ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION
QUESTION 1
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? - ANSWERS-c.
27-D-4
QUESTION 2
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? - ANSWERS-a. PDI A and
PDI B
QUESTION 3
If the complaint description appears to be TRAUMA in nature, the EMD should
choose the protocol that: - ANSWERS-a. Best addresses the mechanism of injury
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QUESTION 4
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? - ANSWERS-c. Two (#6
and #7)
QUESTION 5
During Case Entry question #3, the caller reports her son is at the bottom of the
swimming pool. What should the EMD do next? - ANSWERS-c. Dispatch 14-E-2,
read PDI A and D, then return to questioning
QUESTION 6
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? - ANSWERS-b. 17-D-1
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QUESTION 7
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? -
ANSWERS-c. Four. After initiating dispatch, you will return to ask Key Questions
1 thru 4 before going to PDI's and DLS links.
QUESTION 8
An alert, first-party caller reports that he was just bitten by a rattlesnake. What is
the best Chief Complaint Protocol? - ANSWERS-a. 2: Allergies
(Reactions)/Envenomations (Stings, Bites)
QUESTION 9
Pre-Arrival Instructions (PAIs) must be read: - ANSWERS-a. exactly as written.
QUESTION 10
The head-tilt is the only recognized method of airway control in the PAI dispatch
environment. - ANSWERS-a. True
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