MPDS Exam with All Correct Answers.
What are the main Pre Arrival Instruction categories? - Answer (A,B,) C (N) = airway,
CPR,unconscious choking
D = conscious choking
F = Childbirth Delivery
G = Miscarriage
K = Person in water
L = Vehicle in water
M = Childbirth (1st Party)
P = Epinephrine (auto injection)
T = Tourniquet
X = Exit
Ya,Yb,Yc = tracheostomy - airway, CPR & unconcious choking
Z = AED support
(these are for time critical patients)
Stages of MPDS - Answer - Case Entry (key questions)
- Chief Complaint (choose protocol 1 - 32)
- Work out code
- Send Response
- Post Dispatch instructions (PDI)
- Case Exit
Name the 4 categories of patient - Answer 1st Party - Patient
2nd Party - Caller with patient
3rd Party - Not with patient but can provide information
4th Party - Only select when receiving calls from other emergency services
(if it's safe a 3rd party caller can be converted to 2nd party)
Where can you find the Legend of Symbols? - Answer Back page
What do you do if there are multiple patients? - Answer Go straight to Chief Complaints
, What is Case Entry - Answer Primary survey
What is Chief Complaint? - Answer The quality of the complaint
What are the 4 commandments? - Answer - Chief Complaint (why has the patient rung)
- Age (qualifies call)
- Status of Consciousness (awake / alert)
- Status of Breathing (Breathing?)
What do words in blue mean? - Answer Only for ECH information
What does a word in U/C mean? - Answer Further associated dispatch definition in A.I.
(additional information)
What are Case Entry Rules 1 , 2 & 5 - Answer 1. SCENE SAFETY
If the complaint description includes SCENE SAFETY issues choose the chief complaint protocol
that best addresses those issues
2. TRAUMA
If the complaint description involves TRAUMA choose the chief complaint protocol that best
addresses the mechanism of injury
3. MEDICAL
If the complaint description appears to be MEDICAL in nature choose the chief complaint
protocol that best fits the patient's foremost symptom with priority symptoms taking
precedence
What are the four Priority Symptoms - Answer Abnormal Breathing
Chest Pain or discomfort
Decreased level of consciousness
SERIOUS* Haemorrhage
* (where serious is uncontrolled bleeding (spurting or pouring) from any area or anytime a
caller reports serious bleeding.
What are the Determinant Levels? - Answer ALS / HOT
Echo
Delta
What are the main Pre Arrival Instruction categories? - Answer (A,B,) C (N) = airway,
CPR,unconscious choking
D = conscious choking
F = Childbirth Delivery
G = Miscarriage
K = Person in water
L = Vehicle in water
M = Childbirth (1st Party)
P = Epinephrine (auto injection)
T = Tourniquet
X = Exit
Ya,Yb,Yc = tracheostomy - airway, CPR & unconcious choking
Z = AED support
(these are for time critical patients)
Stages of MPDS - Answer - Case Entry (key questions)
- Chief Complaint (choose protocol 1 - 32)
- Work out code
- Send Response
- Post Dispatch instructions (PDI)
- Case Exit
Name the 4 categories of patient - Answer 1st Party - Patient
2nd Party - Caller with patient
3rd Party - Not with patient but can provide information
4th Party - Only select when receiving calls from other emergency services
(if it's safe a 3rd party caller can be converted to 2nd party)
Where can you find the Legend of Symbols? - Answer Back page
What do you do if there are multiple patients? - Answer Go straight to Chief Complaints
, What is Case Entry - Answer Primary survey
What is Chief Complaint? - Answer The quality of the complaint
What are the 4 commandments? - Answer - Chief Complaint (why has the patient rung)
- Age (qualifies call)
- Status of Consciousness (awake / alert)
- Status of Breathing (Breathing?)
What do words in blue mean? - Answer Only for ECH information
What does a word in U/C mean? - Answer Further associated dispatch definition in A.I.
(additional information)
What are Case Entry Rules 1 , 2 & 5 - Answer 1. SCENE SAFETY
If the complaint description includes SCENE SAFETY issues choose the chief complaint protocol
that best addresses those issues
2. TRAUMA
If the complaint description involves TRAUMA choose the chief complaint protocol that best
addresses the mechanism of injury
3. MEDICAL
If the complaint description appears to be MEDICAL in nature choose the chief complaint
protocol that best fits the patient's foremost symptom with priority symptoms taking
precedence
What are the four Priority Symptoms - Answer Abnormal Breathing
Chest Pain or discomfort
Decreased level of consciousness
SERIOUS* Haemorrhage
* (where serious is uncontrolled bleeding (spurting or pouring) from any area or anytime a
caller reports serious bleeding.
What are the Determinant Levels? - Answer ALS / HOT
Echo
Delta
