emd course v14
the six links of the patient care chain of survival are: - Answers -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 - Answers -true
a question with the pre-question qualifier "(female 12-50)" should be asked - Answers -
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 - Answers -true
DLS links: - Answers -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?" - Answers -False
words or phrases printed in ALL UPPERCASE text in the MPDS key questions indicate
that: - Answers -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 - Answers
-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 ? - Answers -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 ? - Answers -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) - Answers -2.
allergies (reactions)/envenomations (stings, bites)
