NAE EMD PROTOCOLS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
100% CORRECT | NEW UPDATE 2025
List the six links in the patient care chain of survival: - ANSWERS recognition
and response activation
early cpr
rapid defibrillation
advanced resuscitation
post-cardiac arrest care
recovery
EMD's are trained medical professionals. - ANSWERS True
The MPDS symbol directs the EMD to: - ANSWERS Send & return to
questioning
A question with the pre-question qualifier should be asked: - ANSWERS Only
when the caller reports that the patient is a female between the ages of 12-50
Key questions must be asked in order and as written. - ANSWERS True
DLS Links: - ANSWERS Direct the EMD to the appropriate pre-arrival or case
exit instructions
, Key question on Protocol 5 is "did she faint (pass out) or nearly faint?" Based on
MPDS standards, it is appropriate to read this question as "Di d she faint, pass out,
or nearly faint?" - ANSWERS False
Words or phrases printed in ALL UPPERCASE text i n the MPDS Key Questions
indicate that: - ANSWERS A definition is available for the word or phrase
When a second-party caller cannot tell if the patient is breathing or not, the
patient should be considered to be NOT BREATHING until proven otherwise. -
ANSWERS True
In response to Key Question 1 on Protocol 20, the caller reports that the patient is
complaining of mild chest discomfort. What should you do next? - ANSWERS
Shunt to Protocol 10.
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? -
ANSWERS Initiate a 12-D-2 response, provide all appropriate PDI's, and then
return to questioning
A second-party caller is reporting diabetic problem in a 42 year old male patient
who is awake but not breathing. During Key Questions, the caller reports that the
patient is responding, breathing, and behaving normally, what is the best
Determinant Code for the case? - ANSWERS 13-C-2
A second-party caller is reporting that his 15 year old sister has a pencil stuck in
her eye. The caller reports the patient is responding normally, she accidentally
poked the pencil in her eye when running to the bus, the pencil is stuck in the eye
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
100% CORRECT | NEW UPDATE 2025
List the six links in the patient care chain of survival: - ANSWERS recognition
and response activation
early cpr
rapid defibrillation
advanced resuscitation
post-cardiac arrest care
recovery
EMD's are trained medical professionals. - ANSWERS True
The MPDS symbol directs the EMD to: - ANSWERS Send & return to
questioning
A question with the pre-question qualifier should be asked: - ANSWERS Only
when the caller reports that the patient is a female between the ages of 12-50
Key questions must be asked in order and as written. - ANSWERS True
DLS Links: - ANSWERS Direct the EMD to the appropriate pre-arrival or case
exit instructions
, Key question on Protocol 5 is "did she faint (pass out) or nearly faint?" Based on
MPDS standards, it is appropriate to read this question as "Di d she faint, pass out,
or nearly faint?" - ANSWERS False
Words or phrases printed in ALL UPPERCASE text i n the MPDS Key Questions
indicate that: - ANSWERS A definition is available for the word or phrase
When a second-party caller cannot tell if the patient is breathing or not, the
patient should be considered to be NOT BREATHING until proven otherwise. -
ANSWERS True
In response to Key Question 1 on Protocol 20, the caller reports that the patient is
complaining of mild chest discomfort. What should you do next? - ANSWERS
Shunt to Protocol 10.
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? -
ANSWERS Initiate a 12-D-2 response, provide all appropriate PDI's, and then
return to questioning
A second-party caller is reporting diabetic problem in a 42 year old male patient
who is awake but not breathing. During Key Questions, the caller reports that the
patient is responding, breathing, and behaving normally, what is the best
Determinant Code for the case? - ANSWERS 13-C-2
A second-party caller is reporting that his 15 year old sister has a pencil stuck in
her eye. The caller reports the patient is responding normally, she accidentally
poked the pencil in her eye when running to the bus, the pencil is stuck in the eye
