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EMD

IAED EMD Questions

QuestionAnswer
All actual response assignments and emergency modes are: predetermined by local Medical Control and EMS administration
True or False: Medical professionals and communications experts from around the world contribute to the ongoing development of the MPDS. True
True or False: Agencies are certified and individuals are accredited. False
What are the six roles of EMD? 1) telephone interrogator 2) dispatch Life Support Instruction provider 3) resource allocator (triage) 4) logistics coordinator 5) field communicator 6) life impactor
List the four call processing objectives: 1) safety 2) system response 3) patient care 4) information for responders
List five benefits of structured call taking and protocol use: 1) an established standard of service 2) prioritized responses 3) quality improvement procedures 4) certification and accreditation 5) reduced exposure to liability
The MPDS symbol directs the EMD to: send and return to questioning
A question with the Pre-Question Qualifier "(Female 12-50)" should be asked: only when the caller reports that the patient is a female between the ages of 12 and 50
True or False: Key Questions must be asked in order and as written True
DLS Links: direct the EMD to the appropriate Pre-Arrival or Case Exit instructions
Key Question 7 on Protocol 5 is "(>50) Did s/he faint (pass out) or nearly faint?" Based on MPDS standards is it appropriate to read this question as "Did she faint, pass out, or nearly faint?" False
Words or phrases printed in ALL UPPERCASE text in MPDS key Questions indicate that: a definition is available for the word or phrase in the Additional Information section of the protocols
True or False (c): 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. True
In response to Key Question 1 on Protocol 20 the caller reports that the patient is complaining of mild chest discomfort. What should you do next? Shunt to protocol 10
In response to Key Question 1a on Protocol 12 the caller reports that the 14 year old patient was not alert between seizures. What should you do next? Initiate a 12-D-2 response, provide all appropriate PDIs and then return to questioning
A second-party caller is reporting a diabetic problem in a 42 year old male who is awake and breathing. Caller reports that the patient is completely alert, behaving normally and breathing normally. What is the best Determinant Code? 13-A-1
A 15 year old female has a pencil stuck in her eye. Caller reports the patient is completely alert, was accidentally injured and the pencil is stuck in the eye with no fluid leaking out. What is the best Determinant Code? 16-B-1
In response to Case Entry Question 3, the caller reports that her 16 year old brother is on fire. What should you do next? Initiate a 7-E-1 response provide Case Entry PDIs a and f and return to questioning.
A second-party caller reports that his 8 year old sister is currently having a seizure. The patient is not awake and not breathing. What is the best Chief Complaint? 12: Convulsions / Seizures
An alert caller reports that he was bitten by a rattle snake. What is the best Chief Complaint? 2: Allergies (Reactions) / Envenomations (Stings, Bites)
List the five primary components of the MPDS a) Case Entry Protocol b) Chief Complaint Protocol c) Diagnostic and Instruction Tools d) Pre-Arrival Instructions e) Case Exit Protocol
List the six primary components of the MPDS Chief Complaint Protocols a) Key Questions b) Determinant Descriptors c) Post-Dispatch Instructions d) Critical EMD Information e) Dispatch Life Support f) Additional Information
List the four Commandments of EMD a) Chief Complaint b) age c) status of consciousness d) status of breathing
List the four Priority Symptoms a) abnormal breathing b) chest pain/discomfort c) decreased level of consciousness d) SERIOUS hemorrhage
What is the appropriate Chief Complaint for a Snakebite? 2: Allergies (Reactions) / Envenomation (Stings, Bites)
What is the appropriate Chief Complaint for a Tracheostomy Blockage? 6: Breathing Problems
What is the appropriate Chief Complaint for a Blast Injuries? 7: Burns (Scalds) / Explosion (Blast)
What is the appropriate Chief Complaint for a Heart Attack Symptoms? 10: Chest Pain / Chest Discomfort (Non-Traumatic)
What is the appropriate Chief Complaint for a Long Fall caused by electrocution? 15: Electrocution / Lightning
What is the appropriate Chief Complaint for a ground level fall caused by fainting? 31: Unconscious/Fainting (Near)
What is the appropriate Chief Complaint for a Carbon Monoxide Poisoning? 8: Carbon Monoxide/Inhalation/HAZMAT/CBRN
True or False: Although DLS incorporates the concepts from both BLS and ALS, it is actually a unique form of medical practice. True
Instructions from the Case Exit Protocol are considered: Post-Dispatch Instructions (PDIs)
PAIs must be read: exactly as written
True or False: The head-tilt is the only recognized method of airway control in the PAI dispatch environment True
True or False: DLS Instructions for relieving an airway obstructions include the use of back blows as a last resort. False
True or False: Compressions Only and Compressions 1st CPR are the same thing False
True or False: Not all panel directors are contingent on the answer to an operant question. True
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