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EMD Study Guide1-C-4 - ✅✅ -25 YOF compaining of abdominal pain. She is completely alert,
is breathing effectively, nearly fainted trying to get out of bed. What is the most
appropriate determinant code?
10-A-1 - ✅✅ -34 YOM states his chest hurts. He is alert, breathing normally
but it hurts to breathe, not clammy, no history of heart attack or angina, and
has taken no drugs or medications in the last 12 hours. What is the most
appropriate determinant code?
10-D-4 - ✅✅ -42 YOM having chest pain. He is alert, slight difficulty
breathing, no difficulty speaking between breaths, clammy, no history of heart
attack or angina, has taken no drugs or medications in the past 12 hours.
What is the most appropriate determinant code?
10: Chest Pain/Chest Discomfort (Non-Traumatic) - ✅✅ -When the caller
indicates the patient is having heart attack symptoms, which is the protocol
the EMD should use?
12-A-1E - ✅✅ -12 YOM having a generalized seizure who has not had more
than one in a row, not diabetic, is epileptic, no history of stroke or brain tumor,
jerking has stopped, and breathing has been verified with the agonal breathing
detector. What is the determinant?
12: Convulsions/Seizures - ✅✅ -22 YOM currently having a seizure. During
case entry, the caller reports that he is not awake and not breathing but still
seizing. What is the most appropriate chief complaint?
12: Convulsions/Seizures - ✅✅ -A second party caller reports that his 8 YO
sister is currently having a seizure. She is not awake and not breathing. What
is the best chief complaint protocol?
16-A-1 - ✅✅ -A caller reports her son accidentally got some liquid white-out
in his right eye. The patient is completely alert with no other symptoms. What
is the appropriate determinant code?
17-D-1 - ✅✅ -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?
17-D-6 - ✅✅ -9 Mos Old Female fell 12 feet and hit her head. She is
completely alert, breathing normally, with no bleeding. What is the
determinant?
17: Falls -✅✅ -An alert male states he slipped on some ice and fell about an
hour ago and that he hurt his back. What is the most appropirate chief
complaint?
18-A-1 - ✅✅ -Alert 1st party caller is reporting a severe headache. She is
breathing normally, able to talk normally, it was a gradual onset of pain, no
numbness or paralysis, and no recent change in behavior. What is the most
appropriate determinant code?
19: Heart Problems/AICD - ✅✅ -A caller reports that they are having heart
palpitations. What is the appropriate Protocol to use after Case Entry?
2-A-1 -✅✅ -An alert 15 YOM is having an allergic reaction to a single bee
sting. The patient has no difficulty breathing or swallowing, has never had a
severe allergic reaction before. What is the most appropriate determinant
code?
2-D-4 - ✅✅ -A caller reports a patient has been bitten on their foot by a
snake. The patient is awake and breathing normally with no other symptoms.
What is the appropriate determinant code?
2: Allergies (reactions)/Envenomations (stings/bites) - ✅✅ -An alert 1st party
caller reports that he has just been bitten by a rattlesnake. What is the
appropriate chief complaint protocol?
21-B-2 - ✅✅ -12 YOM is experiencing a terrible nosebleed with no obvious
cause. He is completely alert, breathing normally, bleeding is SERIOUS, no
bleeding disorder and does not take blood thinners. What is the most
appropriate determinant code?
23-O-1a - ✅✅ -The caller reports his father forgot that he took his blood
pressure medication this morning and took a second dose a few minutes ago.
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