EMD COURSE V14 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |A
GRADE |2026/2027
the six links of the patient care chain of survival are: - ANSWER -1.
recognition and response activation
2. early CPR
3. rapid defibrillation
4. advanced resuscitation
5. post cardiac arrest care
6. recovery
T or F: EMDS are trained medical professionals - ANSWER -true
a question with the pre-question qualifier "(female 12-50)" should be asked -
ANSWER -only when the caller reports that the patient is a female between
the ages of 12 and 50.
T or F: key questions must be asked in order as written - ANSWER -true
DLS links: - ANSWER -Direct the EMD to the appropriate Pre Arrival or case
exit instructions
, T or F: Key Question 7 on Protocol 5 is "(>50) Did s/he faint (pass out) or
nearly faint?: Based on MPDS standards, it is appropriate to read this
question as "Did she faint, pass out, or nearly faint?" - ANSWER -False
words or phrases printed in ALL UPPERCASE text in the MPDS key questions
indicate that: - ANSWER -a definition is available for the word or phrase in
the Additional Information section of the protocols.
T or F: when a second-party caller cannot tell if the patient is breathing or
not, the patient should be considered to be NOT BREATHING until proven
otherwise - ANSWER -true
in response to key questuon 1a on protocol 12, the caller reports that the 14
year old patient was not alert between seizures, what should u do next ? -
ANSWER -initiate 12-D-2 response, provide all appropriate PDI's and then
return to the questioning
in response to Case entry question 3 the caller reports that her 16 year old
brother is on fire , what should u do next ? - ANSWER -initiate 7-E-1
response, provide case entry PDI's A and H, and return to questioning.
GRADE |2026/2027
the six links of the patient care chain of survival are: - ANSWER -1.
recognition and response activation
2. early CPR
3. rapid defibrillation
4. advanced resuscitation
5. post cardiac arrest care
6. recovery
T or F: EMDS are trained medical professionals - ANSWER -true
a question with the pre-question qualifier "(female 12-50)" should be asked -
ANSWER -only when the caller reports that the patient is a female between
the ages of 12 and 50.
T or F: key questions must be asked in order as written - ANSWER -true
DLS links: - ANSWER -Direct the EMD to the appropriate Pre Arrival or case
exit instructions
, T or F: Key Question 7 on Protocol 5 is "(>50) Did s/he faint (pass out) or
nearly faint?: Based on MPDS standards, it is appropriate to read this
question as "Did she faint, pass out, or nearly faint?" - ANSWER -False
words or phrases printed in ALL UPPERCASE text in the MPDS key questions
indicate that: - ANSWER -a definition is available for the word or phrase in
the Additional Information section of the protocols.
T or F: when a second-party caller cannot tell if the patient is breathing or
not, the patient should be considered to be NOT BREATHING until proven
otherwise - ANSWER -true
in response to key questuon 1a on protocol 12, the caller reports that the 14
year old patient was not alert between seizures, what should u do next ? -
ANSWER -initiate 12-D-2 response, provide all appropriate PDI's and then
return to the questioning
in response to Case entry question 3 the caller reports that her 16 year old
brother is on fire , what should u do next ? - ANSWER -initiate 7-E-1
response, provide case entry PDI's A and H, and return to questioning.
