APCO EMD Examination with Questions and verified
Answers!! (Updated)
1. A______ should be clear, concise, and use accurate speech.
Answer: A successful EMD
2. Hospitals, Air Ambulances, and Law Enforcement are considered parts of a local EMS
System.
Answer: True
3. Which tier level are First Responders?
Answer: Tier 1
4. Which Tier of EMS does Advanced Life Support fall into?
Answer: Tier 3
5. Proximate cause shows a direct relationship between the action or inaction of the EMD and
_____.
Answer: The Injury
6. Medical calls for assistance normally demand a higher standard of confidentiality.
Answer: True
7. To establish the standard of care an EMD's behavior and conduct are judged compared to
others with similar training and experience, local or state statutes, and professional standards.
Answer: True
8. The two National agencies that set the standards and guidelines for EMD are:
A. NHTSA and ASTM
, B. FEMA and Red Cross
C. AMA and ADA
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer: A. NHTSA and ASTM
9. Objective progress reports, work descriptions and policy and procedure manuals are all
examples of what type of risk management.
A. Individual
B. Agency
C. Liberal
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer: B. Agency
10. To effectively utilize your local resources, it is important to
A. Obtain proper information
B. Understand and use your EMD Guidecards
C. Recognize when specialty units are needed
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer: D. All of the above
11. The APCO EMD Guide cards
A. Provide key questions to help determine the nature of the incident
B. Give information on what resources to send
C. Provide medical instructions for the caller until units arrive on scene
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answers!! (Updated)
1. A______ should be clear, concise, and use accurate speech.
Answer: A successful EMD
2. Hospitals, Air Ambulances, and Law Enforcement are considered parts of a local EMS
System.
Answer: True
3. Which tier level are First Responders?
Answer: Tier 1
4. Which Tier of EMS does Advanced Life Support fall into?
Answer: Tier 3
5. Proximate cause shows a direct relationship between the action or inaction of the EMD and
_____.
Answer: The Injury
6. Medical calls for assistance normally demand a higher standard of confidentiality.
Answer: True
7. To establish the standard of care an EMD's behavior and conduct are judged compared to
others with similar training and experience, local or state statutes, and professional standards.
Answer: True
8. The two National agencies that set the standards and guidelines for EMD are:
A. NHTSA and ASTM
, B. FEMA and Red Cross
C. AMA and ADA
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer: A. NHTSA and ASTM
9. Objective progress reports, work descriptions and policy and procedure manuals are all
examples of what type of risk management.
A. Individual
B. Agency
C. Liberal
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer: B. Agency
10. To effectively utilize your local resources, it is important to
A. Obtain proper information
B. Understand and use your EMD Guidecards
C. Recognize when specialty units are needed
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer: D. All of the above
11. The APCO EMD Guide cards
A. Provide key questions to help determine the nature of the incident
B. Give information on what resources to send
C. Provide medical instructions for the caller until units arrive on scene
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
