APCO EMD Exam | Questions with Answers
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1. The APCO EMD Guidecards
a. Provide key questions to help determine the nature of the incident
b. Give information on what resources to send
c. Provide medical instructions for the caller until units arrive on scene
d. All of the above
e. None of the above - ✔✔d. All of the above
2. Card Title, Response Type, Response Criteria, Vital Points Questions and the Short Report are
all found on which card type?
a. All Callers Interrogation Card
b. Scripted Medical Instructions Card
c. Individual Chief Complaint Card
d. All of the above
e. None of the above - ✔✔c. Individual Chief Complaint Card
3. According to the text, the most important piece of information to obtain in the All Callers
Interrogation is
a. Where
b. Who
c. When
d. How - ✔✔a. Where
4. The three call types in EMD are Individual Chief Complaints, Time/Life Critical Complaints and
a. Pediatric Complaints
,b. Geriatric Complaints
c. Initial Complaints
d. Traumatic Complaints - ✔✔d. Traumatic Complaints
5. Cardiac Arrest would be an example of a
a. Individual Chief Complaint
b. Traumatic Incident Complaint
c. Time/Life Critical Complaint
d. All of the above
e. None of the above - ✔✔c. Time/Life Critical Complaint
6. The Pre-Arrival Instructions given to a caller take place during which of the three phases of
dispatch?
a. Call Receiving
b. Call Dispatch
c. Post Dispatch
d. None of the above - ✔✔c. Post Dispatch
7. The All Callers Interrogation Card is used in what phase of dispatch?
a. Call Receiving
b. Call Dispatch
c. Post Dispatch
d. None of the above - ✔✔a. Call Receiving
8. An emotional state that prevents callers from being focused during the interrogation process
is called
a. Increasing Paranoia
b. Hysteria Threshold
, c. Uncommon Psychosis
d. Emotional Withdrawal - ✔✔b. Hysteria Threshold
9. The ______ system controls all the body's functions and allows for interaction with the
outside world.
a. Musculoskeletal
b. Skin
c. Circulatory
d. Nervous - ✔✔d. Nervous
10. The heart and arteries are parts of the
a. Musculoskeletal System
b. Nervous System
c. Circulatory System
d. Digestive System - ✔✔c. Circulatory System
11. A successful EMD should:
a. Be clear
b. Be concise
c. Use accurate speech
d. All of the above
e. None of the above - ✔✔d. All of the above
12. Which of the following can be considered part of a local EMS System?
a. Hospitals
b. Air Ambulances
c. Law Enforcement
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