EMD Review UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORECT Answers
All actual response assignments and emergency modes are: - CORRECT ANSWER a.
dictated by the IAEMD Council of Standards
b. listed on the MPDS Response Grid
c. predetermined by local Medical Control and EMS Administration ***
Medical professionals and communications experts from around the world contribute to the
ongoing development of the MPDS. - CORRECT ANSWER a. True ***
b. False
The EMD can have an important influence on almost every link in the chain of survival. -
CORRECT ANSWER a. True ***
b. False
What are the four Call Processing Objectives? - CORRECT ANSWER a. age, gender, status
of consciousness, status of breathing
b. safety, system response, patient care, information for responders ***
c. chest pain, difficulty breathing, serious bleeding, and abdominal pain.
All questions must be asked as written, unless the answer is obvious or has been spontaneously
provided by the caller. - CORRECT ANSWER a. True ***
b. false
What is a pre-question qualifier? - CORRECT ANSWER a. word or phrase in front of a
question that identifies a conditional question (answer) ***
b. word or phrase that can be read if the caller doesn't understand a question
c. word or phrase that is defined
, Word or phrase printed in ALL UPPERCASE TEXT indicate that: - CORRECT ANSWER a.
The word or phrase should not be read to the caller
b. There is an alternative word choice available for the EMD
c. Definition is available in the Additional Information section ***
What are the four priority symptoms? - CORRECT ANSWER a. Difficulty Breathing,
Unconsciousness, Serious Bleeding Heart Problems
b. Chest pain/Discomfort, Abnormal Breathing, Seriou Hemorrhage, Decreased Level of
Consciousness ***
c. Serious bleeding, Chest pain/Discomfort, Decreased Level of Consciousness, Headache
Post-dispatch instructions should be provided after initiating dispatch when it's both possible and
appropriate - CORRECT ANSWER a. True ***
b. False
ECHO determinant level allows for early recognition and closer response initiation based on
extreme condition of breathing and other defined circumstances - CORRECT ANSWER a.
True ***
b. false
A question with the pre-question qualifier "(Female 12-50)" should be - CORRECT
ANSWER a. always
b. only when the caller reports that the patient is a female b/t the ages of 12 and 50 ***
c. only when the patient is male and younger than 12 or older than 50
Key question must be asked in order and as written - CORRECT ANSWER a. True ***
b. false
When the caller's description indicates the patient is experiencing heart attack the symptoms,
choose which protocol: - CORRECT ANSWER a. 10 -Chest pain/Chest discomfort ***
Questions and CORECT Answers
All actual response assignments and emergency modes are: - CORRECT ANSWER a.
dictated by the IAEMD Council of Standards
b. listed on the MPDS Response Grid
c. predetermined by local Medical Control and EMS Administration ***
Medical professionals and communications experts from around the world contribute to the
ongoing development of the MPDS. - CORRECT ANSWER a. True ***
b. False
The EMD can have an important influence on almost every link in the chain of survival. -
CORRECT ANSWER a. True ***
b. False
What are the four Call Processing Objectives? - CORRECT ANSWER a. age, gender, status
of consciousness, status of breathing
b. safety, system response, patient care, information for responders ***
c. chest pain, difficulty breathing, serious bleeding, and abdominal pain.
All questions must be asked as written, unless the answer is obvious or has been spontaneously
provided by the caller. - CORRECT ANSWER a. True ***
b. false
What is a pre-question qualifier? - CORRECT ANSWER a. word or phrase in front of a
question that identifies a conditional question (answer) ***
b. word or phrase that can be read if the caller doesn't understand a question
c. word or phrase that is defined
, Word or phrase printed in ALL UPPERCASE TEXT indicate that: - CORRECT ANSWER a.
The word or phrase should not be read to the caller
b. There is an alternative word choice available for the EMD
c. Definition is available in the Additional Information section ***
What are the four priority symptoms? - CORRECT ANSWER a. Difficulty Breathing,
Unconsciousness, Serious Bleeding Heart Problems
b. Chest pain/Discomfort, Abnormal Breathing, Seriou Hemorrhage, Decreased Level of
Consciousness ***
c. Serious bleeding, Chest pain/Discomfort, Decreased Level of Consciousness, Headache
Post-dispatch instructions should be provided after initiating dispatch when it's both possible and
appropriate - CORRECT ANSWER a. True ***
b. False
ECHO determinant level allows for early recognition and closer response initiation based on
extreme condition of breathing and other defined circumstances - CORRECT ANSWER a.
True ***
b. false
A question with the pre-question qualifier "(Female 12-50)" should be - CORRECT
ANSWER a. always
b. only when the caller reports that the patient is a female b/t the ages of 12 and 50 ***
c. only when the patient is male and younger than 12 or older than 50
Key question must be asked in order and as written - CORRECT ANSWER a. True ***
b. false
When the caller's description indicates the patient is experiencing heart attack the symptoms,
choose which protocol: - CORRECT ANSWER a. 10 -Chest pain/Chest discomfort ***
