APCO EMD Exam
1. A successful EMD should:
a. Be clear
b. Be concise
c. Use accurate speech
d. All of the above
e. None of the above - ✔✔d. All of the above
2. Which of the following can be considered part of a local EMS System?
a. Hospitals
b. Air Ambulances
c. Law Enforcement
d. All of the above
e. None of the above - ✔✔d. All of the above
3. Which of the following is a Tier 1 level of training?
a. Basic Life Support
b. Advanced Life Support
c. Aeromedical Ambulances
d. First Responders - ✔✔d. First Responders
4. Advanced Life Support falls into which Tier of EMS?
,a. Tier 1
b. Tier 2
c. Tier 3
d. Tier 4 - ✔✔c. Tier 3
5. Proximate cause shows a direct relationship between the action or inaction of the EMD and
a. The Duty
b. The Responders
c. The Injury
d. None of the above - ✔✔c. The Injury
6. Medical calls for assistance normally demand a _____ standard of confidentiality.
a. Lower
b. Normal
c. Higher
d. Variable - ✔✔c. Higher
7. To establish the standard of care an EMD's behavior and conduct are judged in comparison
with:
a. Others with similar training and experience
b. Local or state statutes
c. Professional standards
d. All of the above
, e. None of the above - ✔✔d. All of the above
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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔d. All of the above
1. A successful EMD should:
a. Be clear
b. Be concise
c. Use accurate speech
d. All of the above
e. None of the above - ✔✔d. All of the above
2. Which of the following can be considered part of a local EMS System?
a. Hospitals
b. Air Ambulances
c. Law Enforcement
d. All of the above
e. None of the above - ✔✔d. All of the above
3. Which of the following is a Tier 1 level of training?
a. Basic Life Support
b. Advanced Life Support
c. Aeromedical Ambulances
d. First Responders - ✔✔d. First Responders
4. Advanced Life Support falls into which Tier of EMS?
,a. Tier 1
b. Tier 2
c. Tier 3
d. Tier 4 - ✔✔c. Tier 3
5. Proximate cause shows a direct relationship between the action or inaction of the EMD and
a. The Duty
b. The Responders
c. The Injury
d. None of the above - ✔✔c. The Injury
6. Medical calls for assistance normally demand a _____ standard of confidentiality.
a. Lower
b. Normal
c. Higher
d. Variable - ✔✔c. Higher
7. To establish the standard of care an EMD's behavior and conduct are judged in comparison
with:
a. Others with similar training and experience
b. Local or state statutes
c. Professional standards
d. All of the above
, e. None of the above - ✔✔d. All of the above
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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔d. All of the above
