EMERGENCY MEDICAL DISPATCH
EMD TEST BANK 2026 FINAL PAPER
PRACTICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS
ACCURATE A+
◉ T or F: EMDS are trained medical professionals
Answer: true
◉ a question with the pre-question qualifier "(female 12-50)" should be
asked
Answer: only when the caller reports that the patient is a female between
the ages of 12 and 50.
◉ T or F: key questions must be asked in order as written
Answer: true
◉ DLS links:
Answer: Direct the EMD to the appropriate Pre Arrival or case exit
instructions
◉ T or F: Key Question 7 on Protocol 5 is "(>50) Did s/he faint (pass
out) or nearly faint?: Based on MPDS standards, it is appropriate to read
this question as "Did she faint, pass out, or nearly faint?"
Answer: False
, ◉ words or phrases printed in ALL UPPERCASE text in the MPDS key
questions indicate that:
Answer: a definition is available for the word or phrase in the Additional
Information section of the protocols.
◉ T or F: when a second-party caller cannot tell if the patient is
breathing or not, the patient should be considered to be NOT
BREATHING until proven otherwise
Answer: true
◉ in response to key questuon 1a on protocol 12, the caller reports that
the 14 year old patient was not alert between seizures, what should u do
next ?
Answer: initiate 12-D-2 response, provide all appropriate PDI's and then
return to the questioning
◉ in response to Case entry question 3 the caller reports that her 16 year
old brother is on fire , what should u do next ?
Answer: initiate 7-E-1 response, provide case entry PDI's A and H, and
return to questioning.
◉ An alert, first party caller reports that he was just bitten by a
rattlesnake. What is the best CC protocol? (Refer to MPDS chief
complaint classification table)
Answer: 2. allergies (reactions)/envenomations (stings, bites)
EMD TEST BANK 2026 FINAL PAPER
PRACTICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS
ACCURATE A+
◉ T or F: EMDS are trained medical professionals
Answer: true
◉ a question with the pre-question qualifier "(female 12-50)" should be
asked
Answer: only when the caller reports that the patient is a female between
the ages of 12 and 50.
◉ T or F: key questions must be asked in order as written
Answer: true
◉ DLS links:
Answer: Direct the EMD to the appropriate Pre Arrival or case exit
instructions
◉ T or F: Key Question 7 on Protocol 5 is "(>50) Did s/he faint (pass
out) or nearly faint?: Based on MPDS standards, it is appropriate to read
this question as "Did she faint, pass out, or nearly faint?"
Answer: False
, ◉ words or phrases printed in ALL UPPERCASE text in the MPDS key
questions indicate that:
Answer: a definition is available for the word or phrase in the Additional
Information section of the protocols.
◉ T or F: when a second-party caller cannot tell if the patient is
breathing or not, the patient should be considered to be NOT
BREATHING until proven otherwise
Answer: true
◉ in response to key questuon 1a on protocol 12, the caller reports that
the 14 year old patient was not alert between seizures, what should u do
next ?
Answer: initiate 12-D-2 response, provide all appropriate PDI's and then
return to the questioning
◉ in response to Case entry question 3 the caller reports that her 16 year
old brother is on fire , what should u do next ?
Answer: initiate 7-E-1 response, provide case entry PDI's A and H, and
return to questioning.
◉ An alert, first party caller reports that he was just bitten by a
rattlesnake. What is the best CC protocol? (Refer to MPDS chief
complaint classification table)
Answer: 2. allergies (reactions)/envenomations (stings, bites)
