2025 EMD V14 Exam Questions With Detailed
answers
In response to Case Entry Question 3, the caller reports that her 16-year-old brother is on fire.
What should you do next? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER-c. 12: Convulsions/Seizures
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? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT
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? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER-a. PDI A and PDI B
If the complaint description appears to be TRAUMA in nature, the EMD should choose the
protocol that: - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER-a. 2: Allergies (Reactions)/Envenomations (Stings,
Bites)
, Pre-Arrival Instructions (PAIs) must be read: - CORRECT ANSWER-a. exactly as written.
The head-tilt is the only recognized method of airway control in the PAI dispatch environment. -
CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER-d. Initiate a
12-D-2 response, provide all appropriate PDIs, and then return to questioning.
Pre-Arrival Instructions should always be given, regardless if there is a scene safety concern. -
CORRECT 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? - CORRECT 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? -
CORRECT 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. - CORRECT ANSWER-a. True
Which Pre-Arrival Protocol would you use for an unconscious, adult choking victim? -
CORRECT 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? - CORRECT 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. -
CORRECT ANSWER-a. True
answers
In response to Case Entry Question 3, the caller reports that her 16-year-old brother is on fire.
What should you do next? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER-c. 12: Convulsions/Seizures
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? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT
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? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER-a. PDI A and PDI B
If the complaint description appears to be TRAUMA in nature, the EMD should choose the
protocol that: - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER-a. 2: Allergies (Reactions)/Envenomations (Stings,
Bites)
, Pre-Arrival Instructions (PAIs) must be read: - CORRECT ANSWER-a. exactly as written.
The head-tilt is the only recognized method of airway control in the PAI dispatch environment. -
CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER-d. Initiate a
12-D-2 response, provide all appropriate PDIs, and then return to questioning.
Pre-Arrival Instructions should always be given, regardless if there is a scene safety concern. -
CORRECT 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? - CORRECT 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? -
CORRECT 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. - CORRECT ANSWER-a. True
Which Pre-Arrival Protocol would you use for an unconscious, adult choking victim? -
CORRECT 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? - CORRECT 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. -
CORRECT ANSWER-a. True
