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EMD EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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EMD EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS_______ is defined as the "failure to act or perform" in a particular situation as any other
reasonable, prudent dispatcher (with similar experience/training) would in similar
situations - answer- Negligence
__________ means that you are ultimately responsible for your actions? - answer-
Liability
Define "Actual Consent" - answer- Direct verbal or non-verbal communication to
someone who is giving aid
Define "detrimental reliance" - answer- when an action or service does not happen that
a person claims was reasonable to rely on the agency to perform or provide, resulting in
injury or worsening of the pts condition --"Expectation"
Define "Implied Consent" - answer- in situation where someone is unconscious or
unable to respond, it is safe for us to assume that the person would want to be helped
Define "simple negligence" - answer- Negligent conduct not purposeful or due to
"malicious intent"
Describe the "emergency rule" - answer- it means that someone who is acting in an
emergency situation cannot be held to the same standard of conduct as someone not in
that situation
describe the difference between a bleeding artery and a bleeding vein - answer- -Artery
bleeds with spurts of bright red blood -vein bleeds in an ozzing/pulsing fashion with dark
red blood
describe the role of platelets in clotting - answer- blood platelets go to the would and
break down to block the hole
Describe what happens during the call-receiving phase. - answer- EMD takes the call,
interrogates called to determine chief complaint and goes to EMDPRS for additional
interrogation and information
Describe what it is meant by a "cold response" - answer- Ambulance is responding
without using lights and sirens as part of the normal traffic flow
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Name 3 misconceptions about EMD - answer- All EMS calls must go "lights and sirens",
callers are to upset to provide accurate ans useful info, medical advice cannot help
patients and could be dangerous over the phone
, Name 3 of the 4 criteria that courts use in establishing negligence - answer- -Duty. -
Breach of duty. -Injury/Damages. -Proximate cause/causation
name 3 of the 4 parts of the female reproductive system - answer- fallopian tubes,
ovaries, uterus, vagina
Name 3 of the 4 parts of the upper extremity - answer- shoulder girdle, arm, forearm,
hand
name 3 of the 5 major parts of the circulatory system - answer- Heart, Arteries, veins,
capillaries, blood
Name 3 resources commonly found in most EMS systems. - answer- BLS/ALS, fire,
police
name 3 time sensitive criteria under to determine dispatch criteria - answer-
consciousness, shock, respiratory distress
Name 4 of the 6systems of the body - answer- Nervous system, circulatory system,
respiratory system, digestive system
Name 5 characteristics of a successful EMD - answer- Helpful/compassionate. Handles
stress. Maintains confidentiality. Assists responder in locating patients. Gathers and
priorities info.
Name 5 of 7 signs of shock. - answer- -Pale/cool/moist skin. -shallow/rapid breathing. -
dull/lackluster eyes or dilated pupils. -decreasing levels of consciousness. -fluid loss
from bleeding,vomiting or diarrhea. -weak/thread pulse. -steady drop in blood pressure
Name 5 of the 7 symptoms of shock. - answer- -Feeling of impending doom. -weakness.
-nausea. -thirst. -dizziness. -coolness. -restlessness/anxiety
Name 5 types of shock - answer- -anaphylactic. -cardiogenic -hemorrhagic -
hypovolemic -neurogenic-psychogenic -septic
name the 2 parts of the central nervous system - answer- Brain, spinal cord
Name the 2 types of nerves found in the peripheral nervous system - answer- Motor
nerves, sensory nerves
name the 3 subsystems of the nervous system - answer- -Central nervous system -
peripheral system -Autonomic system
name the 3 types of bones in the foot - answer- tarsals, metatarsals, phalanges
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