EMD Certification Exam Questions and Answers 100% Correct
Question : All actual response assignments and emergency
modes are:
CORRECT ANSWER : predetermined by local Medical
Control and EMS Administration
Question : Medical professional and communications experts
from around the world contribute to the ongoing dev3elopment of the MPDS
CORRECT ANSWER : True
Question : What's the difference between certification and
accreditation?
CORRECT ANSWER : Individuals are certified, and
agencies are accredited
Question : List the six roles of the the EMD
CORRECT ANSWER : Interrogator
Field Communicator
Dispatch Life Support Provider Resource Allocator (Triage) Life Impactor Logistics Coordinator
Question : List four call processing objectives
CORRECT ANSWER : Safety
System Response Patient Care Information for Responders
Question : List five benefits of structured calltaking and
protocol use
CORRECT ANSWER : An established standard of service
Prioritized responses Quality improvement procedures Certification and Accreditation Reduced exposure to liability
Question : The MPDS symbol with the PDI/Lights/Arrow
directs the EMD to:
CORRECT ANSWER : Send, PDI's and return to
questioning
Question : A question with the pre-question qualifier
"(Female 12-50)" should be asked:
CORRECT ANSWER : only when the caller reports that the
patient is a female between the ages of 12 and 50
Question : Key questions must be asked in order and as
written
CORRECT ANSWER : true
Question : DLS Links
CORRECT ANSWER : Provide links to specific Dispatch
Life Support (DLS) Instructions
Question : 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?"
CORRECT ANSWER : False
Question : Words or phrases printed in ALL UPPERCASE
text in the MPDS Key Questions indicate that:
CORRECT ANSWER : a definition is available for the word
or phrase in the Additional Information section of the protocols.
Question : 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.
CORRECT ANSWER : True
Question : List the five primary components of the MPDS
CORRECT ANSWER : Case Entry Protocol
Chief Complaint Protocols Diagnostic and Instruction Tools Pre-Arrival Instructions