EMD Review ACTUAL UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORECT Answers
NABC - CORRECT ANSWER N: newborn
A: infant
B: child
C: adult
N - CORRECT ANSWER Newborn <1mo
A - CORRECT ANSWER Infant <1
B - CORRECT ANSWER Child (1-7)
C - CORRECT ANSWER Adult (8+)
MPDS is a ________, not a guideline - CORRECT ANSWER Protocol
Frenza's Law: - CORRECT ANSWER A thing not looked for is seldom found
De Luca's Law: - CORRECT ANSWER EMDs will follow all protocols per se, avoiding
freelance questioning or info, unless it enhances, not replaces the questions
When the EMD asks a protocol question and the caller does not answer, the EMD must _____ -
CORRECT ANSWER ask the question again
Case Entry Protocol: - CORRECT ANSWER functions as a primary caller interrogation.
Directs you to collect essential information for initial processing and classifying of the incident.
Is analogous to the initial assessment conducted by responders in the field
, Chief Complaint (CC) Protocols: - CORRECT ANSWER help assess and address patient's
specific problem or concern. Lead through a series of KQs, Determinant Descriptors, PDIs,
Critical EMD Info CEI, and DLS Links, and Additional Info
Key Questions (KQs): - CORRECT ANSWER located in top left-hand corner of each Chief
Complaint Protocol, contains questions used to conduct a secondary interrogation of the caller
Determinant Descriptors: - CORRECT ANSWER represent situations that warrant preplanned
responses in 6 general levels:
6 determinant levels: - CORRECT ANSWER E - Echo
D - Delta
C - Charlie
B - Bravo
A - Alpha
O - Omega
Order of EMD call taking and dispatching/flow - CORRECT ANSWER Ask all appropriate
Questions (KQs)
Select the determinant descriptor and formulate a determinant code
Send the response
Provide PDIs
Consider CEI
Follow Dispatch Life Support Links
Provide Pre-Arrival Instructions (PAIs) or Case Exit Instructions
Post-Dispatch Instructions (PDIs) - CORRECT ANSWER top right-hand corner of CC and
are specific to CC and designed to ensure safety and improve overall effectiveness of the
response
Questions and CORECT Answers
NABC - CORRECT ANSWER N: newborn
A: infant
B: child
C: adult
N - CORRECT ANSWER Newborn <1mo
A - CORRECT ANSWER Infant <1
B - CORRECT ANSWER Child (1-7)
C - CORRECT ANSWER Adult (8+)
MPDS is a ________, not a guideline - CORRECT ANSWER Protocol
Frenza's Law: - CORRECT ANSWER A thing not looked for is seldom found
De Luca's Law: - CORRECT ANSWER EMDs will follow all protocols per se, avoiding
freelance questioning or info, unless it enhances, not replaces the questions
When the EMD asks a protocol question and the caller does not answer, the EMD must _____ -
CORRECT ANSWER ask the question again
Case Entry Protocol: - CORRECT ANSWER functions as a primary caller interrogation.
Directs you to collect essential information for initial processing and classifying of the incident.
Is analogous to the initial assessment conducted by responders in the field
, Chief Complaint (CC) Protocols: - CORRECT ANSWER help assess and address patient's
specific problem or concern. Lead through a series of KQs, Determinant Descriptors, PDIs,
Critical EMD Info CEI, and DLS Links, and Additional Info
Key Questions (KQs): - CORRECT ANSWER located in top left-hand corner of each Chief
Complaint Protocol, contains questions used to conduct a secondary interrogation of the caller
Determinant Descriptors: - CORRECT ANSWER represent situations that warrant preplanned
responses in 6 general levels:
6 determinant levels: - CORRECT ANSWER E - Echo
D - Delta
C - Charlie
B - Bravo
A - Alpha
O - Omega
Order of EMD call taking and dispatching/flow - CORRECT ANSWER Ask all appropriate
Questions (KQs)
Select the determinant descriptor and formulate a determinant code
Send the response
Provide PDIs
Consider CEI
Follow Dispatch Life Support Links
Provide Pre-Arrival Instructions (PAIs) or Case Exit Instructions
Post-Dispatch Instructions (PDIs) - CORRECT ANSWER top right-hand corner of CC and
are specific to CC and designed to ensure safety and improve overall effectiveness of the
response
