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APCO EMD TEST | Questions with AnswersVerified 100% Correct
What supports the body, provides movement, and protects vital organs. -
✔✔Musculoskeletal System
Which of the following do patients sense of impending doom - ✔✔Cardiac Arrest, Shock,
Respiratory distress, bleeding ( all of the above)
The two main sites of concern when dealing with bleeding are - ✔✔internal and external
An abdominal pain complaint that is defined as being most critical - ✔✔Ectopic Pregnancy
What guide-card must be used when dealing with pleurisy, pneumonia, hiatal hernias, rib
injuries, muscle strains & shingles - ✔✔Chest Pain Guide-card
What is not a common cause of headaches? - ✔✔Repetitive head movement
With poisonings do not give the patient anything to eat or drink except in cases of what? -
✔✔Caustic ingestion of acid or lye
Special consideration of animal bites - ✔✔children generally suffer more sever injuries from
animal bites in comparison to adults
Heat/cold exposure fall under what guide-card - ✔✔Traumatic incidents
dispatch feedback should include all of the following - ✔✔EMS field personnel, law
enforcement, hospital personnel, ( NOT CITIZENS )
, How often should EMD's receive continuing education? - ✔✔Monthly
A continuing education program should address topics based upon what - ✔✔Quality
Assurance and Quality Improvement
How often should EMD's/dispatchers receive supplemental training on medical emergencies
and terminology? - ✔✔2 years
What must be obtained to re-certify on training for medical emergencies and terminology -
✔✔24 hours over 2 years of CDE credit ( 12 hours annually)
what are CDE objectives - ✔✔understanding medical conditions, improving skills in providing
pre-arrival instructions, EMD guide-card familirization
Which of the following area all types of CDE's - ✔✔Apco institute course, group training,
teaching classes, scenario training, ride-along, CDE articles, conferences
Knowing the reasons to be suspended or revoked - ✔✔getting a parking ticket is not a
reason
having a successful QA/QI program can - ✔✔Reduce risk management, identify poor
performance/behavior, identify good performance/behavior
Utilizing resources effectively means making the best use of what you have available all of the
following is needed - ✔✔Be familiar with their capabilities, follow you EMD guide-cards,
recognize the importance of conserving higher lever recourses
What is the Term for you are ultimately responsible for your actions - ✔✔Liability
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