Questions On Emergency Medical Dispatch! Quiz!

1. When giving CPR instructions on a trauma patient you should use ?

MODIFIED JAW THRUST

HEAD TILT CHIN LIFT

BAG VALVE MASK

TRACHEOSTOMY WITH A BIC PEN

# 2. The head tilt chin lift is the only method used in the dispatch environment.

Explanation

# 2. The head tilt chin lift is the only method used in the dispatch environment.

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This quiz has questions on emergency medical dispatch! When someone cannot get a patient or themselves to a hospital in case of an emergency, they can call for... see morehelp from medical facilities by placing an emergency call to them. The closest medical facility will dispatch help to the persons. Take up this quiz and get to see if you know the codes involved in the EMD. see less

2. The suffix codes help delineate the type of problem for specific response and safety purposes. What does the suffix X stand for on protocol 27?

STAB

GUNSHOT

SELF INFLICTED GSW

IMPALED

# 3

Explanation

# 3

3. The definition of an "extreme" fall is from 3 stories or higher. Would a ten year old falling from 6 feet be considered a " long" fall?

YES

MAYBE

DON'T KNOW

long fall for adult/child is 10-29 feet

Explanation

long fall for adult/child is 10-29 feet

4. Direct pressure will control most external bleeding and is the ONLY control choice in the Dispatch environment.

TRUE

FALSE

TOO TOUGH OF A QUESTION

ALL OF THE ABOVE

# 1

Explanation

# 1

5. A caller says she has been sick all week and when she got up she felt dizzy and fell to the ground.Which protocol should you use?

17-FALLS

26-SICK PERSON

31-UNCONSCIOUS/FAINTING

32-UNKNOWN PROBLEM

#3-31. Ground level falls caused by fainting, near fainting or dizziness are handled on protocol 31.

Explanation

#3-31. Ground level falls caused by fainting, near fainting or dizziness are handled on protocol 31.

6. A caller states he found his wife pulse less and not breathing with a plastic bag over her head. What is the proper determinate code?

9-E-1

26-D-1

31-E-1

9-E-5

Explanation

7. Joey fell off a ladder and impaled his armpit on a picket fence. Which protocol should you use?

17-FALLS

30-TRAUMATIC INJURIES

27-STAB/GUNSHOT/PENETRATING TRAUMA

5-BACK PAIN

# 3

Explanation

# 3

8. What is EMD's First Law of Scene Helpers?

HELP ARRIVED, TIME TO HANG UP

FIRST ON SCENE HAS COMMAND

SCENE SAFETY BSI

ALWAYS ASSUME THERE IS A PILLOW BEHIND THE PATIENTS HEAD UNTIL PROVEN OTHERWISE

Explanation

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