Final Exam - EMD V14
A caller reports she is pregnant and having abdominal c. Two (#6 and #7)
pain. In response to Key Question #1, Protocol 24, she
indicates she is 22 weeks along. How many additional
Key Questions would the EMD need to ask?
During Case Entry question #3, the caller reports her son c. Dispatch 14-E-2, read PDI A and D, then return to questioning
is at the bottom of the swimming pool. What should the
EMD do next?
A caller is reporting a construction worker fell off the roof b. 17-D-1
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?
A caller is reporting a fight in the school yard. One victim c. Four. After initiating dispatch, you will return to ask Key Questions 1 thru 4
was hit in the head and is now unconscious. In Protocol before going to PDI's and DLS links.
4, how many Key Questions are you asking?
A caller is reporting a shooting. The suspect has left the c. 27-D-4
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?
A caller reports a tiger got loose from its cage at the zoo a. PDI A and PDI B
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?
If the complaint description appears to be TRAUMA in a. Best addresses the mechanism of injury
nature, the EMD should choose the protocol that:
An alert, first-party caller reports that he was just bitten a. 2: Allergies (Reactions)/Envenomations (Stings, Bites)
by a rattlesnake. What is the best Chief Complaint
Protocol?
Pre-Arrival Instructions (PAIs) must be read: a. exactly as written.
The head-tilt is the only recognized method of airway a. True
control in the PAI dispatch environment.
In response to Key Question 1a on Protocol 12, the d. Initiate a 12-D-2 response, provide all appropriate PDIs, and then return to
caller reports that the 14-year-old patient was not alert questioning.
between seizures. What should you do next?
In response to Case Entry Question 3, the caller reports c. Initiate a 7-E-1 response, provide Case Entry PDIs a and h, and return to
that her 16-year-old brother is on fire. What should you questioning.
do next?
A second-party caller reports that his 8-year-old sister is c. 12: Convulsions/Seizures
currently having what appears to be a GENERALIZED
seizure. The patient is not awake and not breathing.
What is the best Chief Complaint Protocol?
Pre-Arrival Instructions should always be given, b. False
regardless if there is a scene safety concern.
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During Case Entry, the caller indicates the patient is c. Shunt to Key Questions #4 and #5
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?
Caller reports a patient has been bitten on their foot by a b. 2-D-4
snake. The patient is awake and breathing normally with
no other symptoms. What is the appropriate determinant
code?
If an AED is a long way from the scene, the EMD should a. True
begin CPR instructions (BC-4) and return to Protocol Z
when the AED arrives.
Which Pre-Arrival Protocol would you use for an b. Protocol C
unconscious, adult choking victim?
While providing CPR instructions via Protocol C to an b. Read the instructions from panel 15, then return to sequence
adult cardiac arrest victim, the caller reports the patient
vomits just after the instructions from panel 8 were
successfully given. What should the EMD do next?
Post-Dispatch Instructions will be read as scripted but a. True
may be enhanced with a situational or conditional
statement as long as the meaning or intent of the
instruction is kept intact.
A question with the pre-question qualifier of female 12- only when the caller reports that the patient is a female between the ages of 12
50 should be asked and 50
Key questions must be asked in in order as written True
When the callers description indicates that the patient is 10 chest pain/ chest discomfort
having heart attack like symptoms, choose which
protocol
During Case Entry, the caller indicates a Key questions 1&4
38-year-old male patient is experiencing abdominal pain
for the past 2 hours. The patient is awake and breathing
and seated next to the caller. Which Key Questions
would you ask next?
In Protocol 5, in answer to Key Question Shunt to protocol 30
2, the caller indicates an hour ago he was playing
football with his friends and tweaked his back when
tackling someone. What should the EMD do next?
Code for a patient that has been experiencing nausea for 26-A-6
the past 3 days?
The patient is completely alert, breathing normally and
has no other symptoms.
A chest pain patient with pale skin is considered to be False
CHANGING COLOR.
During Case Entry, the caller reports their loved one is Protocol 19
experiencing heart palpitations. The caller reports they
were simply watching TV when this started.
The patient is currently awake and breathing. What is the
appropriate Protocol to go to after Case Entry?
