EMD V14 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTION GUIDE 2026
A caller reports she is pregnant and having abdominal pain. In response to Key
Question #1, Protocol 24, she indicates she is 22 weeks along. How many
additional Key Questions would the EMD need to ask? - Correct answer-c. Two
(#6 and #7)
During Case Entry question #3, the caller reports her son is at the bottom of the
swimming pool. What should the EMD do next? - Correct answer-c. Dispatch 14-
E-2, read PDI A and D, then return to questioning
A caller is reporting a construction worker fell off the roof of a commercial
building. The caller estimates the patient fell approximately 35 feet. The patient is
awake and breathing, with multiple fractures and SERIOUS bleeding. What is the
correct determinant code? - Correct answer-b. 17-D-1
A caller is reporting a fight in the school yard. One victim was hit in the head and
is now unconscious. In Protocol 4, how many Key Questions are you asking? -
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,Correct answer-c. Four. After initiating dispatch, you will return to ask Key
Questions 1 thru 4 before going to PDI's and DLS links.
A caller is reporting a shooting. The suspect has left the scene and the caller is
caring for the single victim who was shot once in the chest. The patient is
completely alert but having difficulty breathing. The caller also reports there is
SERIOUS bleeding. What is the appropriate determinant code? - Correct answer-c.
27-D-4
A caller reports a tiger got loose from its cage at the zoo and has attacked a patron.
The caller was able to run into a bathroom to hide but can hear both the victim and
the tiger still outside. Which PDI's would you give? - Correct answer-a. PDI A and
PDI B
If the complaint description appears to be TRAUMA in nature, the EMD should
choose the protocol that: - Correct answer-a. Best addresses the mechanism of
injury
An alert, first-party caller reports that he was just bitten by a rattlesnake. What is
the best Chief Complaint Protocol? - Correct answer-a. 2: Allergies
(Reactions)/Envenomations (Stings, Bites)
Pre-Arrival Instructions (PAIs) must be read: - Correct answer-a. exactly as
written.
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, The head-tilt is the only recognized method of airway control in the PAI dispatch
environment. - Correct answer-a. True
In response to Key Question 1a on Protocol 12, the caller reports that the 14-year-
old patient was not alert between seizures. What should you do next? - Correct
answer-d. Initiate a 12-D-2 response, provide all appropriate PDIs, and then return
to questioning.
In response to Case Entry Question 3, the caller reports that her 16-year-old brother
is on fire. What should you do next? - Correct answer-c. Initiate a 7-E-1 response,
provide Case Entry PDIs a and h, and return to questioning.
A second-party caller reports that his 8-year-old sister is currently having what
appears to be a GENERALIZED seizure. The patient is not awake and not
breathing. What is the best Chief Complaint Protocol? - Correct answer-c. 12:
Convulsions/Seizures
Pre-Arrival Instructions should always be given, regardless if there is a scene
safety concern. - Correct answer-b. False
During Case Entry, the caller indicates the patient is awake, but having
INEFFECTIVE BREATHING. In Protocol 6, Key Question #1, the caller indicates
the patient is not completely alert. What should the EMD do next? - Correct
answer-c. Shunt to Key Questions #4 and #5
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QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTION GUIDE 2026
A caller reports she is pregnant and having abdominal pain. In response to Key
Question #1, Protocol 24, she indicates she is 22 weeks along. How many
additional Key Questions would the EMD need to ask? - Correct answer-c. Two
(#6 and #7)
During Case Entry question #3, the caller reports her son is at the bottom of the
swimming pool. What should the EMD do next? - Correct answer-c. Dispatch 14-
E-2, read PDI A and D, then return to questioning
A caller is reporting a construction worker fell off the roof of a commercial
building. The caller estimates the patient fell approximately 35 feet. The patient is
awake and breathing, with multiple fractures and SERIOUS bleeding. What is the
correct determinant code? - Correct answer-b. 17-D-1
A caller is reporting a fight in the school yard. One victim was hit in the head and
is now unconscious. In Protocol 4, how many Key Questions are you asking? -
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,Correct answer-c. Four. After initiating dispatch, you will return to ask Key
Questions 1 thru 4 before going to PDI's and DLS links.
A caller is reporting a shooting. The suspect has left the scene and the caller is
caring for the single victim who was shot once in the chest. The patient is
completely alert but having difficulty breathing. The caller also reports there is
SERIOUS bleeding. What is the appropriate determinant code? - Correct answer-c.
27-D-4
A caller reports a tiger got loose from its cage at the zoo and has attacked a patron.
The caller was able to run into a bathroom to hide but can hear both the victim and
the tiger still outside. Which PDI's would you give? - Correct answer-a. PDI A and
PDI B
If the complaint description appears to be TRAUMA in nature, the EMD should
choose the protocol that: - Correct answer-a. Best addresses the mechanism of
injury
An alert, first-party caller reports that he was just bitten by a rattlesnake. What is
the best Chief Complaint Protocol? - Correct answer-a. 2: Allergies
(Reactions)/Envenomations (Stings, Bites)
Pre-Arrival Instructions (PAIs) must be read: - Correct answer-a. exactly as
written.
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, The head-tilt is the only recognized method of airway control in the PAI dispatch
environment. - Correct answer-a. True
In response to Key Question 1a on Protocol 12, the caller reports that the 14-year-
old patient was not alert between seizures. What should you do next? - Correct
answer-d. Initiate a 12-D-2 response, provide all appropriate PDIs, and then return
to questioning.
In response to Case Entry Question 3, the caller reports that her 16-year-old brother
is on fire. What should you do next? - Correct answer-c. Initiate a 7-E-1 response,
provide Case Entry PDIs a and h, and return to questioning.
A second-party caller reports that his 8-year-old sister is currently having what
appears to be a GENERALIZED seizure. The patient is not awake and not
breathing. What is the best Chief Complaint Protocol? - Correct answer-c. 12:
Convulsions/Seizures
Pre-Arrival Instructions should always be given, regardless if there is a scene
safety concern. - Correct answer-b. False
During Case Entry, the caller indicates the patient is awake, but having
INEFFECTIVE BREATHING. In Protocol 6, Key Question #1, the caller indicates
the patient is not completely alert. What should the EMD do next? - Correct
answer-c. Shunt to Key Questions #4 and #5
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