EMD Test Review 2023 with complete solution
All actual response assignments and emergency modes are:
Predetermined by local Medical Control and EMS administration.
Medical professionals and communications experts from around the world
contribute to the ongoing development of MPDS.
True
Which of the following best describes the difference between certification and
accreditation?
Individuals are certified and agencies are accredited.
List six roles of the EMD
a. Telephone interrogator
b. Dispatch Life Support Instruction provider
c. Resource Allocator
d. Logistics Coordinator
e. Field Communicator
f. Life Impactor
List four call processing objectives
a. Safety
b. System Response
c. Patient Care
e. Information for responders
List five benefits of structured call taking and protocol use
a. Established standard of service
b. Prioritized responses
c. Quality improvement procedures
d. Certification and accreditation
e. Reduced exposure to liability
Key questions must be asked in order and as written
True
DLS links
Direct the EMD to the appropriate prearrival case exit instructions
Words/ phrases in all uppercase text indicate that
A definition is available for the word or phrase in the additional information section
When a 2nd party caller can't tell if the patient is breathing or not, the patient
should be considered no t breathing until proven otherwise
True
List the five primary components of the MPDS
a. Case entry protocol
b. Chief complaint protocol
c. Diagnostic and instruction tools
d. Prearrival instructions (PDIs)
e. Case exit protocols
List the 6 primary components of the MPDS Chief complaint protocols
a. Key questions
b. Determinant descriptors
All actual response assignments and emergency modes are:
Predetermined by local Medical Control and EMS administration.
Medical professionals and communications experts from around the world
contribute to the ongoing development of MPDS.
True
Which of the following best describes the difference between certification and
accreditation?
Individuals are certified and agencies are accredited.
List six roles of the EMD
a. Telephone interrogator
b. Dispatch Life Support Instruction provider
c. Resource Allocator
d. Logistics Coordinator
e. Field Communicator
f. Life Impactor
List four call processing objectives
a. Safety
b. System Response
c. Patient Care
e. Information for responders
List five benefits of structured call taking and protocol use
a. Established standard of service
b. Prioritized responses
c. Quality improvement procedures
d. Certification and accreditation
e. Reduced exposure to liability
Key questions must be asked in order and as written
True
DLS links
Direct the EMD to the appropriate prearrival case exit instructions
Words/ phrases in all uppercase text indicate that
A definition is available for the word or phrase in the additional information section
When a 2nd party caller can't tell if the patient is breathing or not, the patient
should be considered no t breathing until proven otherwise
True
List the five primary components of the MPDS
a. Case entry protocol
b. Chief complaint protocol
c. Diagnostic and instruction tools
d. Prearrival instructions (PDIs)
e. Case exit protocols
List the 6 primary components of the MPDS Chief complaint protocols
a. Key questions
b. Determinant descriptors
