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EMD Test Review | Questions & Solutions
EMD Test Review | Questions & Solutions
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EMD Test Review | Questions & SolutionsAll actual response assignments and emergency modes are:
A. dictated by the IAEMD council of standards.
B. listed on the MPDS response grid.
C. predetermined by local medical control and EMS administration.
D. Determined by individual EMD's based on the specific needs of each case.
Correct Ans - C. Predetermined by local medical control and EMS
administraton.
Medical professionals and communications experts from around the world
contribute to the ongoing development of the MPDS.
True/False Correct Ans - True
Which of the following best describes the difference between certification and
accreditation?
A. Agencies are certified, and individuals are accredited.
B. Individuals are certified, and agencies are accredited.
C. Certification and accreditation are the same thing. Correct Ans - B.
Individuals are certified, agencies are accredited.
List the 6 roles of the EMD Correct Ans - -Telephone interrogator
-Dispatch Life Support (DLS) insrtuction provider
-Resource allocator (triage) - who needs help, what help, and in what priority.
-Logistics Coordinator
-Field communicator
-Life impactor
****** Last four call processing objectives. Correct Ans - -Safety
-System Response
-Patient Care
-Information for responders
List 5 benefits of structured call taking and protocol use Correct Ans - -
Established standard of care
, -Prioritized responses
-Quality improvement procedures
-Certification and accreditation
-Reduced exposure to liability.
The MPDS symbol (Imagine peacock with arrow pointing left) directs the EMD
to:
A. Go to PDI's, then DLS links
B. Send and go to PDI's
C. Send, PDI's, and return to questioning
D. Send and return to questioning Correct Ans - D. Send and return to
questioning
A question with the pre-question qualifier (Female 12-50) should be asked:
A. Always
B. Only when the caller reports that the patient is a female between the ages of
12 and 50.
C. Only when the patient is a male and younger than 12 or older than 50.
Correct Ans - B. Only when the caller reports that the patient is a female
between the ages of 12 and 50.
Key questions must be asked in order and as written
True/False Correct Ans - True
DLS Links
A. Direct the EMD to the appropriate pre-arrival or case exist instructions.
B. point out additional agencies that should be notified about an emergency.
C. provide reference to books, magazines, and videos that may be of interest to
the EMDs
D. none of the above Correct Ans - A. Direct the EMD to the
appropriate pre-arrival or case exist instructions.
Key question 7 on protocol 5 is "(>/= to 50) Did S/He faint (pass out) or
nearly faint?" - Based on MPDS standards, it is appropriate to read this
question as "did she faint, pass out, or nearly faint"
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