EMD Medical Priority Dispatch System 4

Question 1

What is the foundational MPDS principle regarding when to dispatch units relative to caller interrogation?

Accepted Answer

Dispatch appropriate units first, then continue gathering information and providing instructions

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Always complete all key questions before dispatching any units

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Wait for a supervisor to approve dispatch before sending any units

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Provide all pre-arrival instructions before dispatching units

Question 2

Which patient presentation would prompt MPDS Telephone CPR (T-CPR) instructions from a dispatcher?

Accepted Answer

A patient who is unresponsive and not breathing normally

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A patient with chest pain who is awake and speaking normally

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A patient with a severe headache and blurred vision

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A patient with a sprained ankle after a minor fall

Question 3

For an untrained bystander, which CPR method does MPDS recommend a dispatcher instruct?

Accepted Answer

Compression-only (hands-only) CPR

Answer

Rescue breathing only, with no chest compressions

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Full conventional CPR with rescue breaths

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Recovery position only, without compressions

Question 4

For a responsive patient with a suspected complete airway obstruction due to choking, MPDS directs dispatchers to instruct bystanders to perform:

Accepted Answer

Abdominal thrusts (Heimlich maneuver)

Answer

Back blows only

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Rescue breathing

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Chest compressions immediately

Question 5

In MPDS, Post-Dispatch Instructions (PDIs) are given during which time frame?

Accepted Answer

After dispatch is made, while EMS units are en route to the scene

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Before dispatching any EMS units

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Only when the caller refuses to stay on the line

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To EMS crews upon their arrival on scene

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of a Dispatch Life Support (DLS) skill performed by an EMD?

Accepted Answer

Guiding a caller through an emergency childbirth delivery over the phone

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Remotely prescribing medications over the phone

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Conducting a physical examination via video call

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Administering supplemental oxygen through the dispatch console

Question 7

In MPDS terminology, what does 'PAI' stand for?

Accepted Answer

Pre-Arrival Instruction

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Patient Assessment Index

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Protocol Action Inventory

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Priority Alert Indicator