EMD SELF-ASSESSMENT
QUESTIONS + NOTES
2025|COMPLETE EXAM TEST
|RECENTLY TESTING REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS|VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
(100% CORRECT)
predetermined by local Medical Control and EMS Administration - CORRECT ANSWER -all
actual response assignments and emergency modes are:
true - CORRECT ANSWER -medical professionals and communications experts from around
the world contribute to the ongoing development of the MPDS
individuals are certified, and agencies are accredited - CORRECT ANSWER -which of the
following best describes the difference between certification and accreditation?
a. telephone interrogator
b. Dispatch Life Support Instruction provider
c. resource allocator (triage)
d. logistics coordinator
e. field communicator
f. life impactor - CORRECT ANSWER -list 6 roles of the EMD
a. safety
b. system response
c. patient care
d. information for responders - CORRECT ANSWER -list 4 call processing objectives
, a. an established standard of service
b. prioritized responses
c. quality improvement procedures
d. certification and accrediation
e. reduced exposure to liability - CORRECT ANSWER -list 5 benefits of structured calltaking
and protocol use
send & return to questioning - CORRECT ANSWER -the MPDS symbol (dispatch + arrow)
directs the EMD to:
only when the caller reports that the pt is a female between the ages of 12 and 50 -
CORRECT ANSWER -A question with the pre-question qualifier "(Female 12-50)" should be
asked:
true - CORRECT ANSWER -Key questions must be asked in order and as written
Direct the EMD to the appropriate Pre-Arrival or Case Exit instructions - CORRECT ANSWER
-DLS links:
false - CORRECT ANSWER -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?"
a definition is available for the word or phrase in the Additional Information section of the
protocols - CORRECT ANSWER -words or phrases printed in ALL UPPERCASE text in the
MPDS key questions indicate that:
true - CORRECT ANSWER -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.
QUESTIONS + NOTES
2025|COMPLETE EXAM TEST
|RECENTLY TESTING REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS|VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
(100% CORRECT)
predetermined by local Medical Control and EMS Administration - CORRECT ANSWER -all
actual response assignments and emergency modes are:
true - CORRECT ANSWER -medical professionals and communications experts from around
the world contribute to the ongoing development of the MPDS
individuals are certified, and agencies are accredited - CORRECT ANSWER -which of the
following best describes the difference between certification and accreditation?
a. telephone interrogator
b. Dispatch Life Support Instruction provider
c. resource allocator (triage)
d. logistics coordinator
e. field communicator
f. life impactor - CORRECT ANSWER -list 6 roles of the EMD
a. safety
b. system response
c. patient care
d. information for responders - CORRECT ANSWER -list 4 call processing objectives
, a. an established standard of service
b. prioritized responses
c. quality improvement procedures
d. certification and accrediation
e. reduced exposure to liability - CORRECT ANSWER -list 5 benefits of structured calltaking
and protocol use
send & return to questioning - CORRECT ANSWER -the MPDS symbol (dispatch + arrow)
directs the EMD to:
only when the caller reports that the pt is a female between the ages of 12 and 50 -
CORRECT ANSWER -A question with the pre-question qualifier "(Female 12-50)" should be
asked:
true - CORRECT ANSWER -Key questions must be asked in order and as written
Direct the EMD to the appropriate Pre-Arrival or Case Exit instructions - CORRECT ANSWER
-DLS links:
false - CORRECT ANSWER -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?"
a definition is available for the word or phrase in the Additional Information section of the
protocols - CORRECT ANSWER -words or phrases printed in ALL UPPERCASE text in the
MPDS key questions indicate that:
true - CORRECT ANSWER -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.
