EMD COURSE LATEST 2026 TEST COMPREHENSIVE
EXAM QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔chief complaints - ✔✔-medical or individual chief complaints typically are general
medical problems
-need to determine if it is acute or chronic
✔✔acute vs chronic - ✔✔acute: rapid onset
chronic: long lasting and recurring
✔✔A disorder that occurs when your body produces insufficient amounts of hormones
produced by your adrenal glands. - ✔✔Addisons disease
✔✔Time / Life critical events or complaint types - ✔✔-CO poisoning/ inhalation
-cardiac arrest
-choking
-drowning
-electrocution
-pregnancy/ childbirth
-unconscious/ fainting
✔✔medical chief complaint types - ✔✔-abdominal pain
-allergies
-back pain
-breathing problems
-chest pain/ heart
-diabetic
-headache
-sick person
-stroke/ cva
-unknown/ person down
-etc
✔✔alert cards - ✔✔guide cards that will assist call takers and emergency responders in
identifying potential health hazards such as the recent outbreaks of infectious diseases
✔✔traumatic incident types - ✔✔-animal bites
-assault/ domestic violence
-bleeding/ laceration
-burns
-eye problems/ injuries
-fall victim
-vehicular collision
-etc
, ✔✔two types of consent - ✔✔parental and implied
✔✔implied consent - ✔✔implied if the patient is
-unconscious
-delusional
-intoxicated
-deemed mentally unfit
✔✔parental consent - ✔✔if the victim is a minor, consent must come from a parent.
consent may be implied if the legal guardian is not immediately reachable
✔✔ways to avoid litigation - ✔✔- avoid inappropriate behaviors
-get certified as an EMD, strictly adhere to the protocols and training
-follows 3 P's
-never give an actual ETA
-report problems and situations as soon as possible
✔✔when can immunity be granted under the "good samaritan" laws? - ✔✔1) person
acting in good faith
2) person acting in emergency
✔✔the EMD uses the ___ to provide pre-arrival instructions to callers that prepare them
for the responders arrival - ✔✔EMDPRS
✔✔5 characteristics of a successful EMD - ✔✔1) helpful/ compassionate
2)handle stress
3) gathers and prioritizes information
4) determines nature of medical emergency
5) maintains confidentiality
✔✔the EMD must determine the nature and severity of the medical incident type -
✔✔true
✔✔it is not the EMDs job to help ensure the safety of bystanders, callers, patients and
responding personnel - ✔✔false
✔✔list the order of the five questions the EMD is trying to answer by using the
interrogation procedures - ✔✔WHERE
EXAM QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔chief complaints - ✔✔-medical or individual chief complaints typically are general
medical problems
-need to determine if it is acute or chronic
✔✔acute vs chronic - ✔✔acute: rapid onset
chronic: long lasting and recurring
✔✔A disorder that occurs when your body produces insufficient amounts of hormones
produced by your adrenal glands. - ✔✔Addisons disease
✔✔Time / Life critical events or complaint types - ✔✔-CO poisoning/ inhalation
-cardiac arrest
-choking
-drowning
-electrocution
-pregnancy/ childbirth
-unconscious/ fainting
✔✔medical chief complaint types - ✔✔-abdominal pain
-allergies
-back pain
-breathing problems
-chest pain/ heart
-diabetic
-headache
-sick person
-stroke/ cva
-unknown/ person down
-etc
✔✔alert cards - ✔✔guide cards that will assist call takers and emergency responders in
identifying potential health hazards such as the recent outbreaks of infectious diseases
✔✔traumatic incident types - ✔✔-animal bites
-assault/ domestic violence
-bleeding/ laceration
-burns
-eye problems/ injuries
-fall victim
-vehicular collision
-etc
, ✔✔two types of consent - ✔✔parental and implied
✔✔implied consent - ✔✔implied if the patient is
-unconscious
-delusional
-intoxicated
-deemed mentally unfit
✔✔parental consent - ✔✔if the victim is a minor, consent must come from a parent.
consent may be implied if the legal guardian is not immediately reachable
✔✔ways to avoid litigation - ✔✔- avoid inappropriate behaviors
-get certified as an EMD, strictly adhere to the protocols and training
-follows 3 P's
-never give an actual ETA
-report problems and situations as soon as possible
✔✔when can immunity be granted under the "good samaritan" laws? - ✔✔1) person
acting in good faith
2) person acting in emergency
✔✔the EMD uses the ___ to provide pre-arrival instructions to callers that prepare them
for the responders arrival - ✔✔EMDPRS
✔✔5 characteristics of a successful EMD - ✔✔1) helpful/ compassionate
2)handle stress
3) gathers and prioritizes information
4) determines nature of medical emergency
5) maintains confidentiality
✔✔the EMD must determine the nature and severity of the medical incident type -
✔✔true
✔✔it is not the EMDs job to help ensure the safety of bystanders, callers, patients and
responding personnel - ✔✔false
✔✔list the order of the five questions the EMD is trying to answer by using the
interrogation procedures - ✔✔WHERE
