EMD TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

EMD TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS all actual response assignments and emergency modes are predetermined by local medical control and ems administration medical professionals and communications experts from around the world contribute to the ongoing development of the MPDS true individuals are certified and agencies are accredited TRUE OR FALSE true List the six roles of the the EMD Interrogator Field Communicator Dispatch Life Support Provider Resource Allocator (Triage) Life Impactor Logistics Coordinator List four call processing objectives Safety System Response Patient Care Information for Responders list five benefits of structured call taking and protocol use an established standard of service prioritized response quality improvement procedures certification and accreditation reduced exposure to liability determinant level colors echo- purple delta- red charlie- orange bravo- yellow alpha- green omega- blue A question with the pre-question qualifier "(Female 12-50)" should be asked: only when the caller reports that the patient is a female between the ages of 12-50 Key questions must be asked in order and as written TRUE OR FALSE true DLS links direct the EMD to the appropriate pre arrival or case exit questions words or phrases printed in all uppercase text in the MPDS key questions indicate that a definition is available for the word or phrase in the additional information section of the protocols 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. TRUE OR FALSE True list the five main components of the MPDS case entry protocol chief complaint protocols diagnostic and instruction tools pre-arrival instructions case exit protocol list the six primary components of the MPDS chief complaint protocols key questions determinant descriptors post dispatch instructions critical EMD information dispatch life support links additional information list the four commandments of EMD chief complaint age status of consciousness status of breathing