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Emergency Medical Dispatch - ANSWER-involves the combination of telecomm skills and medical knowledge Emergency Medical Services - ANSWER-public's emergency medical needs as part of the local ____ ____ ____ National Standard Curriculum - ANSWER-APCO Institute EMD Course is based on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's EMD ____ ____ ____ American Heart Association - ANSWER-AHA •APCO PST course •CPR certified - ANSWER-Prerequisites for this course •understan...

1. What does the acronym TDD stand for? - ANSWER-Telecommunications Device for the Deaf 2. When faced with an ethical dilemma in the communication center, the ETC should first: - ANSWER-Follow the 3Ps: Protocol, Procedure, and Policy 3. A procedure that has been highly defined, structured, and placed into a reference system is known as a: - ANSWER-Protocol 4. In this course, the "Three P's" refer to: - ANSWER-Protocol, Procedure, and Policy 5. During a disaster, in the Incident Co...

Standard One (as written) - ANSWER-Not as scripted: question not read correctly but no meaning change. Combining questions is considered asked incorrectly Standard two (clarifiers) - ANSWER-Only to be read when caller doesn't understand Standard three (acceptable clarification or enhancements) - ANSWER-When caller is being vague the caller must clarify Standard four (alternatives) - ANSWER-Words or phrases with "/" caller must chose best phase for situation Standard five (operant ...

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 des...

First Law of Fainting - ANSWER-Near fainting is best describes as "almost fainted" and should be considered the same as fainting (not just dizzy.) First Law of Chest or Back Pain - ANSWER-"Hurts to breathe" is not considered difficulty or abnormal breathing. First Law of Burns - ANSWER-If someone was burned, something might be burning. EMD's First Law of Safety - ANSWER-Don't create more victims at the scene EMD's Second Law of Safety - ANSWER-Don't get it on you or even touc...

TRUE OR FALSE EMD stands for Emergency Medical Dispatch - ANSWER-TRUE TRUE OR FALSE The APCO Institute EMD Course is based on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Emergency Medical Dispatch: National Standard Curriculum. - ANSWER-TRUE PSET's must be certified in what in order to successfully complete the APCO EMD Course. A) Call Taking B) Communication Skills C) CPR D) NONE OF THE ABOVE - ANSWER-C What is EMD? A) State and identifying roles and responsi...

Card 1 - ANSWER-Abdominal Pain Card 2 - ANSWER-Allergies/Envenomations Card 3 - ANSWER-Animal bites/ Attacks Card 4 - ANSWER-Assault/ sexual assault Card 5 - ANSWER-Back pain Card 6 - ANSWER-Breathing problems Card 7 - ANSWER-Burns Card 8 - ANSWER-Carbon monoxide/ inhalation/ hazmat/ CBRN Card 9 - ANSWER-Cardiac or respiratory arrest/death Card 10 - ANSWER-Chest pain Card 11 - ANSWER-Choking Card 12 - ANSWER-Convulsions/ seizure Card 13 - ANSWER-Diabetic probl...

Quality - ANSWER-•a distinguishing attribute •essential character/ nature •a high level of value or excellence Quality assurance (QA) - ANSWER-Process of measuring & evaluating various aspects of performance against accepted standards Quality improvement (QI) - ANSWER-Total system approach to continuously improving products and services Quality management (QM) - ANSWER-The overall process used by a organization to ensure their product or service are consistent and maintain a le...

Common Misconceptions About EMDs - ANSWER-1. Callers are too upset to provide accurate and useful responses to the EMD 2. Callers would not be able to provide the EMD with required information that is necessary to effectively dispatch emergency medical resources 3. The medical expertise required for effective emergency medical dispatch is not important, therefore public safety officials should use non-EMD dispatchers to dispatch resources 4. All EMS calls will be answered "lights and siren...

The 4 general functions of an EMD. - ANSWER-1 Receive and Process Telephone Calls 2 Dispatch and Coordinate EMS Resources 3. Provide Instructions to Callers and Information to Responders. 4. Coordinate with other Public Safety Agencies. What are the 5 roles of the EMD? - ANSWER-1 Telephone Interrogation 2 Triage 3 Dispatch Allocation and Field Communication 4 Logistics Coordination 5 Resource Networking. List the Four Basic Protocol Components of MPDS. - ANSWER-1 Case Entry Protocol...