EMD CERTIFICATION QU ESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Question 1: Who predetermines all actual response
assignments and emergency modes?
CORRECT ANSWER : All actual response assignments and
emergency modes are predetermined by local Medical Control and EMS Administration
Question 2: Do medical professionals and communications
experts from around the world contribute to the ongoing development of the MPDS?
CORRECT ANSWER : True
Question 3: What's the difference between certification and
accreditation?
CORRECT ANSWER : Individuals are certified, and
agencies are accredited
Question 4: What are the six roles of the EMD?
CORRECT ANSWER : Interrogator, Field Communicator,
Dispatch Life Support Provider, Resource Allocator (Triage), Life Impactor, Logistics Coordinator
Question 5: What are the four call processing objectives?
CORRECT ANSWER : Safety, System Response, Patient
Care, Information for Responders
Question 6: What are 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 7: What does the MPDS symbol with the
PDI/Lights/Arrow direct the EMD to do?
CORRECT ANSWER : Send, PDI's and return to
questioning
Question 8: When should a question with the pre-question
qualifier "(Female 12-50)" be asked?
CORRECT ANSWER : Only when the caller reports that the
patient is a female between the ages of 12 and 50
Question 9: Must key questions be asked in order and as
written?
CORRECT ANSWER : True
Question 10: What do DLS Links provide?
CORRECT ANSWER : Provide links to specific Dispatch
Life Support (DLS) Instructions
Question 11: Key Question 7 on Protocol 5 is "(>50) Did s/he
faint (pass out) or nearly faint?": Based on MPDS standards,
is it appropriate to read this question as "Did she faint, pass out, or nearly faint?"
CORRECT ANSWER : False
Question 12: What do words or phrases printed in ALL
UPPERCASE text in the MPDS Key Questions indicate?
CORRECT ANSWER : A definition is available for the
word or phrase in the Additional Information section of the protocols
Question 13: When a second-party caller cannot tell if the
patient is breathing or not, how should the patient be considered?
CORRECT ANSWER : True, the patient should be
considered to be NOT BREATHING until proven otherwise
Question 14: What are the five primary components of the
MPDS?
CORRECT ANSWER : Case Entry Protocol, Chief
Complaint Protocols, Diagnostic and Instruction Tools, Pre- Arrival Instructions, Case Exit Protocol
Question 15: What are the four commandments of EMD?
CORRECT ANSWER : Chief Complaint, Age, Status of
Consciousness, Status of Breathing