APCO MEDS (EMD) (LEARN FEATURE) WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

APCO MEDS (EMD) (LEARN FEATURE) WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS TRUE OR FALSE EMD stands for Emergency Medical Dispatch - ANSWER - TRUE TRUE OR FALSE The APCO Institute EMD Course is based on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Emergency Medical Dispatch: National Standard Curriculum. - ANSWER - TRUE PSET's must be certified in what in order to successfully complete the APCO EMD Course. A) Call Taking B) Communication Skills C) CPR D) NONE OF THE ABOVE - ANSWER - C What is EMD? A) State and identifying roles and responsibilities of an Emergency Medical Dispatcher. B) Obtains sufficient and accurate information from callers to dispatch resources properly and efficiently. C) The primary source and initial point of contact for callers seeking medical assistance. D) ALL OF THE ABOVE - ANSWER - C TRUE OR FALSE An EMD receives and processes calls for Emergency Medical Service assistance. - ANSWER - TRUE TRUE OR FALSE As an EMD it is not up to you to determine the nature and severity of the medical incident type without diagnosing the medical problem or condition. - ANSWER - FALSE TRUE OR FALSE An EMD is responsible for only the coordination of EMS resources based on the predetermined response configurations found in the local medically approved EMD Guidelines. - ANSWER - FALSE TRUE OR FALSE An EMD provides emergency medical assistance using the local medically approved EMD Guide-Cards and software. - ANSWER - TRUE TRUE OR FALSE As an EMD you are required to maintain confidentiality. - ANSWER - TRUE TRUE OR FALSE An EMD is responsible for maintaining contact with the caller. - ANSWER - TRUE TRUE OR FALSE As an EMD it is more important to get the information than it is to be helpful, compassionate and polite. - ANSWER - FALSE TRUE OR FALSE As an EMD you should be able to effetively handle the emotional stress involved in caller/patient crisis situations and clearly guide callers in these situations. - ANSWER - TRUE A successful EMD masters the skills of: A) Communication B) Call Taking C) Philosophy of EMD D) NONE OF THE ABOVE - ANSWER - C A successful EMD masters the skills of: A) Communication of EMD B) Knowledge of EMD C) Calling Taking of EMD D) NONE OF THE ABOVE - ANSWER - B TRUE OR FALSE A successful EMD's act aggressively to hostile callers, making judgments on their own based on the callers demeanor or past experience with the caller. - ANSWER - FALSE TRUE OR FALSE