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Emergency Medical Dispatcher (EMD) Version 14 Practice Test

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What code is used for a patient who has been experiencing nausea for the past three days and is completely alert with no other symptoms?
Correct Answer:
26-A-6
Explanation:
When selecting a dispatch code, you look at the main symptom, the patient’s level of alertness, and whether there are any other symptoms, along with how long the condition has been present. For nausea that has persisted for three days, with the patient fully alert and without any other symptoms, you choose the code that represents nausea with a longer duration and no additional findings. That is 26-A-6. The digits convey the specifics of duration and stability, capturing a non-emergent, isolated nausea presentation. The other codes would imply different symptoms, altered consciousness, or additional clinical features, so they don’t match this scenario as precisely.

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