EMD
1. What does DLS mean Dispatch Life Support
2. MPDS stands for medical priority dispatch system
3. DeLuca's Law EMD's will follow all protocols per se,
avoiding freelance questioning or infor-
mation unless it enhances, not replaces,
the written protocol questions and scripts.
4. MPDS stands for? Medical Priority Dispatch System
5. Frenza's law A thing not looked for is seldom found
6. Basic MPDS Protocol Flow 1. Ask all appropriate Key Questions
2. Select the determinant code
3. Send the response
4. Provide post-dispatch instructions
5. Read critical EMD information (CEI)
6. Follow Dispatch life support (DLS) links
7. "Blue is for you" (EMD) Blue text should not be read to the caller
8. Pre-Question Qualifiers (PQQ's) identify conditional questions that should
only be read in specific situations
9. Four commandments of EMD chief complaint
pt.'s age
status of consciousness
status of breathing
10. Priority Symptoms are: 1. Abnormal breathing
2. Chest pain/discomfort
3. Decreased level of consciousness
4. Serious hemorrhage
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, EMD
11. ECHO determinant practice is: allows early recognition and closer re-
sponse initiation based on extreme condi-
tions of breathing and other dire circum-
stances as defined, such as a person on
fire. Such coding is separated from DELTA
to encourage local assignment of the ab-
solute closest response of any trained
crew.
12. ECHO determinant descriptors are listed on: Case entry
13. Freelance instruction (in EMD) is? Instructions that are generally considered
to be beyond the calltaker's scope of prac-
tice or that are incorrect
Leading question: A question that pro-
vides a probable answer to a question that
may lead callers to give the answer they
thing the call taker wants to hear.
14. What does RED lettering mean in EMD? relates to safety questions
15. A 3rd party caller (in EMD) would be classi- A person who is watching from a distance
fied as what?
16. What are the benefits of structured call tak- standard care, reduces liability, higher
ing and protocol use? quality and improvement
17. If you see something in red text, what does Red relates to safety questions
that mean?
18. What are the 4 priority symptoms? Abnormal breathing
Chest pain/discomfort
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1. What does DLS mean Dispatch Life Support
2. MPDS stands for medical priority dispatch system
3. DeLuca's Law EMD's will follow all protocols per se,
avoiding freelance questioning or infor-
mation unless it enhances, not replaces,
the written protocol questions and scripts.
4. MPDS stands for? Medical Priority Dispatch System
5. Frenza's law A thing not looked for is seldom found
6. Basic MPDS Protocol Flow 1. Ask all appropriate Key Questions
2. Select the determinant code
3. Send the response
4. Provide post-dispatch instructions
5. Read critical EMD information (CEI)
6. Follow Dispatch life support (DLS) links
7. "Blue is for you" (EMD) Blue text should not be read to the caller
8. Pre-Question Qualifiers (PQQ's) identify conditional questions that should
only be read in specific situations
9. Four commandments of EMD chief complaint
pt.'s age
status of consciousness
status of breathing
10. Priority Symptoms are: 1. Abnormal breathing
2. Chest pain/discomfort
3. Decreased level of consciousness
4. Serious hemorrhage
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, EMD
11. ECHO determinant practice is: allows early recognition and closer re-
sponse initiation based on extreme condi-
tions of breathing and other dire circum-
stances as defined, such as a person on
fire. Such coding is separated from DELTA
to encourage local assignment of the ab-
solute closest response of any trained
crew.
12. ECHO determinant descriptors are listed on: Case entry
13. Freelance instruction (in EMD) is? Instructions that are generally considered
to be beyond the calltaker's scope of prac-
tice or that are incorrect
Leading question: A question that pro-
vides a probable answer to a question that
may lead callers to give the answer they
thing the call taker wants to hear.
14. What does RED lettering mean in EMD? relates to safety questions
15. A 3rd party caller (in EMD) would be classi- A person who is watching from a distance
fied as what?
16. What are the benefits of structured call tak- standard care, reduces liability, higher
ing and protocol use? quality and improvement
17. If you see something in red text, what does Red relates to safety questions
that mean?
18. What are the 4 priority symptoms? Abnormal breathing
Chest pain/discomfort
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