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The 4 general functions of an EMD. - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 1
Receive and Process Telephone Calls
2 Dispatch and Coordinate EMS Resources
3. Provide Instructions to Callers and Information to Responders.
4. Coordinate with other Public Safety Agencies.
What are the 5 roles of the EMD? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 1
Telephone Interrogation
2 Triage
3 Dispatch Allocation and Field Communication
4 Logistics Coordination
5 Resource Networking.
List the Four Basic Protocol Components of MPDS. - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ 1 Case Entry Protocol
2 Chief Complaint Protocols
3. Case Exit Protocol
4. Pre-Arrival Instruction Protocols.
The 4 objectives of the MPDS - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 1. Safety
, 2. System Response
3. Patient Care
4. Information for responders.
Why is it important to ask Key Questions in the order they are written? -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 1. The key questions are ordered by
priority, with safety questions in red and generally listed 1st. Questions
are then arranged in order of dispatch priority with key words in bold.
Describe 2 functions of a shunt Protocol - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
1. Shunt Protocols help ensure the right protocol is being utilised for the
CC.
2. Key questions in a Shunt Protocol help help identify symptoms or
situations that may necessitate the use of other protocols.
List 2 functions of Determinant Descriptors - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ 1. Designed to facilitate appropriate resource allocation
and their mode of response.
2. Enable the EMD to select the most appropriate Determinant Code for
the situation at hand.
The Four Commandments of the EMD - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 1.
Chief Complaint
2. Age of the Pt
3. LOC