Priority Dispatch EMD Exam Questions
and Answers
True - Correct Answers -Medical professionals and communications experts from
around the world contribute to the ongoing development of the MPDS
predetermined by local Medical Control and EMS administration - Correct Answers -All
actual response assignments and emergency modes are
a definition is available for the word or phrase in the additional information section of the
protocols - Correct Answers -words or phrases printed in ALL UPPERCASSE text in the
MPDS key questions indicate that
true - Correct Answers -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
Shunt to protocol 10 - Correct Answers -in response to key questions 1 on protocol 20,
the caller reports that the patient is complaining of mild chest discomfort. What should
you do next
convulsions/seizures - Correct Answers -a second-party caller reports that his 8yr old
sister is currently having a seizure. The patient is not awake and not breathing. What is
the best chief complaint protocol
individuals are certified and agencies are accredited - Correct Answers -Which of the
following best describes the difference between certification and accreditation
1. telephone interrogator
2. DLS instruction provider
3. resource allocation
4. logistics coordinator
5. field communicator
6. life impactor - Correct Answers -What are the six roles of the EMD
1. safety
2. system response
and Answers
True - Correct Answers -Medical professionals and communications experts from
around the world contribute to the ongoing development of the MPDS
predetermined by local Medical Control and EMS administration - Correct Answers -All
actual response assignments and emergency modes are
a definition is available for the word or phrase in the additional information section of the
protocols - Correct Answers -words or phrases printed in ALL UPPERCASSE text in the
MPDS key questions indicate that
true - Correct Answers -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
Shunt to protocol 10 - Correct Answers -in response to key questions 1 on protocol 20,
the caller reports that the patient is complaining of mild chest discomfort. What should
you do next
convulsions/seizures - Correct Answers -a second-party caller reports that his 8yr old
sister is currently having a seizure. The patient is not awake and not breathing. What is
the best chief complaint protocol
individuals are certified and agencies are accredited - Correct Answers -Which of the
following best describes the difference between certification and accreditation
1. telephone interrogator
2. DLS instruction provider
3. resource allocation
4. logistics coordinator
5. field communicator
6. life impactor - Correct Answers -What are the six roles of the EMD
1. safety
2. system response
