EMD COURSE V14 EXAM TEST QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS

EMD COURSE V14 EXAM TEST QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS words or phrases printed in ALL UPPERCASE text in the MPDS key questions indicate that: - ANSWER -a definition is available for the word or phrase in the Additional Information section of the protocols. T or F: when a second-party caller cannot tell if the patient is breathing or not, the patient should be considered to be NOT BREATHING until proven otherwise - ANSWER -true in response to key questuon 1a on protocol 12, the caller reports that the 14 year old patient was not alert between seizures, what should u do next ? - ANSWER -initiate 12-D-2 response, provide all appropriate PDI's and then return to the questioning in response to Case entry question 3 the caller reports that her 16 year old brother is on fire , what should u do next ? - ANSWER -initiate 7-E 1 response, provide case entry PDI's A and H, and return to questioning. An alert, first party caller reports that he was just bitten by a rattlesnake. What is the best CC protocol? (Refer to MPDS chief complaint classification table) - ANSWER -2. allergies (reactions)/envenomations (stings, bites) list the 5 primary components of the MPDS - ANSWER --Case entry protocol -Chief complaint (CC) protocols -Diagnostic and Instruction Tools -PAI's -Case Exit Protocols List the 6 primary components of the MPDS Chief complaint protocols - ANSWER --key questions -determinant descriptors -post dispatch instructions (PDI) -critical EMD information (CEI) -dispatch life support (DLS) -additional information (AI) List the four commandments of EMD - ANSWER --Chief Complaint -Age -Status of Consciousness -Status of Breathing List the four priority symptoms - ANSWER --Abnormal Breathing -Chest Pain (discomfort) -Decreased level of consciousness -SERIOUS hemorrhage T or F: although DLS incorporates concepts from both BLS and ALS it is actually a unique form of medical practice - ANSWER -true Instructions on the Case Exit Protocol are considered; - ANSWER Post Dispatch Instructions (PDI's) PAI's must be read - ANSWER -exactly as written T or F: the head-tilt is the only recognized method of airway control in the PAI dispatch environment - ANSWER -true T or F: DLA instructions for relieving an airway obstruction include the use of back blows as a last resort - ANSWER -false T or F: compressions only and compressions 1st CPR are the same thing - ANSWER -false T or F: not all panel directors are contingent on the ANSWER to an operant question - ANSWER -true chief complaint - ANSWER -the primary reason the patient is seeking medical care chief complaint protocols - ANSWER -Problem-specific MPDS protocols. Chief complaint protocols function as a secondary interrogation and contain Key Questions, Determinant Descriptors, Post Dispatch Instructions, Critical EMD Information, Dispatch Life Support Links, and Additional Information. Determinant Codes - ANSWER -Alphanumeric response codes assigned by combining the Chief Complaint number, the Determinant Level letter, the Determinant Descriptor number, and the Determinant Suffix letter. Dispatch Life Support (DLS) - ANSWER -Providing care and Links to appropriate PAI or exit instructions. echo - ANSWER -a determinant level that allows early recognition and response initiation based on extreme conditions of breathing and other dire circumstances