EMD Study Guide Test Questions With
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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? - correct answer...✔✔2-D-4
An effective quality improvement program includes case review, feedback, and: -
correct answer...✔✔continuing dispatch education (CDE)
MPDS words or phrases that have a specific dispatch definition are marked using: -
correct answer...✔✔all uppercase text (all capital letters)
The Priority Symptoms are: - correct answer...✔✔abnormal breathing, chest
pain/discomfort (any), decreased level of consciousness, and SERIOUS hemorrhage
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? - correct answer...✔✔10-D-4
When using the MPDS, actual response assignments and emergency modes (lights-
and-siren vs. no lights-and-siren) are predetermined by: - correct answer...✔✔local
Medical Control and EMS Administration
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: - correct answer...✔✔STRONG evidence of stroke
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, Which of the following is the best definition for "cervical cerclage"? - correct answer...✔
✔a surgical procedure meant to prevent premature dilation of the cervix and, therefore,
premature labor
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: -
correct answer...✔✔Protocol 19: Heart Problems/A.I.C.D
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? - correct answer...✔✔Convulsions/Seizures
Which of the following is the best definition for "repetitive persistence"? - correct
answer...✔✔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.
A second-party caller reports that her 81-year-old mother just fell (ground level) and
may have broken her hip. During Case Entry, the caller reports that the patient is awake
and breathing. In response to Key Question 2 on Protocol 17, the caller reports that the
patient was dizzy and may have fainted. What should you do next? - correct answer...✔
✔Shunt to Protocol 31.
In response to Case Entry Question 3, the caller reports that her 34-year-old husband
accidentally set himself on fire while using gasoline to ignite a campfire. The man is still
on fire. What should you do next? - correct answer...✔✔Immediately initiate a 7-E-1
response and provide the appropriate Case Entry PDIs.
If the EMD does not understand the caller's language well enough to determine a Chief
Complaint and no one on duty is able to assist, the EMD should: - correct answer...✔✔
send 32-B-4, immediately contact a language line service, if available, and reconfigure
as appropriate.
If the caller believes a DNR (Do Not Resuscitate Order) should be ignored or is
uncertain if a DNR is valid or in place, an appropriate response and resuscitation
attempt should be made. - correct answer...✔✔true
Key Question 1 on Protocol 16 is "Is s/he completely alert (responding appropriately)?"
According to MPDS standards, it is acceptable to read this question as "Is she
completely alert and responding appropriately?" - correct answer...✔✔false
AGRADESOLUTIONS
Complete
AnswersA+GRADED(Guaranteed
Success)
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? - correct answer...✔✔2-D-4
An effective quality improvement program includes case review, feedback, and: -
correct answer...✔✔continuing dispatch education (CDE)
MPDS words or phrases that have a specific dispatch definition are marked using: -
correct answer...✔✔all uppercase text (all capital letters)
The Priority Symptoms are: - correct answer...✔✔abnormal breathing, chest
pain/discomfort (any), decreased level of consciousness, and SERIOUS hemorrhage
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? - correct answer...✔✔10-D-4
When using the MPDS, actual response assignments and emergency modes (lights-
and-siren vs. no lights-and-siren) are predetermined by: - correct answer...✔✔local
Medical Control and EMS Administration
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: - correct answer...✔✔STRONG evidence of stroke
AGRADESOLUTIONS
, Which of the following is the best definition for "cervical cerclage"? - correct answer...✔
✔a surgical procedure meant to prevent premature dilation of the cervix and, therefore,
premature labor
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: -
correct answer...✔✔Protocol 19: Heart Problems/A.I.C.D
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? - correct answer...✔✔Convulsions/Seizures
Which of the following is the best definition for "repetitive persistence"? - correct
answer...✔✔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.
A second-party caller reports that her 81-year-old mother just fell (ground level) and
may have broken her hip. During Case Entry, the caller reports that the patient is awake
and breathing. In response to Key Question 2 on Protocol 17, the caller reports that the
patient was dizzy and may have fainted. What should you do next? - correct answer...✔
✔Shunt to Protocol 31.
In response to Case Entry Question 3, the caller reports that her 34-year-old husband
accidentally set himself on fire while using gasoline to ignite a campfire. The man is still
on fire. What should you do next? - correct answer...✔✔Immediately initiate a 7-E-1
response and provide the appropriate Case Entry PDIs.
If the EMD does not understand the caller's language well enough to determine a Chief
Complaint and no one on duty is able to assist, the EMD should: - correct answer...✔✔
send 32-B-4, immediately contact a language line service, if available, and reconfigure
as appropriate.
If the caller believes a DNR (Do Not Resuscitate Order) should be ignored or is
uncertain if a DNR is valid or in place, an appropriate response and resuscitation
attempt should be made. - correct answer...✔✔true
Key Question 1 on Protocol 16 is "Is s/he completely alert (responding appropriately)?"
According to MPDS standards, it is acceptable to read this question as "Is she
completely alert and responding appropriately?" - correct answer...✔✔false
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