APCO EMD Exam VERSION A AND B Latest

APCO EMD Exam VERSION A AND B Latest Update 2025-2026 Exam 160 Questions with 100% Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed A+

1. A successful EMD should:

• Be clear
• Be concise
• Use accurate speech
• All of the above

e. None of the above - CORRECT ANSWER: d. All of the above

• Which of the following can be considered part of a local EMS System?
• Hospitals
• Air Ambulances
• Law Enforcement
• All of the above

e. None of the above - CORRECT ANSWER: d. All of the above

• Which of the following is a Tier 1 level of training?
• Basic Life Support
• Advanced Life Support
• Aeromedical Ambulances

d. First Responders - CORRECT ANSWER: d. First Responders

• Advanced Life Support falls into which Tier of EMS?
• Tier 1 1 / 3

• Tier 2
• Tier 3

d. Tier 4 - CORRECT ANSWER: c. Tier 3

• Proximate cause shows a direct relationship between the action or inaction of the

EMD and

• The Duty
• The Responders
• The Injury

d. None of the above - CORRECT ANSWER: c. The Injury

• Medical calls for assistance normally demand a _____ standard of confidentiality.
• Lower
• Normal
• Higher

d. Variable - CORRECT ANSWER: c. Higher

• 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
• Professional standards
• All of the above

e. None of the above - CORRECT ANSWER: d. All of the above

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

• NHTSA and ASTM
• FEMA and Red Cross 2 / 3

• AMA and ADA
• All of the above

e. None of the above - CORRECT ANSWER: a. 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

e. None of the above - CORRECT ANSWER: b. 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

e. None of the above - CORRECT ANSWER: d. All of the above

• 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

e. None of the above - CORRECT ANSWER: d. All of the above

• Card Title, Response Type, Response Criteria, Vital Points Questions and the Short

Report are all found on which card type?

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