EMD SELF ASSESSMENT 2024
NEWEST UPDATE
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS [MOST TESTED
QUESTIONS] GET IT RIGHT GRADE A+
As a general rule, ECHO Codes are included on
Chief Complaint Protocols that involve significant
scene safety risks.
A.) True
B.) False - (correct answer) B.) False
You will sometimes have enough information after
hearing the caller's response to, "Okay, tell me
exactly what happened," to immediately initiate an
ECHO response for the patient.
A.) True
B.) False - (correct answer) A.) True
,Which of the following complaints represents a
situation that, without obtaining any further
information, could be properly categorized by an
EMD into one of the MPDS Chief Complaint
Protocols?
A.) "He's just laying on the couch looking miserable.
I think he's dying. Come quick!
B.) "Something's wrong with my Mom. She needs an
ambulance right away."
C.) "My baby just swallowed a marble and it's stuck
in her throat. She can't breathe at all!"
D.) "He's been acting really sick since yesterday,
and now he's getting even worse." - (correct
answer) C.) "My baby just swallowed a marble and
it's stuck in her throat. She can't breathe at all!"
The Academy does not consider aspirin to be a
blood thinner in response to Key Question 5 on
Protocol 21: "Does s/he have a bleeding disorder or
is s/he on blood thinners?"
A.) True
B.) False - (correct answer) A.) True
,Both ECHO- and DELTA-level Determinant Codes
imply potentially critical, time-sensitive situations.
A.) True
B.) False - (correct answer) A.) True
ECHO Determinant Codes were created to
encourage agencies to send:
A.) The most cost-efficient response
B.) All available responders
C.) The absolute closest response of any trained
crew
D.) Their most highly trained paramedic - (correct
answer) C.) The absolute closest response of any
trained crew
ECHO codes only exist on Chief Complaint
Protocols without DELTA codes.
A.) True
B.) False - (correct answer) B.) False
, Immediately after initiating an ECHO response, you
should:
A.) Provide applicable Case Entry Post-Dispatch
instructions.
B.) Provide applicable Post-Dispatch Instructions
from the corresponding Chief Complaint Protocol.
C.) Return to the questioning sequence. - (correct
answer) A.) Provide applicable Case Entry Post-
Dispatch instructions.
It is clearly a waste of time to ask additional Case
Entry Questions and Chief Complaint Key Questions
after initiating a 7-ECHO-1 response and providing
PDI-a and PDI-f for person on fire.
A.) True
B.) False - (correct answer) B.) False
The ECHO send point under Case Entry Question 3
for 9-E-1, "Obviously NOT BREATHING and
Unconscious (non-traumatic)," applies only to:
NEWEST UPDATE
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS [MOST TESTED
QUESTIONS] GET IT RIGHT GRADE A+
As a general rule, ECHO Codes are included on
Chief Complaint Protocols that involve significant
scene safety risks.
A.) True
B.) False - (correct answer) B.) False
You will sometimes have enough information after
hearing the caller's response to, "Okay, tell me
exactly what happened," to immediately initiate an
ECHO response for the patient.
A.) True
B.) False - (correct answer) A.) True
,Which of the following complaints represents a
situation that, without obtaining any further
information, could be properly categorized by an
EMD into one of the MPDS Chief Complaint
Protocols?
A.) "He's just laying on the couch looking miserable.
I think he's dying. Come quick!
B.) "Something's wrong with my Mom. She needs an
ambulance right away."
C.) "My baby just swallowed a marble and it's stuck
in her throat. She can't breathe at all!"
D.) "He's been acting really sick since yesterday,
and now he's getting even worse." - (correct
answer) C.) "My baby just swallowed a marble and
it's stuck in her throat. She can't breathe at all!"
The Academy does not consider aspirin to be a
blood thinner in response to Key Question 5 on
Protocol 21: "Does s/he have a bleeding disorder or
is s/he on blood thinners?"
A.) True
B.) False - (correct answer) A.) True
,Both ECHO- and DELTA-level Determinant Codes
imply potentially critical, time-sensitive situations.
A.) True
B.) False - (correct answer) A.) True
ECHO Determinant Codes were created to
encourage agencies to send:
A.) The most cost-efficient response
B.) All available responders
C.) The absolute closest response of any trained
crew
D.) Their most highly trained paramedic - (correct
answer) C.) The absolute closest response of any
trained crew
ECHO codes only exist on Chief Complaint
Protocols without DELTA codes.
A.) True
B.) False - (correct answer) B.) False
, Immediately after initiating an ECHO response, you
should:
A.) Provide applicable Case Entry Post-Dispatch
instructions.
B.) Provide applicable Post-Dispatch Instructions
from the corresponding Chief Complaint Protocol.
C.) Return to the questioning sequence. - (correct
answer) A.) Provide applicable Case Entry Post-
Dispatch instructions.
It is clearly a waste of time to ask additional Case
Entry Questions and Chief Complaint Key Questions
after initiating a 7-ECHO-1 response and providing
PDI-a and PDI-f for person on fire.
A.) True
B.) False - (correct answer) B.) False
The ECHO send point under Case Entry Question 3
for 9-E-1, "Obviously NOT BREATHING and
Unconscious (non-traumatic)," applies only to:
