EMD DISPATCHER TEST 2024-2025 ACTUAL
EXAM TEST BANK QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (100%
VERIFIED AND CORRECT ANSWERS)
Terms in this set (50)
The ¥ symbol in the "Go Send and go to PDIs (post dispatch instructions)
To" column of a Chief
Complaint Protocol
directs you to?
According to the First Law False, it is not considering difficulty breathing
of Chest or Back Pain,
"hurts to breath" should be
considered the same as
difficulty breathing until
proven otherwise.
An alert 34 year-old, first- 10-D-4 (clammy or cold sweats)
party caller reports he is
having chest pain. Key
Questioning finds: slight
difficulty breathing, no
difficulty speaking
between breaths, clammy,
no history of heart attack
or angina, no drugs or
medications in the past 12
hours
What is the most
appropriate Determinant
Code?
, An alert, 38 year-old, first- Protocol 17: Falls
party caller reports that
she fell six feet (two
meters) from the top of a
ladder about two hours
ago. She is now
experiencing severe back
pain and can NOT get out
of her bed because of the
pain. What is the most
appropriate Chief
Complaint Protocol to use
for this case?
During Case Entry, a 12-A-1E (not seizing now and effective breathing
second-party caller verified w/ known seizing disorder)
reports that his 12 year-old
stepson is having a
generalized (non-
FOCAL/non-ABSENCE)
seizure. Key questioning
finds: Not more than one
seizure in a row, Not
diabetic, No history of
stroke or brain tumor,
epileptic (diagnosed
seizure disorder), jerking
(twitching) has stopped,
effective breathing
verified using Agonal
Breathing Detector
What is the most
appropriate determinant
code?
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