APCO EMD Final Exam UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
BLS Cold - CORRECT ANSWER A resource with basic life support capability
dispatched and told to respond in a normal response mode.
BLS Hot - CORRECT ANSWER A resource with basic life support capability
dispatched and told to respond in an emergency response mode.
ALS Hot - CORRECT ANSWER A resource with advanced life support capability
dispatched and told to respond in n emergency response mode.
Full Response - CORRECT ANSWER When "everything rolls" using the emergency
response mode.
- Anxious - CORRECT ANSWER Attributes of a successful EMD include all of the
following except:
- Helpful
- Anxious
- Compassionate
- Polite
Blind Environment - CORRECT ANSWER Field medical personnel work on the
patients directly. Because EMD's work in a __________, they must rely on the patient self-
reporting or a third party.
- State and identify the roles and responsibilities of an EMD
- Obtain sufficient and accurate information from callers to dispatch resources
- Give appropriate pre-arrival instructions to callers as locally approved medical interrogation
guidecards indicate. - CORRECT ANSWER The APCO Institute EMD Course was
designed to provide enough material to ensure you will be able to: (Select all that apply)
, - State and identify the roles and responsibilities of an EMD
- Obtain sufficient and accurate information from callers to dispatch resources
- Give appropriate pre-arrival instructions to callers as locally approved medical interrogation
guidecards indicate.
- Diagnose the medical/traumatic issue for responders
Emergency Medical Dispatcher - CORRECT ANSWER The acronym, "EMD" stands
for:
Local - CORRECT ANSWER Fire personnel are often part of the __________ EMS
system because they have received specialized medical training. As such, they are used as
resources for emergency medical services.
Resource Allocation - CORRECT ANSWER One of the most important functions of an
EMD is:
Confidentiality - CORRECT ANSWER A successful EMD must maintain a higher
level of __________.
Current and valid CPR certification - CORRECT ANSWER In addition to the Public
Safety Telecommunicator prerequisite, all students MUST also have:
Hot Response - CORRECT ANSWER Responding to the scene "lights & sirens" is
considered a:
Coordinating & Dispatching - CORRECT ANSWER An EMD is responsible for
__________ and __________ EMS resources based in the predetermined response
configurations found in the locally medically approved guidecards.
- Training in the use and handling of center equipment - CORRECT ANSWER This
course will provide training in all the following areas, EXCEPT:
- Understanding the role of an EMD
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
BLS Cold - CORRECT ANSWER A resource with basic life support capability
dispatched and told to respond in a normal response mode.
BLS Hot - CORRECT ANSWER A resource with basic life support capability
dispatched and told to respond in an emergency response mode.
ALS Hot - CORRECT ANSWER A resource with advanced life support capability
dispatched and told to respond in n emergency response mode.
Full Response - CORRECT ANSWER When "everything rolls" using the emergency
response mode.
- Anxious - CORRECT ANSWER Attributes of a successful EMD include all of the
following except:
- Helpful
- Anxious
- Compassionate
- Polite
Blind Environment - CORRECT ANSWER Field medical personnel work on the
patients directly. Because EMD's work in a __________, they must rely on the patient self-
reporting or a third party.
- State and identify the roles and responsibilities of an EMD
- Obtain sufficient and accurate information from callers to dispatch resources
- Give appropriate pre-arrival instructions to callers as locally approved medical interrogation
guidecards indicate. - CORRECT ANSWER The APCO Institute EMD Course was
designed to provide enough material to ensure you will be able to: (Select all that apply)
, - State and identify the roles and responsibilities of an EMD
- Obtain sufficient and accurate information from callers to dispatch resources
- Give appropriate pre-arrival instructions to callers as locally approved medical interrogation
guidecards indicate.
- Diagnose the medical/traumatic issue for responders
Emergency Medical Dispatcher - CORRECT ANSWER The acronym, "EMD" stands
for:
Local - CORRECT ANSWER Fire personnel are often part of the __________ EMS
system because they have received specialized medical training. As such, they are used as
resources for emergency medical services.
Resource Allocation - CORRECT ANSWER One of the most important functions of an
EMD is:
Confidentiality - CORRECT ANSWER A successful EMD must maintain a higher
level of __________.
Current and valid CPR certification - CORRECT ANSWER In addition to the Public
Safety Telecommunicator prerequisite, all students MUST also have:
Hot Response - CORRECT ANSWER Responding to the scene "lights & sirens" is
considered a:
Coordinating & Dispatching - CORRECT ANSWER An EMD is responsible for
__________ and __________ EMS resources based in the predetermined response
configurations found in the locally medically approved guidecards.
- Training in the use and handling of center equipment - CORRECT ANSWER This
course will provide training in all the following areas, EXCEPT:
- Understanding the role of an EMD
