EMD Chief Complaint Protocol Usage 2

Question 1

A caller reports her husband is 'acting strange and not making sense.' Which chief complaint protocol should the EMD select?

Accepted Answer

Stroke

Answer

Altered mental status with confusion is a key stroke indicator; the Stroke (CVA) protocol should be selected first.

Question 2

When a caller cannot identify a single chief complaint and gives multiple unrelated symptoms, the EMD should:

Accepted Answer

Ask clarifying questions until one complaint is clearly dominant

Answer

The EMD must ask additional questions to identify the most serious or dominant chief complaint before protocol selection.

Question 3

Which of the following chief complaint protocols is designed specifically for callers who report a patient with no signs of life?

Accepted Answer

Cardiac Arrest protocol

Answer

The Cardiac Arrest protocol is initiated when the patient is unresponsive and not breathing normally.

Question 4

A caller says a child fell from a tree and is crying. Which chief complaint protocol is most appropriate?

Accepted Answer

Falls

Answer

A fall mechanism with a responsive pediatric patient leads the EMD to the Falls protocol.

Question 5

In EMD protocol systems, the chief complaint is best defined as:

Accepted Answer

The primary problem stated by the caller in their own words

Answer

The chief complaint is the caller's own description of the primary problem, not a medical diagnosis.

(EMD) Emergency Medical Dispatch Practice Test