Question 1
An EMD answers a 911 call. Following the MPDS Case Entry Protocol, which question must be asked FIRST?
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Correct answer: B - "What is the exact location of the emergency?"
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An EMD answers a 911 call. Following the MPDS Case Entry Protocol, which question must be asked FIRST?
Correct answer: B - "What is the exact location of the emergency?"
All of the following are among the Four Commandments of the EMD EXCEPT:
Correct answer: A - SERIOUS hemorrhage
Which of the following is NOT one of the five primary components of the Medical Priority Dispatch System?
Correct answer: B - Key Questions
In the determinant code 10-D-4, what does the "10" represent?
Correct answer: A - The Chief Complaint Protocol number
Which determinant level may result in referral rather than the dispatch of an ambulance?
Correct answer: D - OMEGA
A determinant code resolves to a BRAVO-level response. This typically indicates:
Correct answer: D - A BLS response, running HOT
Who determines which response configuration is assigned to each determinant level at a given agency?
Correct answer: C - Local Medical Control
A caller states: "My husband is 58, he's awake, and he's got crushing pain in his chest." Which Chief Complaint Protocol should the EMD select?
Correct answer: A - Protocol 10 - Chest Pain/Chest Discomfort (Non-Traumatic)
An EMD begins on Protocol 26 (Sick Person). The caller then reports the patient is bleeding heavily. The EMD moves to Protocol 21 (Hemorrhage/Lacerations). This action is BEST described as:
Correct answer: C - Shunting
Which of the following is a Pre-Arrival Instruction (PAI) rather than a Post-Dispatch Instruction (PDI)?
Correct answer: D - Coaching the caller through chest compressions
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