EMD COURSE LATEST 2026 PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔blood which "flows" from a wound and is dark red in color is most likely coming from
- ✔✔a vein
✔✔which of the following is a true statement about arteries - ✔✔A) they have thick walls
that expand and shrink as blood goes through them
B) they get smaller the further they are from the heart
C) Most are protected from damage by being buried deep within muscles or bones
ANSWER: All of the statements are true
✔✔If a caller reports that a patient is unconscious and does not respond to any
stimulus, the EMD should recognize this as - ✔✔unresponsive
✔✔You MUST use text book terminology for consciousness when you pass on
information to responders - ✔✔false
✔✔agonal respirations are - ✔✔A) breaths that occur after cardiac arrest
B) usually reported as occuring "occasionally"
C) ineffective in gathering oxygen in the body
ANSWER: all of the above
✔✔the throat is the only point in the respiratory system where an airway obstruction
may occur, - ✔✔false
✔✔the Genito-Urinary system is made up of organs of waste elimination and
reproduction - ✔✔true
✔✔Traumatic causes of death include - ✔✔blood loss
airway obstructions
shock
brain/spinal cord damage
✔✔which of the following may be an indication of a pediatric spinal cord injury? - ✔✔A)
severe facial or head injuries
B) numbness, tingling or loss of sensation in any extremity
, C) motor dysfunction, paralysis, or inability to move extremities
ANSWER: all of the above
✔✔which of the following statements about the skin is true - ✔✔A) it is the largest organ
of the body
B) it helps remove wastes from the body
C) it helps convert energy from the sun into vitamin D
ANSWER: all of the statements are true
✔✔a patient who reports a sense of impending doom, thirst, and weakness is most
likely - ✔✔to be in shock
✔✔shock caused by a bee sting where the patient is experiencing swelling of the face
and tongue and difficulty breathing - ✔✔anaphylactic
✔✔shock resulting from extreme fear which has caused the patient to faint is: -
✔✔Psychogenic
✔✔shock caused by loss of large amounts of blood through internal or external bleeding
is - ✔✔hemorrhagic
✔✔if a shock victim reports being thirsty, the caller should be advised to give the patient
a drink of water or ice - ✔✔false
✔✔the recommended means for control of bleeding is - ✔✔direct pressure
✔✔how many critical criteria on the EMDPRS are required to initiate an appropriate
dispatch - ✔✔one
✔✔CPR, choking, childbirth, unconscious airway are examples of what type of protocol
- ✔✔scripted medical protocol
✔✔EMD should be able to dispatch the proper response to the scene based on the
information gathered in the key questions - ✔✔true
✔✔which of the following is NOT one of the three protocol types/ - ✔✔airway
management protocol
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔blood which "flows" from a wound and is dark red in color is most likely coming from
- ✔✔a vein
✔✔which of the following is a true statement about arteries - ✔✔A) they have thick walls
that expand and shrink as blood goes through them
B) they get smaller the further they are from the heart
C) Most are protected from damage by being buried deep within muscles or bones
ANSWER: All of the statements are true
✔✔If a caller reports that a patient is unconscious and does not respond to any
stimulus, the EMD should recognize this as - ✔✔unresponsive
✔✔You MUST use text book terminology for consciousness when you pass on
information to responders - ✔✔false
✔✔agonal respirations are - ✔✔A) breaths that occur after cardiac arrest
B) usually reported as occuring "occasionally"
C) ineffective in gathering oxygen in the body
ANSWER: all of the above
✔✔the throat is the only point in the respiratory system where an airway obstruction
may occur, - ✔✔false
✔✔the Genito-Urinary system is made up of organs of waste elimination and
reproduction - ✔✔true
✔✔Traumatic causes of death include - ✔✔blood loss
airway obstructions
shock
brain/spinal cord damage
✔✔which of the following may be an indication of a pediatric spinal cord injury? - ✔✔A)
severe facial or head injuries
B) numbness, tingling or loss of sensation in any extremity
, C) motor dysfunction, paralysis, or inability to move extremities
ANSWER: all of the above
✔✔which of the following statements about the skin is true - ✔✔A) it is the largest organ
of the body
B) it helps remove wastes from the body
C) it helps convert energy from the sun into vitamin D
ANSWER: all of the statements are true
✔✔a patient who reports a sense of impending doom, thirst, and weakness is most
likely - ✔✔to be in shock
✔✔shock caused by a bee sting where the patient is experiencing swelling of the face
and tongue and difficulty breathing - ✔✔anaphylactic
✔✔shock resulting from extreme fear which has caused the patient to faint is: -
✔✔Psychogenic
✔✔shock caused by loss of large amounts of blood through internal or external bleeding
is - ✔✔hemorrhagic
✔✔if a shock victim reports being thirsty, the caller should be advised to give the patient
a drink of water or ice - ✔✔false
✔✔the recommended means for control of bleeding is - ✔✔direct pressure
✔✔how many critical criteria on the EMDPRS are required to initiate an appropriate
dispatch - ✔✔one
✔✔CPR, choking, childbirth, unconscious airway are examples of what type of protocol
- ✔✔scripted medical protocol
✔✔EMD should be able to dispatch the proper response to the scene based on the
information gathered in the key questions - ✔✔true
✔✔which of the following is NOT one of the three protocol types/ - ✔✔airway
management protocol
