. Dispatch 14-E-2, read PDI A and D, then return to
questioning
●● A caller is reporting a construction worker fell off the roof of a
commercial building. The caller estimates the patient fell approximately
35 feet. The patient is awake and breathing, with multiple fractures and
SERIOUS bleeding. What is the correct determinant code?
Answer: b. 17-D-1
●● A caller is reporting a fight in the school yard. One victim was hit in
the head and is now unconscious. In Protocol 4, how many Key
Questions are you asking?
Answer: c. Four. After initiating dispatch, you will return to ask Key
Questions 1 thru 4 before going to PDI's and DLS links.
●● A caller is reporting a shooting. The suspect has left the scene and
the caller is caring for the single victim who was shot once in the chest.
The patient is completely alert but having difficulty breathing. The caller
,also reports there is SERIOUS bleeding. What is the appropriate
determinant code?
Answer: c. 27-D-4
●● A caller reports a tiger got loose from its cage at the zoo and has
attacked a patron. The caller was able to run into a bathroom to hide but
can hear both the victim and the tiger still outside. Which PDI's would
you give?
Answer: a. PDI A and PDI B
●● If the complaint description appears to be TRAUMA in nature, the
EMD should choose the protocol that:
Answer: a. Best addresses the mechanism of injury
●● An alert, first-party caller reports that he was just bitten by a
rattlesnake. What is the best Chief Complaint Protocol?
Answer: a. 2: Allergies (Reactions)/Envenomations (Stings, Bites)
●● Pre-Arrival Instructions (PAIs) must be read:
Answer: a. exactly as written.
●● The head-tilt is the only recognized method of airway control in the
PAI dispatch environment.
Answer: a. True
, ●● In response to Key Question 1a on Protocol 12, the caller reports that
the 14-year-old patient was not alert between seizures. What should you
do next?
Answer: d. Initiate a 12-D-2 response, provide all appropriate PDIs, and
then return to questioning.
●● In response to Case Entry Question 3, the caller reports that her 16-
year-old brother is on fire. What should you do next?
Answer: c. Initiate a 7-E-1 response, provide Case Entry PDIs a and h,
and return to questioning.
●● A second-party caller reports that his 8-year-old sister is currently
having what appears to be a GENERALIZED seizure. The patient is not
awake and not breathing. What is the best Chief Complaint Protocol?
Answer: c. 12: Convulsions/Seizures
●● Pre-Arrival Instructions should always be given, regardless if there is
a scene safety concern.
Answer: b. False
●● During Case Entry, the caller indicates the patient is awake, but
having INEFFECTIVE BREATHING. In Protocol 6, Key Question #1,
the caller indicates the patient is not completely alert. What should the
EMD do next?
