EMD Unit 6 911 academy Exam Questions and Answers 100% Correct

What is an emd - ANSWER-Emergency Medical Dispatcher What is an ALS unit? - ANSWER-Advanced life support What is an BLS unit? - ANSWER-Basic life support Is pre-arrival instructions mandatory or optional - ANSWER-Optional, if they say no then you don't give them it What is one of the most vital location information points? - ANSWER-Phone number What should you gather after location info? - ANSWER-age, sex, complaint and history What is a chief complaint? - ANSWER-The basic description of the medical problem at hand Level of Consciousness - ANSWER-Ask if the person is awake and able to talk to the caller Adequacy of breathing - ANSWER-Specifically ask " Is the person breathing normally" Other medical information descriptions - ANSWER-Pulse, condition, pain Heartbeat How patient is looking How severe pain is History - ANSWER-Medication usage, history or repeat occurrences of given emergency Should you ask the person if you can stay on the line? - ANSWER-No, you have to be firm and tell them what to do. There is no options for them Can aid personnel enter without police presence in a dangerous environment? - ANSWER-No, they have to be accompanied by an officer What is an ALS ambulance used for - ANSWER-When the patient may not survive before getting to the hospital aka "pre hospital emergency" What are two different types of shock? - ANSWER-Septic and Anaphylactic shock, elderly are more likely to die Understand mechanism of injury to dete