EMD/EFD Protocols

Descrição

A quiz relating to the EMD/EFD Protocols, their rules and how to navigate.
Travis Rosborough
Quiz por Travis Rosborough, atualizado more than 1 year ago
Travis Rosborough
Criado por Travis Rosborough quase 5 anos atrás
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Questão 1

Questão
A 25 year old woman who is 32 weeks pregnant, calls 9-1-1 to report that she is having severe abdominal pain. Which is the correct card to select from the EMD cardset?
Responda
  • 1- Abdominal Pain/Problems
  • 24- Pregnancy/Childbirth/Miscarriage
  • 10- Chest Pain
  • 5- Back Pain

Questão 2

Questão
True or False. The blue text in parenthesis throughout the EMD proctols are to be read to the caller.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 3

Questão
What is this icon for?
Responda
  • Poison Control Protcol
  • Chemical Suicide
  • Hazmat Information

Questão 4

Questão
What is this icon?
Responda
  • Compression Monitor
  • Breathing Detector
  • Ground Stability Detector

Questão 5

Questão
True or False. Pain reported in the arm(s), jaw, neck, or upper back should be considered equivalent to chest pain.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 6

Questão
A caller reports that her 70 year old husband is feeling like fainting, weak and dizzy. What would be the most appropriate card to go to?
Responda
  • 31- Unconscious/Fainting (Near)
  • 19- Heart Problems/A.I.C.D
  • 32- Unknown Problem (Person Down)
  • 26- Sick Person (Specific Diagnosis)

Questão 7

Questão
True or False. It is okay to ask, "What symptoms is the patient experiencing" after asking, "Tell me exactly what happened" if the answer provided by the caller seems vague.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 8

Questão
There are 4 priority symptoms. What are they?
Responda
  • Chest Pain, Stroke, Bleeding, Allergic Reaction
  • Bleeding, Breathing, Chest Pain, Consciousness
  • Abdominal Pain, Overdose, Pregnancy, Bleeding
  • Breathing, Chest Pain, Breathing, Abdominal Pain

Questão 9

Questão
True or False. In the EMD Protocols, there are 9 Protocols that you can get an ECHO level determinate from on case entry.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 10

Questão
True or False. There is an instruction on card 15- Electrocution/Lightning to advise callers to "Take shelter immediately inside an enclosed vehicle or building."
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 11

Questão
The first card in the EMD/EFD cardset is card...
Responda
  • 0- Case Entry
  • 1- Abdominal Pain
  • Case Exit

Questão 12

Questão
True or False. This instruction may come up on various cards throughout the EMD protocols. It is important that this instruction is read every single time as written.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 13

Questão
True or False. It is acceptable to provide reassurance to a caller at any point in time during call taker interrogation.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 14

Questão
True or False. It is important to obtain a location first when someone calls 9-1-1 indicating that their vehicle is sinking in water.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 15

Questão
True or False. When a question is obvious during case entry, it is okay to answer the question and not ask the caller.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 16

Questão
True or False. If a caller is reporting that someone has been hit over the head by someone else with a pipe, it is okay to go to card 30- Traumatic Injuries (Specific).
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 17

Questão
True or False. It is okay to stop questioning at anytime during caller interrogation to provide DLS (dispatch life support) instructions such as bleeding control, CPR and choking.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 18

Questão
True or False. The International Academy of Emergency Dispatch (IAED) decides the response priority codes that emergency vehicles must abide by in various jurisdictions.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 19

Questão
True or False. When a patient's breathing status is questionable, it is not necessary to utilize the Breathing Diagnostic Tool to determine breathing effectiveness.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 20

Questão
True or False. There are 2 ways to access and utilize the ASA Diagnostic Tool.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 21

Questão
What is this icon?
Responda
  • Stroke Diagnostic Tool
  • Suspect Questioning Tool
  • Breathing Verification Tool
  • Person Description Tool

Questão 22

Questão
The Pulse Check Tool is used to check a patient pulse to determine a heart rate when on card 19- Heart Problems/A.I.C.D.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 23

Questão
True or False. You can use this card selection tool to select a new chief complaint when you receive new and updated information.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 24

Questão
When a caller states, "Can't breathe," "Unable to breathe," or a similar description, this should be considered as INEFFECTIVE BREATHING on case entry in the medical protocols.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 25

Questão
Please select one or more of the following answers. Asking questions/providing instructions exactly as written is extremely important because...
Responda
  • It makes the instructions to a caller clear and easy to understand and follow
  • It reduces the liability on a call taker and puts the responsibility back on the caller
  • It provides the caller with a sense of pride
  • It removes the guess work of trying to determine what instructions to give to the caller

Questão 26

Questão
True or False. A caller is Yellowknife requesting an ambulance for their friend in Edmonton who is sending them texts about harming themselves. It is acceptable to ask a caller to hangup, text their friend back and have their friend call 9-1-1 in the location they are in for help.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 27

Questão
As per the International Academy of Emergency Dispatch, "When in doubt, send them out" and "Always err in the direction of caller safety" are a part of the 4 main rules of EMD/EFD dispatch.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 28

Questão
True or False. More than 70 percent of callers are first and second party callers and therefore can provide information and some help.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 29

