EMD COURSE V14 EXAM | QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | VERIFIED
AND WELL DETAILED ANSWERS | ALREADY
GRADED A+ | LATEST
EXAM
the six links of the patient care chain of survival are: - CORRECT ANSWER -
1. recognition and response activation
2. early CPR
3. rapid defibrillation
4. advanced resuscitation
5. post cardiac arrest care
6. recovery
T or F: EMDS are trained medical professionals - CORRECT ANSWER - true
a question with the pre-question qualifier "(female 12-50)" should be asked - CORRECT
ANSWER - only when the caller reports that the patient is a female between the ages of 12
and 50.
T or F: key questions must be asked in order as written - CORRECT
ANSWER - true
DLS links: - CORRECT ANSWER - Direct the EMD to the appropriate Pre Arrival or case
exit instructions
,T or F: Key Question 7 on Protocol 5 is "(>50) Did s/he faint (pass out) or nearly faint?:
Based on MPDS standards, it is appropriate to read this question as "Did she faint, pass out,
or nearly faint?" - CORRECT ANSWER - False words or phrases printed in ALL
UPPERCASE text in the MPDS key questions indicate that: - CORRECT ANSWER - a
definition is available for the word or phrase in the Additional Information section of the
protocols.
T or F: when a second-party caller cannot tell if the patient is breathing or not, the patient
should be considered to be NOT BREATHING until proven otherwise - CORRECT
ANSWER - true
in response to key questuon 1a on protocol 12, the caller reports that the 14 year old patient
was not alert between seizures, what should u do next ? -
CORRECT ANSWER - initiate 12-D-2 response, provide all appropriate PDI's and then
return to the questioning
in response to Case entry question 3 the caller reports that her 16 year old brother is on fire ,
what should u do next ? - CORRECT ANSWER - initiate 7E-1 response, provide case entry
PDI's A and H, and return to questioning.
An alert, first party caller reports that he was just bitten by a rattlesnake. What is the best CC
protocol? (Refer to MPDS chief complaint classification table) - CORRECT ANSWER - 2.
allergies (reactions)/envenomations (stings, bites)
list the 5 primary components of the MPDS - CORRECT ANSWER - -Case entry protocol
-Chief complaint (CC) protocols
-Diagnostic and Instruction Tools
-PAI's
-Case Exit Protocols
List the 6 primary components of the MPDS Chief complaint protocols - CORRECT
ANSWER - -key questions
-determinant descriptors
-post dispatch instructions (PDI)
-critical EMD information (CEI)
-dispatch life support (DLS)
, -additional information (AI)
List the four commandments of EMD - CORRECT ANSWER - -Chief Complaint
-Age
-Status of Consciousness
-Status of Breathing
List the four priority symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER - -Abnormal Breathing
-Chest Pain (discomfort)
-Decreased level of consciousness
-SERIOUS hemorrhage
T or F: although DLS incorporates concepts from both BLS and ALS it is actually a unique
form of medical practice - CORRECT ANSWER - true
Instructions on the Case Exit Protocol are considered; - CORRECT ANSWER - Post
Dispatch Instructions (PDI's)
PAI's must be read - CORRECT ANSWER - exactly as written
T or F: the head-tilt is the only recognized method of airway control in the PAI dispatch
environment - CORRECT ANSWER - true
T or F: DLA instructions for relieving an airway obstruction include the use of back blows as
a last resort - CORRECT ANSWER - false
T or F: compressions only and compressions 1st CPR are the same thing - CORRECT
ANSWER - false
T or F: not all panel directors are contingent on the answer to an operant question -
CORRECT ANSWER - true
ANSWERS | VERIFIED
AND WELL DETAILED ANSWERS | ALREADY
GRADED A+ | LATEST
EXAM
the six links of the patient care chain of survival are: - CORRECT ANSWER -
1. recognition and response activation
2. early CPR
3. rapid defibrillation
4. advanced resuscitation
5. post cardiac arrest care
6. recovery
T or F: EMDS are trained medical professionals - CORRECT ANSWER - true
a question with the pre-question qualifier "(female 12-50)" should be asked - CORRECT
ANSWER - only when the caller reports that the patient is a female between the ages of 12
and 50.
T or F: key questions must be asked in order as written - CORRECT
ANSWER - true
DLS links: - CORRECT ANSWER - Direct the EMD to the appropriate Pre Arrival or case
exit instructions
,T or F: Key Question 7 on Protocol 5 is "(>50) Did s/he faint (pass out) or nearly faint?:
Based on MPDS standards, it is appropriate to read this question as "Did she faint, pass out,
or nearly faint?" - CORRECT ANSWER - False words or phrases printed in ALL
UPPERCASE text in the MPDS key questions indicate that: - CORRECT ANSWER - a
definition is available for the word or phrase in the Additional Information section of the
protocols.
T or F: when a second-party caller cannot tell if the patient is breathing or not, the patient
should be considered to be NOT BREATHING until proven otherwise - CORRECT
ANSWER - true
in response to key questuon 1a on protocol 12, the caller reports that the 14 year old patient
was not alert between seizures, what should u do next ? -
CORRECT ANSWER - initiate 12-D-2 response, provide all appropriate PDI's and then
return to the questioning
in response to Case entry question 3 the caller reports that her 16 year old brother is on fire ,
what should u do next ? - CORRECT ANSWER - initiate 7E-1 response, provide case entry
PDI's A and H, and return to questioning.
An alert, first party caller reports that he was just bitten by a rattlesnake. What is the best CC
protocol? (Refer to MPDS chief complaint classification table) - CORRECT ANSWER - 2.
allergies (reactions)/envenomations (stings, bites)
list the 5 primary components of the MPDS - CORRECT ANSWER - -Case entry protocol
-Chief complaint (CC) protocols
-Diagnostic and Instruction Tools
-PAI's
-Case Exit Protocols
List the 6 primary components of the MPDS Chief complaint protocols - CORRECT
ANSWER - -key questions
-determinant descriptors
-post dispatch instructions (PDI)
-critical EMD information (CEI)
-dispatch life support (DLS)
, -additional information (AI)
List the four commandments of EMD - CORRECT ANSWER - -Chief Complaint
-Age
-Status of Consciousness
-Status of Breathing
List the four priority symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER - -Abnormal Breathing
-Chest Pain (discomfort)
-Decreased level of consciousness
-SERIOUS hemorrhage
T or F: although DLS incorporates concepts from both BLS and ALS it is actually a unique
form of medical practice - CORRECT ANSWER - true
Instructions on the Case Exit Protocol are considered; - CORRECT ANSWER - Post
Dispatch Instructions (PDI's)
PAI's must be read - CORRECT ANSWER - exactly as written
T or F: the head-tilt is the only recognized method of airway control in the PAI dispatch
environment - CORRECT ANSWER - true
T or F: DLA instructions for relieving an airway obstruction include the use of back blows as
a last resort - CORRECT ANSWER - false
T or F: compressions only and compressions 1st CPR are the same thing - CORRECT
ANSWER - false
T or F: not all panel directors are contingent on the answer to an operant question -
CORRECT ANSWER - true
