EMD V14 EXAM WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
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? ...ANS: ✔ 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? ...ANS: ✔ 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? ...ANS: ✔ 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? ...ANS: ✔ 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? ...ANS:
✔ 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?
...ANS: ✔ a. PDI A and PDI B
If the complaint description appears to be TRAUMA in nature, the EMD
should choose the protocol that: ...ANS: ✔ 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? ...ANS: ✔ a. 2: Allergies
(Reactions)/Envenomations (Stings, Bites)
Pre-Arrival Instructions (PAIs) must be read: ...ANS: ✔ a. exactly as
written.
The head-tilt is the only recognized method of airway control in the PAI
dispatch environment. ...ANS: ✔ 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?
...ANS: ✔ d. Initiate a 12-D-2 response, provide all appropriate PDIs, and
then return to questioning.
In response to Case Entry Question 3, the caller reports that her 16-year-old
brother is on fire. What should you do next? ...ANS: ✔ 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? ...ANS: ✔ c.
12: Convulsions/Seizures
Pre-Arrival Instructions should always be given, regardless if there is a
scene safety concern. ...ANS: ✔ 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?
...ANS: ✔ 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? ...ANS: ✔ b. 2-D-4
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
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? ...ANS: ✔ 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? ...ANS: ✔ 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? ...ANS: ✔ 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? ...ANS: ✔ 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? ...ANS:
✔ 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?
...ANS: ✔ a. PDI A and PDI B
If the complaint description appears to be TRAUMA in nature, the EMD
should choose the protocol that: ...ANS: ✔ 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? ...ANS: ✔ a. 2: Allergies
(Reactions)/Envenomations (Stings, Bites)
Pre-Arrival Instructions (PAIs) must be read: ...ANS: ✔ a. exactly as
written.
The head-tilt is the only recognized method of airway control in the PAI
dispatch environment. ...ANS: ✔ 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?
...ANS: ✔ d. Initiate a 12-D-2 response, provide all appropriate PDIs, and
then return to questioning.
In response to Case Entry Question 3, the caller reports that her 16-year-old
brother is on fire. What should you do next? ...ANS: ✔ 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? ...ANS: ✔ c.
12: Convulsions/Seizures
Pre-Arrival Instructions should always be given, regardless if there is a
scene safety concern. ...ANS: ✔ 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?
...ANS: ✔ 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? ...ANS: ✔ b. 2-D-4
