APCO EMD Exam | Questions with
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What are the two sites of concern for bleeding for an EMD? - ✔✔internal and external
How do calls involving carbon monoxide and toxic inhalation typically come in? - ✔✔Third
party
Who is most likely to deal with a carbon monoxide or toxic inhalation? - ✔✔industrial
and farm settings
What is the minimum number of calls to be reviewed advised by the ASTM F1560? - ✔✔7-
10 percent
What other jobs does QA/QI provide? - ✔✔assist medical directors and EMD in modifying
behavior found to be deficient by quality assessment to protect the public and find
deficiencies in guidecards.
What is a vital part of feedback? - ✔✔formal process of dispatch Feeback
reporting submitted by all dispatch related parties, EMD personnel, LEO, hospitals
What should EMD continuing education programs contain information on? -
✔✔Medical emergencies and terminology
How many hours of continuing education do you need per year? - ✔✔12
, How long is an EMD certification good for? - ✔✔2 years
What quality does the continuous education program need to have? - ✔✔Maintain and
improve skills in providing telephone pre-arrival instructions offered within the scope of
the EMD certified training
What are some examples of group training? - ✔✔CPR
Airway management
patient assessment
reviewing chief complaint types from APCP EMD Guidecards
equipment and refresher courses
What are two ways your EMD certification could be revoked or suspended? - ✔✔Habitual
or excessive us or addiction to narcotics or dangerous drugs
performing procedures or skills beyond the level of certification or not allowed by rules.
What is a stressor? - ✔✔A stimulus that causes, evokes, or otherwise highly associated
with stress response
What is burnout? - ✔✔A state of mental and physical exhaustion
What are the three phases of burnout? - ✔✔Stress arousal phase
energy conservation
exhaustion phase
Answers Verified 100% Correct
What are the two sites of concern for bleeding for an EMD? - ✔✔internal and external
How do calls involving carbon monoxide and toxic inhalation typically come in? - ✔✔Third
party
Who is most likely to deal with a carbon monoxide or toxic inhalation? - ✔✔industrial
and farm settings
What is the minimum number of calls to be reviewed advised by the ASTM F1560? - ✔✔7-
10 percent
What other jobs does QA/QI provide? - ✔✔assist medical directors and EMD in modifying
behavior found to be deficient by quality assessment to protect the public and find
deficiencies in guidecards.
What is a vital part of feedback? - ✔✔formal process of dispatch Feeback
reporting submitted by all dispatch related parties, EMD personnel, LEO, hospitals
What should EMD continuing education programs contain information on? -
✔✔Medical emergencies and terminology
How many hours of continuing education do you need per year? - ✔✔12
, How long is an EMD certification good for? - ✔✔2 years
What quality does the continuous education program need to have? - ✔✔Maintain and
improve skills in providing telephone pre-arrival instructions offered within the scope of
the EMD certified training
What are some examples of group training? - ✔✔CPR
Airway management
patient assessment
reviewing chief complaint types from APCP EMD Guidecards
equipment and refresher courses
What are two ways your EMD certification could be revoked or suspended? - ✔✔Habitual
or excessive us or addiction to narcotics or dangerous drugs
performing procedures or skills beyond the level of certification or not allowed by rules.
What is a stressor? - ✔✔A stimulus that causes, evokes, or otherwise highly associated
with stress response
What is burnout? - ✔✔A state of mental and physical exhaustion
What are the three phases of burnout? - ✔✔Stress arousal phase
energy conservation
exhaustion phase
