EMD TEST BANK EXAM QUESTIONS
AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS.
LATEST 2026-2027 GRADED A
****** Last four call processing objectives. - Ans-Safety
-System Response
-Patient Care
-Information for responders
******* List the 4 commandments of the EMD - Ans-Chief Complaint
-Age
-Status of consciousness
-Status of breathing
******* List the 4 priority symptoms - Ans-decrease in consciousness
-abnormal breathing
-chest pain
-serious hemorrhage
A question with the pre-question qualifier (Female 12-50) should be asked:
A. Always
B. Only when the caller reports that the patient is a female between the
ages of 12 and 50.
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,C. Only when the patient is a male and younger than 12 or older than 50. -
AnsB. Only when the caller reports that the patient is a female between the
ages of 12 and 50.
A second party caller reports that his 8 year old sister is currently having a
seizure. The patient is not away and not breathing. What is the best CC
protocol? (Refer to MPDS chief complaint classification table)
A. 6: Breathing problems
B. 9: Cardiac or Respiratory Arrest/Death
C. 12: Convulsions/Seizures
D. 31: Unconscious/Fainting (Near) - AnsC. 12 - Convulsions/Seizures
All actual response assignments and emergency modes are:
A. dictated by the IAEMD council of standards.
B. listed on the MPDS response grid.
C. predetermined by local medical control and EMS administration.
D. Determined by individual EMD's based on the specific needs of each
case. - AnsC. Predetermined by local medical control and EMS
administraton.
Although DLS incorporates concepts from both BLS and ALS, it is actually
a unique form of medical practice
True/False - AnsTrue
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,It is different because we have to do it over the phone.
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)
A. 2: Allergies (reactions)/Envenomation (Stings/Bites)
B. 3: Animal Bites/Attacks
C. 23: Overdose/Poisoning (Ingestion)
D. 27: Stab/Gunshot/Penetrating Trauma - AnsA. 2: Allergies
(reactions)/Envenomation (stings/bites)
Compressions only and compressions 1st CPR are the same thing
True/False - AnsFalse
DLS instructions for relieving any airway obstruction include the use of
back blows as a last resort
True/False - AnsFalse
DLS Links
A. Direct the EMD to the appropriate pre-arrival or case exist instructions.
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, B. point out additional agencies that should be notified about an
emergency.
C. provide reference to books, magazines, and videos that may be of
interest to the EMDs
D. none of the above - AnsA. Direct the EMD to the appropriate pre-arrival
or case exist instructions.
For a stroke - time frame for JeffCom is 24 hours, but for the test its: - Ans3
hours
Instructions on the case exit protocols are considered
A. PDI's
B. PAI's - AnsA. PDI's
JeffCom 911 is a compressions only PSAP, however the test requires: -
AnsCompressions 1st
Key question 7 on protocol 5 is "(>/= to 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"
True/False - AnsFalse
Key questions must be asked in order and as written
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AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS.
LATEST 2026-2027 GRADED A
****** Last four call processing objectives. - Ans-Safety
-System Response
-Patient Care
-Information for responders
******* List the 4 commandments of the EMD - Ans-Chief Complaint
-Age
-Status of consciousness
-Status of breathing
******* List the 4 priority symptoms - Ans-decrease in consciousness
-abnormal breathing
-chest pain
-serious hemorrhage
A question with the pre-question qualifier (Female 12-50) should be asked:
A. Always
B. Only when the caller reports that the patient is a female between the
ages of 12 and 50.
1
,C. Only when the patient is a male and younger than 12 or older than 50. -
AnsB. Only when the caller reports that the patient is a female between the
ages of 12 and 50.
A second party caller reports that his 8 year old sister is currently having a
seizure. The patient is not away and not breathing. What is the best CC
protocol? (Refer to MPDS chief complaint classification table)
A. 6: Breathing problems
B. 9: Cardiac or Respiratory Arrest/Death
C. 12: Convulsions/Seizures
D. 31: Unconscious/Fainting (Near) - AnsC. 12 - Convulsions/Seizures
All actual response assignments and emergency modes are:
A. dictated by the IAEMD council of standards.
B. listed on the MPDS response grid.
C. predetermined by local medical control and EMS administration.
D. Determined by individual EMD's based on the specific needs of each
case. - AnsC. Predetermined by local medical control and EMS
administraton.
Although DLS incorporates concepts from both BLS and ALS, it is actually
a unique form of medical practice
True/False - AnsTrue
2
,It is different because we have to do it over the phone.
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)
A. 2: Allergies (reactions)/Envenomation (Stings/Bites)
B. 3: Animal Bites/Attacks
C. 23: Overdose/Poisoning (Ingestion)
D. 27: Stab/Gunshot/Penetrating Trauma - AnsA. 2: Allergies
(reactions)/Envenomation (stings/bites)
Compressions only and compressions 1st CPR are the same thing
True/False - AnsFalse
DLS instructions for relieving any airway obstruction include the use of
back blows as a last resort
True/False - AnsFalse
DLS Links
A. Direct the EMD to the appropriate pre-arrival or case exist instructions.
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, B. point out additional agencies that should be notified about an
emergency.
C. provide reference to books, magazines, and videos that may be of
interest to the EMDs
D. none of the above - AnsA. Direct the EMD to the appropriate pre-arrival
or case exist instructions.
For a stroke - time frame for JeffCom is 24 hours, but for the test its: - Ans3
hours
Instructions on the case exit protocols are considered
A. PDI's
B. PAI's - AnsA. PDI's
JeffCom 911 is a compressions only PSAP, however the test requires: -
AnsCompressions 1st
Key question 7 on protocol 5 is "(>/= to 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"
True/False - AnsFalse
Key questions must be asked in order and as written
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