EMD COURSE V14 Exam Questions with Verified
Answers |2026/2027 Update | A+ Graded
An alert, first party caller reports that he was just bitten by a rattlesnake. What is the best CC
protocol? (Refer to MPDS chief complaint classification table) - Answer -2. allergies
(reactions)/envenomations (stings, bites)
list the 5 primary components of the MPDS - Answer --Case entry protocol
-Chief complaint (CC) protocols
-Diagnostic and Instruction Tools
-PAI's
-Case Exit Protocols
List the 6 primary components of the MPDS Chief complaint protocols - Answer --key questions
-determinant descriptors
-post dispatch instructions (PDI)
-critical EMD information (CEI)
-dispatch life support (DLS)
-additional information (AI)
List the four commandments of EMD - Answer --Chief Complaint
-Age
-Status of Consciousness
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, -Status of Breathing
List the four priority symptoms - Answer --Abnormal Breathing
-Chest Pain (discomfort)
-Decreased level of consciousness
-SERIOUS hemorrhage
T or F: although DLS incorporates concepts from both BLS and ALS it is actually a unique form of
medical practice - Answer -true
Instructions on the Case Exit Protocol are considered; - Answer -Post Dispatch Instructions
(PDI's)
PAI's must be read - Answer -exactly as written
T or F: the head-tilt is the only recognized method of airway control in the PAI dispatch
environment - Answer -true
T or F: DLA instructions for relieving an airway obstruction include the use of back blows as a
last resort - Answer -false
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Answers |2026/2027 Update | A+ Graded
An alert, first party caller reports that he was just bitten by a rattlesnake. What is the best CC
protocol? (Refer to MPDS chief complaint classification table) - Answer -2. allergies
(reactions)/envenomations (stings, bites)
list the 5 primary components of the MPDS - Answer --Case entry protocol
-Chief complaint (CC) protocols
-Diagnostic and Instruction Tools
-PAI's
-Case Exit Protocols
List the 6 primary components of the MPDS Chief complaint protocols - Answer --key questions
-determinant descriptors
-post dispatch instructions (PDI)
-critical EMD information (CEI)
-dispatch life support (DLS)
-additional information (AI)
List the four commandments of EMD - Answer --Chief Complaint
-Age
-Status of Consciousness
1|Page
, -Status of Breathing
List the four priority symptoms - Answer --Abnormal Breathing
-Chest Pain (discomfort)
-Decreased level of consciousness
-SERIOUS hemorrhage
T or F: although DLS incorporates concepts from both BLS and ALS it is actually a unique form of
medical practice - Answer -true
Instructions on the Case Exit Protocol are considered; - Answer -Post Dispatch Instructions
(PDI's)
PAI's must be read - Answer -exactly as written
T or F: the head-tilt is the only recognized method of airway control in the PAI dispatch
environment - Answer -true
T or F: DLA instructions for relieving an airway obstruction include the use of back blows as a
last resort - Answer -false
2|Page
