EMD V14 Exam Questions and
Answers17
Rules - ANSWERS-The EMD must weigh the dynamic and often conflicting priorities of obtaining
and verifying a useful location versus helping the caller get to safety. If initial efforts to identity
an exact location fail, it is essential that critical safety instructions be provided without further
delay. Further attempts to locate can then be made to determine the street or highway of
travel, direction of travel, and last cross street or identifiable objects seen.
2. - ANSWERS-Some critical patient care instructions may be necessary prior to the "send*
point. Any significant scene safety concerns take precedence and must be addressed before the
provision of instructions.
3. - ANSWERS-For a 1st party caller in a sinking vehicle, obtaining an exact location, when not
immediately available, should not delay PAls. Further attempts to locate can be made
following/during critical safety instructions as time/circumstance permits.
4. - ANSWERS-Case Entry Questioning must always be completed after PDis when directed by
(hanging, strangulation, suffocation, underwater, choking, person on fire).
5. - ANSWERS-Use of the Breathing Verification
Diagnostic is not necessary when
UNCERTAIN BREATHING or
INEFFECTIVE BREATHING is associated with unconsciousness.
6. - ANSWERS-1st party callers using phrases like "I can't breathe" or "I can barely breathe" may
be further assessed by their ability to speak normally or in complete sentences, their level of
apparent distress or agitation, and the presence of airway noises (i.e., stridor. wheezing,
,gasping, etc.. Breathing effectiveness ranges from normal breathing to mild shortness of breath
to DIFFICULTY SPEAKING BETWEEN BREATHS to fighting for air (INEFFECTIVE BREATHING). When
in doubt, the EMD should err on the side of patient safety.
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? - ANSWERS-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? - ANSWERS-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? - ANSWERS-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? - ANSWERS-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? - ANSWERS-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? - ANSWERS-a. PDI A and PDI B
, If the complaint description appears to be TRAUMA in nature, the EMD should choose the
protocol that: - ANSWERS-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? - ANSWERS-a. 2: Allergies (Reactions)/Envenomations (Stings, Bites)
Pre-Arrival Instructions (PAIs) must be read: - ANSWERS-a. exactly as written.
The head-tilt is the only recognized method of airway control in the PAI dispatch environment. -
ANSWERS-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? - ANSWERS-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? - ANSWERS-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? - ANSWERS-c. 12: Convulsions/Seizures
Pre-Arrival Instructions should always be given, regardless if there is a scene safety concern. -
ANSWERS-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? - ANSWERS-c. Shunt to Key Questions #4 and #5
Answers17
Rules - ANSWERS-The EMD must weigh the dynamic and often conflicting priorities of obtaining
and verifying a useful location versus helping the caller get to safety. If initial efforts to identity
an exact location fail, it is essential that critical safety instructions be provided without further
delay. Further attempts to locate can then be made to determine the street or highway of
travel, direction of travel, and last cross street or identifiable objects seen.
2. - ANSWERS-Some critical patient care instructions may be necessary prior to the "send*
point. Any significant scene safety concerns take precedence and must be addressed before the
provision of instructions.
3. - ANSWERS-For a 1st party caller in a sinking vehicle, obtaining an exact location, when not
immediately available, should not delay PAls. Further attempts to locate can be made
following/during critical safety instructions as time/circumstance permits.
4. - ANSWERS-Case Entry Questioning must always be completed after PDis when directed by
(hanging, strangulation, suffocation, underwater, choking, person on fire).
5. - ANSWERS-Use of the Breathing Verification
Diagnostic is not necessary when
UNCERTAIN BREATHING or
INEFFECTIVE BREATHING is associated with unconsciousness.
6. - ANSWERS-1st party callers using phrases like "I can't breathe" or "I can barely breathe" may
be further assessed by their ability to speak normally or in complete sentences, their level of
apparent distress or agitation, and the presence of airway noises (i.e., stridor. wheezing,
,gasping, etc.. Breathing effectiveness ranges from normal breathing to mild shortness of breath
to DIFFICULTY SPEAKING BETWEEN BREATHS to fighting for air (INEFFECTIVE BREATHING). When
in doubt, the EMD should err on the side of patient safety.
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? - ANSWERS-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? - ANSWERS-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? - ANSWERS-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? - ANSWERS-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? - ANSWERS-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? - ANSWERS-a. PDI A and PDI B
, If the complaint description appears to be TRAUMA in nature, the EMD should choose the
protocol that: - ANSWERS-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? - ANSWERS-a. 2: Allergies (Reactions)/Envenomations (Stings, Bites)
Pre-Arrival Instructions (PAIs) must be read: - ANSWERS-a. exactly as written.
The head-tilt is the only recognized method of airway control in the PAI dispatch environment. -
ANSWERS-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? - ANSWERS-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? - ANSWERS-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? - ANSWERS-c. 12: Convulsions/Seizures
Pre-Arrival Instructions should always be given, regardless if there is a scene safety concern. -
ANSWERS-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? - ANSWERS-c. Shunt to Key Questions #4 and #5
