the six links of the patient care chain of survival are: - answer-1. recognition and response
activation
2. early CPR
3. rapid defibrillation
4. advanced resuscitation
5. post cardiac arrest care
6. recovery
T or F: EMDS are trained medical professionals - answer-true
a question with the pre-question qualifier "(female 12-50)" should be asked - answer-only when
the caller reports that the patient is a female between the ages of 12 and 50.
T or F: key questions must be asked in order as written - answer-true
DLS links: - answer-Direct the EMD to the appropriate Pre Arrival or case exit instructions
T or F: Key Question 7 on Protocol 5 is "(>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?" - answer-False
words or phrases printed in ALL UPPERCASE text in the MPDS key questions indicate that: -
answer-a definition is available for the word or phrase in the Additional Information section of
the protocols.
T or F: 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 - answer-true
in response to key questuon 1a on protocol 12, the caller reports that the 14 year old patient
was not alert between seizures, what should u do next ? - answer-initiate 12-D-2 response,
provide all appropriate PDI's and then return to the questioning
in response to Case entry question 3 the caller reports that her 16 year old brother is on fire ,
what should u do next ? - answer-initiate 7-E-1 response, provide case entry PDI's A and H, and
return to questioning.
An alert, first party caller reports that he was just bitten by a rattlesnake. What is the best CC
protocol? (Refer to MPDS chief complaint classification table) - answer-2. allergies
(reactions)/envenomations (stings, bites)
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