MPDS Structure and Function questions with verified
answers
5 MPDS Components Ans✓✓✓ 1. Case Entry Protocol
2. Chief Complaint (CC) Protocols
3. Key Questions (KQ)
4. Determinant Descriptors
5. Post-Dispatch Instructions (PDIs)
Axioms Ans✓✓✓ Explain why things happen rather than how to do
things
Case Entry Protocol Ans✓✓✓ Primary caller interrogation. Collect
essential info for initial processing and classifying of the incident.
Chief Complaint Protocols Ans✓✓✓ Help further assess and address
the patient's specific problem or concern.
Determinant Descriptors Ans✓✓✓ Represent situations that warrant
pre-planned responses. They are categorized into 6 levels
DLS Links Ans✓✓✓ Direct the EMD to the appropriate Pre-Arrival or
Case Exit Instructions
answers
5 MPDS Components Ans✓✓✓ 1. Case Entry Protocol
2. Chief Complaint (CC) Protocols
3. Key Questions (KQ)
4. Determinant Descriptors
5. Post-Dispatch Instructions (PDIs)
Axioms Ans✓✓✓ Explain why things happen rather than how to do
things
Case Entry Protocol Ans✓✓✓ Primary caller interrogation. Collect
essential info for initial processing and classifying of the incident.
Chief Complaint Protocols Ans✓✓✓ Help further assess and address
the patient's specific problem or concern.
Determinant Descriptors Ans✓✓✓ Represent situations that warrant
pre-planned responses. They are categorized into 6 levels
DLS Links Ans✓✓✓ Direct the EMD to the appropriate Pre-Arrival or
Case Exit Instructions
