EMD 350 FINAL EXAM WITH
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
a. PDI A and PDI B
If the complaint description appears to be TRAUMA in
nature, the EMD should choose the protocol that:
, 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?
a. 2: Allergies (Reactions)/Envenomations (Stings,
Bites)
Pre-Arrival Instructions (PAIs) must be read:
a. Exactly as written.
The head-tilt is the only recognized method of airway
control in the PAI dispatch environment.
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?
d. Initiate a 12-D-2 response, provide all appropriate
PDIs, and then return to questioning.
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
a. PDI A and PDI B
If the complaint description appears to be TRAUMA in
nature, the EMD should choose the protocol that:
, 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?
a. 2: Allergies (Reactions)/Envenomations (Stings,
Bites)
Pre-Arrival Instructions (PAIs) must be read:
a. Exactly as written.
The head-tilt is the only recognized method of airway
control in the PAI dispatch environment.
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?
d. Initiate a 12-D-2 response, provide all appropriate
PDIs, and then return to questioning.
