Emergency Medical Dispatcher Fifth Edition, Version 5.4 exam with answers

Emergency Medical Dispatcher Fifth |\ |\ |\ |\




Edition, Version 5.4 exam with answers |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




What's expected from an EMD? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-
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Understand the role of an EMD |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




-Obtain enough info through vital points questions
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-Give appropriate pre-arrival instructions
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What does EMD stand for? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Emergency Medical Dispatcher |\ |\




All TC students must maintain which training
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requirement? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔current/valid CPR |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



certification


Which of the following is not a true statement?
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The APCO institute EMD course was designed to provide
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enough material to ensure you will be able to:
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a. State and identify the roles and responsibilities of an
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EMD
b. Obtain sufficient and accurate information from callers
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to dispatch resources properly and efficiently.
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,c. Diagnose the medical and traumatic issues for the
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responders
d. Give appropriate pre-arrival instructions to caller as
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locally approved medical interrogation guidecards
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indicate. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔c. Diagnose the
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medical and traumatic issues for the responders
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The EMD plays a vital role in the ___. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔EMS System |\ |\




An EMD is responsible for ___ and ___ EMS resources
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based on the predetermined response configurations
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found in the local medically approved EMD guidecards. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔coordinating and dispatching |\ |\ |\ |\




A successful EMD maintains a higher level of ___. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔confidentiality |\ |\




Which of following is NOT a characteristic of a successful
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EMD?


a. helpful
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b. anxious
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c. compassionate
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d. polite - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔b. anxious
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, Fire personnel often are part of the ___ EMS system
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because they have received the specialized medical|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



training. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔local |\ |\ |\ |\




___ is one of the most important functions of an EMD. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Resource allocation |\ |\ |\




When responding to the scene, lights and sirens are
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considered a ___ response. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔HOT |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




Which of the following best describes the meaning of
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"BLS cold"?
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a. a resource with basic life support capability, dispatched
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and told to respond in a normal response mode.
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b. a resource with basic life support capability, dispatched
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and told to respond in an emergency response mode.
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c. a resource with advanced life support capability,
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dispatched and told to respond in an emergency response |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



mode.
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d. when "everything rolls" using the emergency response
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mode. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a. a resource with basic
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life support capability, dispatched and told to respond in a
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normal response mode.
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