Patient Care Chain of Survival #1 Recognition and activation of EMS
Patient Care Chain of Survival #2 Early CPR
Patient Care Chain of Survival #3 Rapid Defibrilation
Patient Care Chain of Survival #4 Advanced Resucitation by EMS
Patient Care Chain of Survival #5 Post-cardiac arrest care
Recovery (additional treatment, observation, rehabilita-
Patient Care Chain of Survival #6
tion, and psychological support)
DLS (Abbreviation) Dispatch Life Support
First, First Responder The EMD
EMD (Abbreviation) Emergency Medical Dispatch
EMD are trained medical professionals (True/False) True
MPDS (Abbreviation) The Medical Priority Dispatch System
MPDS is a protocol (True/False) True, MPDS is NOT a guideline
EMD shall follow all protocols, avoiding freelance ques-
De Luca's Law tioning unless it enhances, not replaces, the written pro-
tocol questions and scripts.
Frenza's Law A thing not looked for is seldom found.
MPDS's Primary Component (1 out of 5) Case Entry Protocols
MPDS's Primary Component (2 out of 5) Chief Complaint (CC) Protocols
MPDS's Primary Component (3 out of 5) Diagnostic and Instruction Tools
MPDS's Primary Component (4 out of 5) Pre-Arrival Instructions (PAIs)
MPDS's Primary Component (5 out of 5) Case Exit Protocols
PQQ (Abbreviation) Pre-Question Qualifiers
PIQ (Abbreviation) Pre-Instruction Qualifiers
Qualifiers
1/2