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APCO EMD Exam Questions and
Answers (100% Pass)
1. A _______ ______ should be clear, concise, and use accurate speech.
✓ A successful EMD
Hospitals, Air Ambulances, and Law Enforcement are considered parts of a
local EMS System.
✓ True
Which tier level are First Responders?
✓ Tier 1
Advanced Life Support falls into which Tier of EMS?
✓ Tier 3
Proximate cause shows a direct relationship between the action or inaction of
the EMD and _____.
✓ The Injury
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Medical calls for assistance normally demand a higher standard of
confidentiality.
✓ True
To establish the standard of care an EMD's behavior and conduct are judged
in comparison with others with similar training and experience, local or state
statutes, and professional standards.
✓ True
The two National agencies that set the standards and guidelines for EMD are:
a. NHTSA and ASTM
b. FEMA and Red Cross
c. AMA and ADA
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
✓ NHTSA and ASTM
Objective progress reports, work descriptions and policy and procedure
manuals are all examples of what type of risk management.
a. Individual
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b. Agency
c. Liberal
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
✓ Agency
To effectively utilize your local resources it is important to
a. Obtain proper information
b. Understand and use your EMD Guidecards
c. Recognize when specialty units are needed
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
✓ d. All of the above
The APCO EMD Guidecards
a. Provide key questions to help determine the nature of the incident
b. Give information on what resources to send
c. Provide medical instructions for the caller until units arrive on scene
d. All of the above
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APCO EMD Exam Questions and
Answers (100% Pass)
1. A _______ ______ should be clear, concise, and use accurate speech.
✓ A successful EMD
Hospitals, Air Ambulances, and Law Enforcement are considered parts of a
local EMS System.
✓ True
Which tier level are First Responders?
✓ Tier 1
Advanced Life Support falls into which Tier of EMS?
✓ Tier 3
Proximate cause shows a direct relationship between the action or inaction of
the EMD and _____.
✓ The Injury
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Medical calls for assistance normally demand a higher standard of
confidentiality.
✓ True
To establish the standard of care an EMD's behavior and conduct are judged
in comparison with others with similar training and experience, local or state
statutes, and professional standards.
✓ True
The two National agencies that set the standards and guidelines for EMD are:
a. NHTSA and ASTM
b. FEMA and Red Cross
c. AMA and ADA
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
✓ NHTSA and ASTM
Objective progress reports, work descriptions and policy and procedure
manuals are all examples of what type of risk management.
a. Individual
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b. Agency
c. Liberal
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
✓ Agency
To effectively utilize your local resources it is important to
a. Obtain proper information
b. Understand and use your EMD Guidecards
c. Recognize when specialty units are needed
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
✓ d. All of the above
The APCO EMD Guidecards
a. Provide key questions to help determine the nature of the incident
b. Give information on what resources to send
c. Provide medical instructions for the caller until units arrive on scene
d. All of the above
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