APCO EMD Exam 2023 Complete 100

APCO EMD Exam 2023 Complete 100% Verified

• A _______ ______ should be clear, concise, and use accurate speech. - Correct

Answer A successful EMD Hospitals, Air Ambulances, and Law Enforcement are considered parts of a local EMS System. - Correct Answer True Which tier level are First Responders? - Correct Answer Tier 1 Advanced Life Support falls into which Tier of EMS? - Correct Answer Tier 3 Proximate cause shows a direct relationship between the action or inaction of the EMD and _____. - Correct Answer The Injury Medical calls for assistance normally demand a higher standard of confidentiality. - Correct Answer True To establish the standard of care an EMD's behavior and conduct are judged in comparison with others with similar training and experience, local or state statutes, and professional standards. - Correct Answer True

The two National agencies that set the standards and guidelines for EMD are:

• NHTSA and ASTM
• FEMA and Red Cross
• AMA and ADA
• All of the above
• None of the above - Correct Answer NHTSA and ASTM

Objective progress reports, work descriptions and policy and procedure manuals are all examples of what type of risk management.

• Individual
• Agency
• Liberal
• All of the above
• None of the above - Correct Answer Agency

To effectively utilize your local resources it is important to

• Obtain proper information
• Understand and use your EMD Guidecards
• Recognize when specialty units are needed
• All of the above
• None of the above - Correct Answer d. All of the above 1 / 2

The APCO EMD Guidecards

• Provide key questions to help determine the nature of the incident
• Give information on what resources to send
• Provide medical instructions for the caller until units arrive on scene
• All of the above
• None of the above - Correct Answer All of the above

Card Title, Response Type, Response Criteria, Vital Points Questions and the Short Report are all found on which card type?

• All Callers Interrogation Card
• Scripted Medical Instructions Card
• Individual Chief Complaint Card
• All of the above
• None of the above - Correct Answer Individual Chief Complaint Card
• According to the text, the most important piece of information to obtain in the All

Callers Interrogation is who. - Correct Answer False The three call types in EMD are Individual Chief Complaints, Time/Life Critical Complaints and

• Pediatric Complaints
• Geriatric Complaints
• Initial Complaints
• Traumatic Complaints - Correct Answer d. Traumatic Complaints

Cardiac Arrest would be an example of a

• Individual Chief Complaint
• Traumatic Incident Complaint
• Time/Life Critical Complaint
• All of the above
• None of the above - Correct Answer c. Time/Life Critical Complaint

The Pre-Arrival Instructions given to a caller take place during which of the three phases of dispatch?

• Call Receiving
• Call Dispatch
• Post Dispatch
• None of the above - Correct Answer c. Post Dispatch

The All Callers Interrogation Card is used in what phase of dispatch?

• Call Receiving
• Call Dispatch
• Post Dispatch
• None of the above - Correct Answer a. Call Receiving
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