A caller reports she is pregnant and having abdominal c. Two (#6 and #7)
pain. In response to Key Question #1, Protocol 24, she
indicates she is 22 weeks along. How many additional
Key Questions would the EMD need to ask?
During Case Entry question #3, the caller reports her son c. Dispatch 14-E-2, read PDI A and D, then return to questioning
is at the bottom of the swimming pool. What should the
EMD do next?
A caller is reporting a construction worker fell off the roof b. 17-D-1
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?
A caller is reporting a fight in the school yard. One victim c. Four. After initiating dispatch, you will return to ask Key Questions 1 thru 4
was hit in the head and is now unconscious. In Protocol before going to PDI's and DLS links.
4, how many Key Questions are you asking?
A caller is reporting a shooting. The suspect has left the c. 27-D-4
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?
A caller reports a tiger got loose from its cage at the zoo a. PDI A and PDI B
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?
If the complaint description appears to be TRAUMA in a. Best addresses the mechanism of injury
nature, the EMD should choose the protocol that:
An alert, first-party caller reports that he was just bitten a. 2: Allergies (Reactions)/Envenomations (Stings, Bites)
by a rattlesnake. What is the best Chief Complaint
Protocol?
Pre-Arrival Instructions (PAIs) must be read: a. exactly as written.
The head-tilt is the only recognized method of airway a. True
control in the PAI dispatch environment.
In response to Key Question 1a on Protocol 12, the d. Initiate a 12-D-2 response, provide all appropriate PDIs, and then return to
caller reports that the 14-year-old patient was not alert questioning.
between seizures. What should you do next?
In response to Case Entry Question 3, the caller reports c. Initiate a 7-E-1 response, provide Case Entry PDIs a and h, and return to
that her 16-year-old brother is on fire. What should you questioning.
do next?
A second-party caller reports that his 8-year-old sister is c. 12: Convulsions/Seizures
currently having what appears to be a GENERALIZED
seizure. The patient is not awake and not breathing.
What is the best Chief Complaint Protocol?
Pre-Arrival Instructions should always be given, b. False
regardless if there is a scene safety concern.
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During Case Entry, the caller indicates the patient is c. Shunt to Key Questions #4 and #5
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?
Caller reports a patient has been bitten on their foot by a b. 2-D-4
snake. The patient is awake and breathing normally with
no other symptoms. What is the appropriate determinant
code?
If an AED is a long way from the scene, the EMD should a. True
begin CPR instructions (BC-4) and return to Protocol Z
when the AED arrives.
Which Pre-Arrival Protocol would you use for an b. Protocol C
unconscious, adult choking victim?
While providing CPR instructions via Protocol C to an b. Read the instructions from panel 15, then return to sequence
adult cardiac arrest victim, the caller reports the patient
vomits just after the instructions from panel 8 were
successfully given. What should the EMD do next?
Post-Dispatch Instructions will be read as scripted but a. True
may be enhanced with a situational or conditional
statement as long as the meaning or intent of the
instruction is kept intact.
A question with the pre-question qualifier of female 12- only when the caller reports that the patient is a female between the ages of 12
50 should be asked and 50
Key questions must be asked in in order as written True
When the callers description indicates that the patient is 10 chest pain/ chest discomfort
having heart attack like symptoms, choose which
protocol
During Case Entry, the caller indicates a Key questions 1&4
38-year-old male patient is experiencing abdominal pain
for the past 2 hours. The patient is awake and breathing
and seated next to the caller. Which Key Questions
would you ask next?
In Protocol 5, in answer to Key Question Shunt to protocol 30
2, the caller indicates an hour ago he was playing
football with his friends and tweaked his back when
tackling someone. What should the EMD do next?
Code for a patient that has been experiencing nausea for 26-A-6
the past 3 days?
The patient is completely alert, breathing normally and
has no other symptoms.
A chest pain patient with pale skin is considered to be False
CHANGING COLOR.
During Case Entry, the caller reports their loved one is Protocol 19
experiencing heart palpitations. The caller reports they
were simply watching TV when this started.
The patient is currently awake and breathing. What is the
appropriate Protocol to go to after Case Entry?
