EMD V14 Exam Questions And Correct Answers
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A caller states she is pregnant and having abdominal pain. To Key Question #1, Protocol
24, she states she is 22 weeks along. How many more Key Questions would the EMD
have to ask? Answer c. Two (#6 and #7)
Case Entry question #3, caller advises her son is at the bottom of the swimming pool.
Which of the following is the next EMD function? c. Dispatch 14-E-2, read PDI A and D,
then return to questioning
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? - Answer b. 17-D-1
A caller reports a fight in the school yard. One victim was hit in the head and is now
unconscious. How many Key Questions are you asking in Protocol 4? Answer c. Four.
After starting dispatch, you will go back and ask Key Questions 1 thru 4 prior to 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? - Answer c. 27-D-4
A caller reports that a tiger escaped from its enclosure at the zoo and attacked a
patron. The caller was able to run into the bathroom and hide but can still hear both the
victim and the tiger outside. Which PDI's would you give? a. PDI A and PDI B
If the complaint description appears to be TRAUMA in nature, the EMD selects the
protocol which: - Response a. Best addresses the mechanism of injury
,An awake, third-party caller reports that the caller has just been bitten by a rattlesnake.
What is the best Chief Complaint Protocol? - Response a. 2: Allergies
(Reactions)/Envenomations (Stings, Bites)
Pre-Arrival Instructions (PAIs) should be read: - Response a. exactly as written.
The head-tilt is the only accepted method of airway control in the PAI dispatch
environment. Answer a. True
On Protocol 12, Key Question 1a, the caller indicates that the 14-year-old patient was
not alert between seizures. What do you do next? Answer d. Start a 12-D-2 response,
provide all appropriate PDIs, and then return to questioning.
Case Entry Question 3 Asking the caller if anyone is injured and what happened to them.
She responds that her 16-year-old brother is on fire. What do you do next? A) Dispatch a
7-E-1 response, providing Case Entry PDIs a and h, and go back to questioning.
A second-party caller describes his 8-year-old sister as having what he calls a
GENERALIZED seizure at this time. The patient is not conscious and not breathing.
Which would be the best Chief Complaint Protocol? c. 12: Convulsions/Seizures
Pre-Arrival Instructions should always be given if there is a scene safety concern. b.
False
Case Entry During Case Entry, the caller indicates the patient is awake, but having
INEFFECTIVE BREATHING. Protocol 6, Key Question #1 The caller indicates the patient
is not completely alert. What does the EMD do next? c. Shunt to Key Questions #4 and #5
caller advises a patient was bitten on their foot by snake. The patient is conscious and
breathing normally without any other complaints. What is the appropriate determinant
code? - Answer b. 2-D-4
, If an AED is far distance away from the scene, the EMD should begin CPR instructions,
BC-4 and repeat back to Protocol Z when the AED has arrived. - Answer a. True
Which Pre-Arrival Protocol would you use for an unconscious, adult choking victim? -
Answer b. Protocol C
While providing CPR instructions via Protocol C to an adult cardiac arrest victim, the
caller reports the patient vomits just after the instructions from panel 8 were
successfully given. What should the EMD do next? - Answer b. Read the instructions
from panel 15, then return to sequence
Post-Dispatch Instructions will be read as scripted but may be augmented with a
situational or conditional statement as long as the meaning or intent of the instruction is
not changed. - Answer a. True
A question with the pre-question qualifier of female 12- 50 should be asked - Only
answer when the caller reports that the patient is a female between the ages of 12 and
50
Key questions must be asked in in order as written - Answer True
When the callers description indicates that the patient is having heart attack like
symptoms, choose which protocol - Answer 10 chest pain/ chest discomfort
During Case Entry, the caller indicates a
38 yo male patient c/o abdominal pain x 2 hours. The pt is awake and breathing and
sitting next to the caller. Which Key Questions would you ask next? - Answer Key
questions 1&4
In Protocol 5, in answer to Key Question
2, caller reports an hour ago he was playing football with his friends and tweaked his
back when he tackled someone. What should the EMD do next? - Answer Shunt to
protocol 30
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