EMD V13 0A EXAMS SCRIPT ALL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔An unconscious, non-breathing hypothermia patient should always be considered an
OBVIOUS DEATH until proven otherwise. -✔✔false
✔✔PDI-b on Protocol 6 has a Pre-Instruction Qualifier (PIQ) of "(≥1 + E-1 or D-1, 2, 3)."
This PIQ indicates that PDI-b should be given: -✔✔whenever the patient is one year old
or older and a 6-E-1, 6-D-1, 6-D-2, or 6-D-3 Determinant Code is appropriate for the
case.
✔✔What is the most appropriate Chief Complaint Protocol to use when the complaint
description is a breathing-related tracheotomy (trach or stoma) problem in a conscious
patient? -✔✔6: Breathing Problems
✔✔Public safety agencies that fail to take appropriate remedial action against
employees who demonstrate poor performance may be found liable for the employee's
inappropriate actions based on the legal concept of: -✔✔negligent retention.
✔✔The Gap Theory suggests that: -✔✔silent "gaps" during a call can elevate caller
anxiety.
✔✔A second-party caller is reporting that her 10-year-old daughter accidentally cut
herself with a sharp knife and is bleeding all over. The patient is awake and breathing.
In response to Key Question 1 on Protocol 21, the caller reports that the patient is
bleeding from her cheek. What should you do next? -✔✔Ask Key Question 2 on
Protocol 21.
✔✔The symbol in the "Go To" column of a Chief Complaint Protocol directs you to: -
✔✔use the Stroke Diagnostic & return to questioning.
, ✔✔Which of the following is the best definition for "wake-effect collision"? -✔✔a traffic
accident caused by the passage of an emergency vehicle that does not directly involve
(hit) the emergency vehicle
✔✔A high school teacher reports that a 16-year-old student accidentally cut her finger
off in the woodshop. There is some bleeding, but the bleeding is not SERIOUS. The
patient is alert, and the accident happened about 5 minutes ago. What is the most
appropriate Determinant Code? -✔✔30-A-2
✔✔A second-party caller reports that his wife is in labor. He does not believe they can
get to the hospital in time. Key Questioning finds:
39 weeks pregnant
cannot see any part of the baby yet
third full pregnancy and delivery
contractions 2 minutes apart
no SERIOUS bleeding
no HIGH RISK complications
What is the most appropriate Determinant Code? -✔✔24-D-3
✔✔When a caller is having difficulty understanding you over the phone, speaking
slower is generally more helpful than speaking louder. -✔✔True
✔✔The symbol in the "Go To" column of a Chief Complaint Protocol directs you to: -
✔✔go to PDIs, then DLS Links.
✔✔A second-party caller is reporting that her 11-year-old son burned his hand and arm
when a recreational firework went off in his hand. Key Questioning finds:
nothing still burning or smoldering
completely alert
no difficulty breathing
hand and arm burned (no other injuries reported)
happened 10 minutes ago
What is the most appropriate Determinant Code? -✔✔7-A-1W
✔✔A second-party caller reports that his nine-month-old daughter just fell 12 feet (3.5
meters) from a balcony. The caller reports that there is no bleeding and that the patient
is completely alert, but he is worried because she hit her head. The patient has been
moved inside. What is the most appropriate Determinant Code? -✔✔17-D-6
✔✔An alert, 38-year-old, first-party caller reports that she fell six feet (two meters) from
the top of a ladder about two hours ago. She is now experiencing severe back pain and
cannot get out of her bed because of the pain. What is the most appropriate Chief
Complaint Protocol to use for this case? -✔✔17: Falls
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔An unconscious, non-breathing hypothermia patient should always be considered an
OBVIOUS DEATH until proven otherwise. -✔✔false
✔✔PDI-b on Protocol 6 has a Pre-Instruction Qualifier (PIQ) of "(≥1 + E-1 or D-1, 2, 3)."
This PIQ indicates that PDI-b should be given: -✔✔whenever the patient is one year old
or older and a 6-E-1, 6-D-1, 6-D-2, or 6-D-3 Determinant Code is appropriate for the
case.
✔✔What is the most appropriate Chief Complaint Protocol to use when the complaint
description is a breathing-related tracheotomy (trach or stoma) problem in a conscious
patient? -✔✔6: Breathing Problems
✔✔Public safety agencies that fail to take appropriate remedial action against
employees who demonstrate poor performance may be found liable for the employee's
inappropriate actions based on the legal concept of: -✔✔negligent retention.
✔✔The Gap Theory suggests that: -✔✔silent "gaps" during a call can elevate caller
anxiety.
✔✔A second-party caller is reporting that her 10-year-old daughter accidentally cut
herself with a sharp knife and is bleeding all over. The patient is awake and breathing.
In response to Key Question 1 on Protocol 21, the caller reports that the patient is
bleeding from her cheek. What should you do next? -✔✔Ask Key Question 2 on
Protocol 21.
✔✔The symbol in the "Go To" column of a Chief Complaint Protocol directs you to: -
✔✔use the Stroke Diagnostic & return to questioning.
, ✔✔Which of the following is the best definition for "wake-effect collision"? -✔✔a traffic
accident caused by the passage of an emergency vehicle that does not directly involve
(hit) the emergency vehicle
✔✔A high school teacher reports that a 16-year-old student accidentally cut her finger
off in the woodshop. There is some bleeding, but the bleeding is not SERIOUS. The
patient is alert, and the accident happened about 5 minutes ago. What is the most
appropriate Determinant Code? -✔✔30-A-2
✔✔A second-party caller reports that his wife is in labor. He does not believe they can
get to the hospital in time. Key Questioning finds:
39 weeks pregnant
cannot see any part of the baby yet
third full pregnancy and delivery
contractions 2 minutes apart
no SERIOUS bleeding
no HIGH RISK complications
What is the most appropriate Determinant Code? -✔✔24-D-3
✔✔When a caller is having difficulty understanding you over the phone, speaking
slower is generally more helpful than speaking louder. -✔✔True
✔✔The symbol in the "Go To" column of a Chief Complaint Protocol directs you to: -
✔✔go to PDIs, then DLS Links.
✔✔A second-party caller is reporting that her 11-year-old son burned his hand and arm
when a recreational firework went off in his hand. Key Questioning finds:
nothing still burning or smoldering
completely alert
no difficulty breathing
hand and arm burned (no other injuries reported)
happened 10 minutes ago
What is the most appropriate Determinant Code? -✔✔7-A-1W
✔✔A second-party caller reports that his nine-month-old daughter just fell 12 feet (3.5
meters) from a balcony. The caller reports that there is no bleeding and that the patient
is completely alert, but he is worried because she hit her head. The patient has been
moved inside. What is the most appropriate Determinant Code? -✔✔17-D-6
✔✔An alert, 38-year-old, first-party caller reports that she fell six feet (two meters) from
the top of a ladder about two hours ago. She is now experiencing severe back pain and
cannot get out of her bed because of the pain. What is the most appropriate Chief
Complaint Protocol to use for this case? -✔✔17: Falls
