EMD Exam Test Questions with Answers Graded A+
What does DLS mean Dispatch Life Support
MPDS stands for medical priority dispatch system
EMD's will follow all protocols per se, avoiding freelance
DeLuca's Law questioning or information unless it enhances, not re-
places, the written protocol questions and scripts.
MPDS stands for? Medical Priority Dispatch System
Frenza's law A thing not looked for is seldom found
1. Ask all appropriate Key Questions
2. Select the determinant code
3. Send the response
Basic MPDS Protocol Flow
4. Provide post-dispatch instructions
5. Read critical EMD information (CEI)
6. Follow Dispatch life support (DLS) links
"Blue is for you" (EMD) Blue text should not be read to the caller
identify conditional questions that should only be read in
Pre-Question Qualifiers (PQQ's)
specific situations
chief complaint
pt.'s age
Four commandments of EMD
status of consciousness
status of breathing
1. Abnormal breathing
2. Chest pain/discomfort
Priority Symptoms are:
3. Decreased level of consciousness
4. Serious hemorrhage
allows early recognition and closer response initiation
ECHO determinant practice is: based on extreme conditions of breathing and other dire
circumstances as defined, such as a person on fire. Such
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What does DLS mean Dispatch Life Support
MPDS stands for medical priority dispatch system
EMD's will follow all protocols per se, avoiding freelance
DeLuca's Law questioning or information unless it enhances, not re-
places, the written protocol questions and scripts.
MPDS stands for? Medical Priority Dispatch System
Frenza's law A thing not looked for is seldom found
1. Ask all appropriate Key Questions
2. Select the determinant code
3. Send the response
Basic MPDS Protocol Flow
4. Provide post-dispatch instructions
5. Read critical EMD information (CEI)
6. Follow Dispatch life support (DLS) links
"Blue is for you" (EMD) Blue text should not be read to the caller
identify conditional questions that should only be read in
Pre-Question Qualifiers (PQQ's)
specific situations
chief complaint
pt.'s age
Four commandments of EMD
status of consciousness
status of breathing
1. Abnormal breathing
2. Chest pain/discomfort
Priority Symptoms are:
3. Decreased level of consciousness
4. Serious hemorrhage
allows early recognition and closer response initiation
ECHO determinant practice is: based on extreme conditions of breathing and other dire
circumstances as defined, such as a person on fire. Such
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