EMD V14 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (GRADED A+)
A caller reports she is pregnant and having abdominal 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? - ANSWER-c. Two (#6 and #7)
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? - ANSWER-c. Shunt to Key Questions
#4 and #5
Caller reports a patient has been bitten on their foot by a snake. The patient is awake
and breathing normally with no other symptoms. What is the appropriate determinant
code? - ANSWER-b. 2-D-4
If an AED is a long way from the scene, the EMD should begin CPR instructions (BC-4)
and return to Protocol Z when the AED arrives. - ANSWER-a. True
Which Pre-Arrival Protocol would you use for an unconscious, adult choking victim? -
ANSWER-b. Protocol C
While providing CPR instructions via Protocol C to an 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? - ANSWER-b. Read the instructions from panel
15, then return to sequence
Post-Dispatch Instructions will be read as scripted but may be enhanced with a
situational or conditional statement as long as the meaning or intent of the instruction is
kept intact. - ANSWER-a. True
A question with the pre-question qualifier of 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
Key questions must be asked in in order as written - ANSWER-True
When the callers description indicates that the patient is having heart attack like
symptoms, choose which protocol - ANSWER-10 chest pain/ chest discomfort
ANSWERS (GRADED A+)
A caller reports she is pregnant and having abdominal 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? - ANSWER-c. Two (#6 and #7)
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? - ANSWER-c. Shunt to Key Questions
#4 and #5
Caller reports a patient has been bitten on their foot by a snake. The patient is awake
and breathing normally with no other symptoms. What is the appropriate determinant
code? - ANSWER-b. 2-D-4
If an AED is a long way from the scene, the EMD should begin CPR instructions (BC-4)
and return to Protocol Z when the AED arrives. - ANSWER-a. True
Which Pre-Arrival Protocol would you use for an unconscious, adult choking victim? -
ANSWER-b. Protocol C
While providing CPR instructions via Protocol C to an 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? - ANSWER-b. Read the instructions from panel
15, then return to sequence
Post-Dispatch Instructions will be read as scripted but may be enhanced with a
situational or conditional statement as long as the meaning or intent of the instruction is
kept intact. - ANSWER-a. True
A question with the pre-question qualifier of 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
Key questions must be asked in in order as written - ANSWER-True
When the callers description indicates that the patient is having heart attack like
symptoms, choose which protocol - ANSWER-10 chest pain/ chest discomfort
