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Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) Final Exam Study Guide 2025
| IAED Certification Practice Test, Protocol Review, and Answers
Prepare for your Emergency Medical Dispatch Final Exam with this 2025 comprehensive
study guide. Includes EMD protocols, chief complaint classifications, call prioritization, caller
interrogation techniques, pre-arrival instructions, and scenario-based practice questions.
Designed for IAED and public safety dispatch certification candidates.
• Emergency Medical Dispatch final exam
• EMD certification test 2025
• EMD practice test IAED
• Emergency dispatcher final exam answers
Which of the following is not an appropriate statement for the EMT to make on a patient care report?
a)
The patient has a history of asthma.
b)
The patient had wheezes that were audible without using a stethoscope
c)
The patient was having an asthma attack
d)
The patient complains of difficulty breathing - ANSWER-c)
The patient was having an asthma attack
You are responding to a nursing home for an 85-year-old patient complaining of difficulty breathing. How
would you initiate contact with this patient?
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a)
Pick up the patient's wrist and begin taking her pulse.
b)
Stand near the head of the bed and shout to make sure the patient can hear you.
c)
Sit on the foot of the bed and ask the patient what's up.
d)
Place yourself at eye level, identify yourself, and ask the patient for her name. - ANSWER-d)
Place yourself at eye level, identify yourself, and ask the patient for her name.
You are treating a 32-year-old man who is deaf. You need to find out why he called for an ambulance.
What is the best way to communicate with this patient?
a)
Call for an interpreter to meet you at the hospital.
b)
Make sure the patient can see your lips when you speak
c)
Speak very loudly in case he has a little hearing
d)
Use hand gestures to act out what you are trying to say - ANSWER-b)
Make sure the patient can see your lips when you speak
Which of the following is not part of a medical radio report?
a)
Unit identification
b)
Patient's response to medical care provided
c)
Address at which the patient was located
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d)
Estimated time of arrival - ANSWER-c)
Address at which the patient was located
An objective statement made in a prehospital patient care report meets all of the following criteria
except which one?
a)
Biased
b)
Verifiable
c)
Observable
d)
Measurable - ANSWER-a)
Biased
Which of the following does not need to be documented regarding a patient refusal of treatment?
a)
Patient's mental status
b)
That you informed the patient of the consequences of refusing care
c)
That you advised the patient to call back if he changed his mind
d)
Any insulting remarks the patient made to you - ANSWER-d)
Any insulting remarks the patient made to you
Which of the following does not occur during inspiration?
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a)
Diaphragm lowers.
b)
Chest cavity increases in size.
c)
Diaphragm relaxes
d)
Intercostal muscles contract. - ANSWER-c)
Diaphragm relaxes
While caring for a 3-year-old child, you should be concerned if his respiratory rate exceeds ________
breaths per minute.
a)
20
b)
16
c)
24
d)
30 - ANSWER-d)
30
Which of the following is a sign of adequate artificial ventilations in a pediatric patient?
a)
The breath is delivered easily
b)
You notice cyanosis developing around the mouth
c)
Pulse rate increases
Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) Final Exam Study Guide 2025
| IAED Certification Practice Test, Protocol Review, and Answers
Prepare for your Emergency Medical Dispatch Final Exam with this 2025 comprehensive
study guide. Includes EMD protocols, chief complaint classifications, call prioritization, caller
interrogation techniques, pre-arrival instructions, and scenario-based practice questions.
Designed for IAED and public safety dispatch certification candidates.
• Emergency Medical Dispatch final exam
• EMD certification test 2025
• EMD practice test IAED
• Emergency dispatcher final exam answers
Which of the following is not an appropriate statement for the EMT to make on a patient care report?
a)
The patient has a history of asthma.
b)
The patient had wheezes that were audible without using a stethoscope
c)
The patient was having an asthma attack
d)
The patient complains of difficulty breathing - ANSWER-c)
The patient was having an asthma attack
You are responding to a nursing home for an 85-year-old patient complaining of difficulty breathing. How
would you initiate contact with this patient?
,2|Page
a)
Pick up the patient's wrist and begin taking her pulse.
b)
Stand near the head of the bed and shout to make sure the patient can hear you.
c)
Sit on the foot of the bed and ask the patient what's up.
d)
Place yourself at eye level, identify yourself, and ask the patient for her name. - ANSWER-d)
Place yourself at eye level, identify yourself, and ask the patient for her name.
You are treating a 32-year-old man who is deaf. You need to find out why he called for an ambulance.
What is the best way to communicate with this patient?
a)
Call for an interpreter to meet you at the hospital.
b)
Make sure the patient can see your lips when you speak
c)
Speak very loudly in case he has a little hearing
d)
Use hand gestures to act out what you are trying to say - ANSWER-b)
Make sure the patient can see your lips when you speak
Which of the following is not part of a medical radio report?
a)
Unit identification
b)
Patient's response to medical care provided
c)
Address at which the patient was located
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d)
Estimated time of arrival - ANSWER-c)
Address at which the patient was located
An objective statement made in a prehospital patient care report meets all of the following criteria
except which one?
a)
Biased
b)
Verifiable
c)
Observable
d)
Measurable - ANSWER-a)
Biased
Which of the following does not need to be documented regarding a patient refusal of treatment?
a)
Patient's mental status
b)
That you informed the patient of the consequences of refusing care
c)
That you advised the patient to call back if he changed his mind
d)
Any insulting remarks the patient made to you - ANSWER-d)
Any insulting remarks the patient made to you
Which of the following does not occur during inspiration?
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a)
Diaphragm lowers.
b)
Chest cavity increases in size.
c)
Diaphragm relaxes
d)
Intercostal muscles contract. - ANSWER-c)
Diaphragm relaxes
While caring for a 3-year-old child, you should be concerned if his respiratory rate exceeds ________
breaths per minute.
a)
20
b)
16
c)
24
d)
30 - ANSWER-d)
30
Which of the following is a sign of adequate artificial ventilations in a pediatric patient?
a)
The breath is delivered easily
b)
You notice cyanosis developing around the mouth
c)
Pulse rate increases
