APCO EMD TEST FINAL EXAM 2025/ 2026 NEWEST
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
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A resource with basic life support capability dispatched
and told to respond in a normal response mode. - Answer-
BLS Cold
A resource with basic life support capability dispatched
and told to respond in an emergency response mode. -
Answer-BLS Hot
A resource with advanced life support capability
dispatched and told to respond in n emergency response
mode. - Answer-ALS Hot
When "everything rolls" using the emergency response
mode. - Answer-Full Response
Attributes of a successful EMD include all of the following
except:
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- Helpful
- Anxious
- Compassionate
- Polite - Answer-- Anxious
Field medical personnel work on the patients directly.
Because EMD's work in a __________, they must rely on
the patient self-reporting or a third party. - Answer-Blind
Environment
The APCO Institute EMD Course was designed to provide
enough material to ensure you will be able to: (Select all
that apply)
- State and identify the roles and responsibilities of an
EMD
- Obtain sufficient and accurate information from callers to
dispatch resources
- Give appropriate pre-arrival instructions to callers as
locally approved medical interrogation guidecards indicate.
- Diagnose the medical/traumatic issue for responders -
Answer-- State and identify the roles and responsibilities
of an EMD
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- Obtain sufficient and accurate information from callers to
dispatch resources
- Give appropriate pre-arrival instructions to callers as
locally approved medical interrogation guidecards indicate.
The acronym, "EMD" stands for: - Answer-Emergency
Medical Dispatcher
Fire personnel are often part of the __________ EMS
system because they have received specialized medical
training. As such, they are used as resources for
emergency medical services. - Answer-Local
One of the most important functions of an EMD is: -
Answer-Resource Allocation
A successful EMD must maintain a higher level of
__________. - Answer-Confidentiality
In addition to the Public Safety Telecommunicator
prerequisite, all students MUST also have: - Answer-
Current and valid CPR certification
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Responding to the scene "lights & sirens" is considered a:
- Answer-Hot Response
An EMD is responsible for __________ and __________
EMS resources based in the predetermined response
configurations found in the locally medically approved
guidecards. - Answer-Coordinating & Dispatching
This course will provide training in all the following areas,
EXCEPT:
- Understanding the role of an EMD
- Training in the use and handling of center equipment
- Obtain enough information through Vital Points
Questions
- Give appropriate pre-arrival instructions when followed
correctly - Answer-- Training in the use and handling of
center equipment
As an emergency medical dispatcher, you play a vitally
important role in: - Answer-The EMS system
T/F: An EMD's job requires confidentiality in accordance
with the agency's SOPS. - Answer-True