Questão
True or False. De Luca's Law states, EMDs will follow all protocols per se, avoiding freelance questioning or information unless it enhances, not replaces, the written protocol questions and scripts.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 30

Questão
True or False. Frenza's Law states, "A thing not looked for is always found."
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 31

Questão
True or False. When the Breathing Verification Tool icon is displaying as RED, not purple, it indicates that it's use is mandatory.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 32

Questão
Please select one or more of the following answers. The Emergency Dispatcher should get the caller to repeat back the address and phone number as:
Responda
  • the Emergency Dispatcher repeating a similar address that is not correct, the caller may agree with as they are distraught
  • it provides the most accurate verification as the original provider of the address and phone number is providing it
  • Stating "please repeat the address for verification" does not typically irritate or confuse callers
  • it makes it clear to the caller that the Emergency Dispatcher understands what is going on and is getting help right away.

Questão 33

Questão
True or False. All electrocution and lightning strike patients are assumed to be in cardiac arrest until effective breathing is physically verified. Stay on the line with the caller until breathing can be safely verified.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 34

Questão
Please select one or more of the following answers. Keeping a caller on the line in some dangerous incidents could create more danger by making them visible or more accessible to a violent patient or intruder. A way we can reduce the risk to callers is;
Responda
  • advise the caller to get somewhere safe and call back when safe
  • advise the caller to grab some sort of weapon to prepare to defend themselves
  • follow the text in case exit on what to do for caller danger for various situations
  • at any point stop caller interrogation and advise them to get somewhere safe and call back

Questão 35

Questão
True or False. EMD's first rule of hypothermia, "They're not dead until they're warm and dead."
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 36

Questão
Please select one or more of the following answers. It is normal for a caller to react to traumatic events through stress. The trick is to recognize and deal with the reaction. A great way to keep a caller calm enough to answer your questions and have them follow your instructions is to;
Responda
  • raise your voice to talk louder than them so they can hear you
  • speak at a steady and consistent tone
  • speak clearly and use repetitive persistence when necessary
  • address the caller by name if known

Questão 37

Questão
True or False. A Wake Effect Collision is where a collision is caused by an emergency vehicle, but does not directly involve the emergency vehicle.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 38

Questão
True or False. Dispatch determinate codes OMEGA to ECHO in conjunction with proper medical protocols to triage emergency calls and local response policies, were developed as a way to decrease the number of "hot" (lights and siren) responses and decrease the number of potential emergency vehicle collisions.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 39

Questão
True or False. Only people who have been trained in any International Academy of Emergency Dispatch (IAED) discpline, (EMD, EFD, EPD) for a period of 5 years or more can submit a "request to change" proposal form to the IAED.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 40

Questão
True or False. Never ask the callers, "Do you want to help?" when attempting to provide life saving PDI's/PAI's.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 41

Questão
True or False. Most home fires happen between 10pm and 6am.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 42

Questão
Local Fire Administration/Agency must define and authorize for dispatch purposes, what constitutes a; High Rise Large Non-Dwelling Building/Structure Small Non-Dwelling Building/Structure Commercial/Industrial Building
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 43

Questão
True or False. The questions in RED during Key Questions in a protocol are safety questions and MUST be asked.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 44

Questão
These icons displayed for EFD ProQA are;
Responda
  • Equipment/Supplies Information, Subject's Outdoor/Backcountry Experience, Peron's Description, Vehicle Description
  • Go to Specific PAI, Equipment/Supplies Information, Lost Person Description, Accelerator Stuck & Can't Stop Vehicle
  • Vehicle Description, New Case, Urgent Message, Equipment/Supplies Information
  • Equipment/Supplies Information, Subject's Outdoor/Backcountry Experience, Lost Person Description, Clothing Description

Questão 45

Questão
Please select one or more of the following answers. After you have completed key questioning and dispatched out your resources with a determinate, the caller provides you with a change to one of the questions asked. You would change the answer to the question and update it by:
Responda
  • selecting the KQ tab at the top of the screen
  • clicking on the white box indicated "52- Alarms" and select a new chief complaint
  • double click on the question you want to change to open it and select the new answer
  • select the reconfigure button at the top of the ProQA screen where the icons are to get your new response determinate code

Questão 46

Questão
True or False. The summary tab in ProQA provides a basic overview of information, based on the questions answered into ProQA.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 47

Questão
Please select one or more of the following answers. When using the Rule of Nines Tool, you have the option of;
Responda
  • using the tool to determine burn percentage for an adult/child
  • using the tool to determine burn percentage for an infant
  • using the tool to determine burn percentage for animals such as cats/dogs
  • using the tool to determine burn percentage and have that information transferred into ProQA upon hitting "close"

Questão 48

Questão
True or False. REPORTED BUILDING/STRUCTURE FIRES should be coded as ECHO.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 49

Questão
For electrical transformer explosions, use EFD Protocol 57- Explosion.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 50

Questão
In the Fire Protocols, if the chief complaint involves both a hazardous material and a fire, use the chief complaint that;
Responda
  • best addresses the hazardous material
  • best addresses the fire
  • has the most PDIs/PAIs
  • provides the best customer service

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