EMD Updated Exam| Questions & Answers

EMD Updated Exam| Questions & Answers Misconceptions of EMD Correct Answer: Callers are too upset to provide accurate and useful responses to EMD Callers are unable to provide EMD's with information needed for effective dispatch The EMD is too busy dispatching to five medical instructions True or False: The EMD must determine the nature and severity of the medical incident type Correct Answer: True The EMD uses the _______________to provide pre-arrival instructions to callers to prepare them for the responder's arrival Correct Answer: EMDPRS True or False: The EMD takes an incoming call and goes through an "all-caller interrogation" sequence, obtains location and what the emergency is, then goes to the proper protocol in the EMDPRS to give proper instructions. This describes what happens during the call receiving phase Correct Answer: True 5 questions the EMD is trying to answer by using the interrogation procedures Correct Answer: Where, what, how, who, when What are the resources commonly found in most eMS systems Correct Answer: BLS/ALS, Fire, Police, Hospitals An EMS system with more than one level of response Correct Answer: Tiered System EMS Correct Answer: Emergency Medical Services ALS Correct Answer: Includes Paramedic Care BLS Correct Answer: EMT Care Phase I Correct Answer: Call receiving activities Phase II Correct Answer: Dispatch activities Phase III Correct Answer: Call receiving activities True or false: The common response tiers include, First Responders, BLS, ALS, and Aeromedical Correct Answer: True Liability Correct Answer: means you are ultimately responsible for your actions Who can be liable? Correct Answer: The EMD and the Agency