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MPDS Exam Review (Latest 2025/ 2026 Update) Questions & Answers| Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified Solutions) QUESTION The Four Commandments of the EMD Answer: 1. Chief Complaint 2. Age 3. Status of Consciousness 4. Status of Breathing QUESTION Four Priority symptoms Answer: 1. Abnormal Breathing 2. Chest Pain / Discomfort 3. Decrease level of consciousness 4. SERIOUS Haemorrhage QUESTION Name some techniques for a child caller Answer: 1. Ask to speak to an adult (if child unable to answer questions( 2. Go to child's level 3. Determine correct address 4. Determine callback nnumber 5. Tell child to stay on phone. QUESTION Repetitive Persistance Answer: Explaining an action and reason QUESTION What is Hysteria Threshold? Answer: The point at which a caller loses control QUESTION Strategies for Caller Management Answer: be mentally prepared, accept all calls, remain objective, answer all calls promptly, assure callers, explain what is happening, use callers name, remain confidentiality, active listening, provide alternatives, appropriate language QUESTION Strategies for dealing with an elderly caller Answer: More processing time, shorter sentences, lower voice, verify often QUESTION Strategies for dealing with mental illness Answer: Concern and respect, assume they're reporting a real emergency QUESTION Strategies for dealing with foreign language Answer: Do they know enough English? Foreign language interpretive support, initial response. QUESTION How would you provide emotional support? Answer: Hysteria Threshold, assurance, active listening, being empathetic, relief action (where they are overcome), watch for a re-freak QUESTION What is repetitive resistance? Answer: Repeating an instruction over an over QUESTION What are some strategies to minimise gaps?

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MPDSl Examl Reviewl (Latestl 2025/l 2026l
Update)l Questionsl &l Answers|l Gradel A|l
100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)

Q:l Thel Fourl Commandmentsl ofl thel EMD

Answer:
1.l Chiefl Complaint
2.l Age
3.l Statusl ofl Consciousness
4.l Statusl ofl Breathing




Q:l Fourl Priorityl symptoms

Answer:
1.l Abnormall Breathing
2.l Chestl Painl /l Discomfort
3.l Decreasel levell ofl consciousness
4.l SERIOUSl Haemorrhage




Q:l Namel somel techniquesl forl al childl caller

Answer:
1.l Askl tol speakl tol anl adultl (ifl childl unablel tol answerl questions(
2.l Gol tol child'sl level
3.l Determinel correctl address
4.l Determinel callbackl nnumber
5.l Telll childl tol stayl onl phone.

,Q:l Repetitivel Persistance

Answer:
Explainingl anl actionl andl reason




Q:l Whatl isl Hysterial Threshold?

Answer:
Thel pointl atl whichl al callerl losesl control




Q:l Strategiesl forl Callerl Management

Answer:
bel mentallyl prepared,l acceptl alll calls,l remainl objective,l answerl alll callsl promptly,l
assurel callers,l explainl whatl isl happening,l usel callersl name,l remainl confidentiality,l activel
listening,l providel alternatives,l appropriatel language




Q:l Strategiesl forl dealingl withl anl elderlyl caller

Answer:
Morel processingl time,l shorterl sentences,l lowerl voice,l verifyl often




Q:l Strategiesl forl dealingl withl mentall illness

Answer:
Concernl andl respect,l assumel they'rel reportingl al reall emergency

,Q:l Strategiesl forl dealingl withl foreignl language

Answer:
Dol theyl knowl enoughl English?l Foreignl languagel interpretivel support,l initiall response.




Q:l Howl wouldl youl providel emotionall support?

Answer:
Hysterial Threshold,l assurance,l activel listening,l beingl empathetic,l reliefl actionl (wherel
theyl arel overcome),l watchl forl al re-freak




Q:l Whatl isl repetitivel resistance?

Answer:
Repeatingl anl instructionl overl anl over




Q:l Whatl arel somel strategiesl tol minimisel gaps?

Answer:
Compliancel tol protocol,l tellingl callerl whatl you'rel doingl andl how,l focusl onl callersl
message,l acknowledgingl callersl emotion,l usel calmingl techniques




Q:l Fourl essentiall elementsl ofl negligence

Answer:
Duty,l breachl ofl duty,l injuryl &l damage,l causation.

, Q:l Whatl arel thel dangerl zonesl inl call-taking?

Answer:
Failurel tol verify,l failurel tol followl protocols,l delayedl response,l confidentiality,l attitudel
problems,l misinterpretation




Q:l Whatl arel thel mainl objectivesl ofl Qualityl Improvement?

Answer:
Continuousl processl designedl tol improvel humanl performancel throughl measurement,l
feedbackl andl education




Q:l Whatl informationl isl gatheredl atl Casel Entry?

Answer:
townl orl suburb,l exactl address,l phonel number,l callerl partyl chiefl complaint,l numberl ofl
patients,l age,l Statusl ofl Consciousness,l statusl ofl breathing




Q:l Whatl situationsl givel anl echol response?

Answer:
Obviouslyl notl breathingl ANDl unconscious;l hanging,l strangulationl &l suffocation;l
underwaterl (domesticl rescue);l underwaterl (specialisedl rescue);l personl onl fire




Q:l Explainl differencel betweenl uncertainl andl unknownl breathing.

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