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Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) involves the combination of what two things?
✔✔Telecommunications skills and medical knowledge
The APCO Institute EMD Course is based on information from what two sources? ✔✔National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration's EMD: National Standard Curriculum
& ASTM International (American Society for Testing and Materials)
Prior to this course, APCO requires the completion of what two things? ✔✔APCO Public Safety
Telecommunicator 1 course OR Formalized Telecommunicator Training course
& current CPR certification
What are the responsibilities of the EMD? ✔✔1. Receive and process calls for EMS assistance
2. Determine the nature and severity of the medical incident type without diagnosing
the medical problem or condition
3. Coordinating and dispatching EMS resources based in the predetermined response
configurations found in the local medically approved EMD guidecards
4. Provides emergency medical assistance using local medically approved guidecards and
software
5. Maintain confidentiality
6. Maintain contact with the caller
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, What are the characteristics of a successful EMD? ✔✔1. Helpful, compassionate, and polite
2. Effectively handles the emotional stress involved in caller/patient crisis situations and clearly
guides callers
3. Should be clear, concise, and use accurate speech
What is the EMS system? ✔✔Complex arrangement of components including:statewide
legislation, system management, Human Resources and training, communications,
transportation, public information and education, facilities, trauma systems, medical direction,
and evaluation * all designed to serve the needs of the public in medical emergencies. All the
pieces must be present for the system to be complete
What are the common resources of the EMS system? ✔✔*Hospitals*
Medical centers/ trauma centers/specialty units/crisis centers/hyperbaric chamber facilities
Rescue squads/extrication units helicopters/ *air ambulances*
Ambulances
Special care facilities: burn centers, prenatal units, psychiatric centers, etc
HAZMAT resources
Gas and electric utilities
*police and fire*
Poison control
Sexual assault centers/counselors
Translator services
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, US Coast Guard
Military Assistance to Safety and Traffic
What are ALS and BLS and what is the difference? ✔✔ALS: Advanced Life Support
BLS: Basic Life Support
They vary in the type of resources/equipment they carry, their transport capacities, available
treatments, and training
What are the tiers of the EMS System? ✔✔First Responders
BLS: Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)- Basic
ALS: EMT- intermediate or EMT- Paramedic
Air ambulance/aeromedical services
What are some common myths about EMD? ✔✔All EMS calls must be answered "lights
and sirens"- in most cases this is unnecessary because most situations are not life
threatening
Using the EMD guidecards increases the time and resources required to process the call- very
little difference, and sometimes is shorter
What is liability? ✔✔You are ultimately responsible for your actions
What is negligence? ✔✔Failure to act or perform in a particular situation in the way that a
reasonable, prudent person would give under similar circumstances
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solutions | Rated A+ Latest Update 2024
Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) involves the combination of what two things?
✔✔Telecommunications skills and medical knowledge
The APCO Institute EMD Course is based on information from what two sources? ✔✔National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration's EMD: National Standard Curriculum
& ASTM International (American Society for Testing and Materials)
Prior to this course, APCO requires the completion of what two things? ✔✔APCO Public Safety
Telecommunicator 1 course OR Formalized Telecommunicator Training course
& current CPR certification
What are the responsibilities of the EMD? ✔✔1. Receive and process calls for EMS assistance
2. Determine the nature and severity of the medical incident type without diagnosing
the medical problem or condition
3. Coordinating and dispatching EMS resources based in the predetermined response
configurations found in the local medically approved EMD guidecards
4. Provides emergency medical assistance using local medically approved guidecards and
software
5. Maintain confidentiality
6. Maintain contact with the caller
Ask for any Exams or Study materials from ()
, What are the characteristics of a successful EMD? ✔✔1. Helpful, compassionate, and polite
2. Effectively handles the emotional stress involved in caller/patient crisis situations and clearly
guides callers
3. Should be clear, concise, and use accurate speech
What is the EMS system? ✔✔Complex arrangement of components including:statewide
legislation, system management, Human Resources and training, communications,
transportation, public information and education, facilities, trauma systems, medical direction,
and evaluation * all designed to serve the needs of the public in medical emergencies. All the
pieces must be present for the system to be complete
What are the common resources of the EMS system? ✔✔*Hospitals*
Medical centers/ trauma centers/specialty units/crisis centers/hyperbaric chamber facilities
Rescue squads/extrication units helicopters/ *air ambulances*
Ambulances
Special care facilities: burn centers, prenatal units, psychiatric centers, etc
HAZMAT resources
Gas and electric utilities
*police and fire*
Poison control
Sexual assault centers/counselors
Translator services
Ask for any Exams or Study materials from ()
, US Coast Guard
Military Assistance to Safety and Traffic
What are ALS and BLS and what is the difference? ✔✔ALS: Advanced Life Support
BLS: Basic Life Support
They vary in the type of resources/equipment they carry, their transport capacities, available
treatments, and training
What are the tiers of the EMS System? ✔✔First Responders
BLS: Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)- Basic
ALS: EMT- intermediate or EMT- Paramedic
Air ambulance/aeromedical services
What are some common myths about EMD? ✔✔All EMS calls must be answered "lights
and sirens"- in most cases this is unnecessary because most situations are not life
threatening
Using the EMD guidecards increases the time and resources required to process the call- very
little difference, and sometimes is shorter
What is liability? ✔✔You are ultimately responsible for your actions
What is negligence? ✔✔Failure to act or perform in a particular situation in the way that a
reasonable, prudent person would give under similar circumstances
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