Emergency Medical Dispatch SOP 605.08

Question 1

Effective date of SOP 605.08?

Answer 1

12/01/2016

Question 2

DFD will establish and maintaining a procedure for what?

Answer 2

Handling emergency medical calls

Delivering pre-arrival instructions

Question 3

What will the fire alarm dispatcher do for a medical dispatch while awaiting the arrival of the responding units?

Answer 3

Instruct the caller on emergency care

Question 4

What does the fire alarm dispatcher base the outlined questions and guidelines?

Answer 4

Based on the chief complaint given by the caller

Question 5

Given a chief complaint what must the fire alarm dispatch follow while instructing the caller on emergency care?

Answer 5

The outlined questions and guidelines for that chief complaint

Question 6

To be in compliance with the DFD EMS medical director, medical priority dispatch system (MPDS) cards, and software licensed to DENCO for use by the COD wha must the fire alarm do concerning emergency care instructions?

Answer 6

Follow the outlined questions and deliver the guidelines verbatim

Question 7

Giving instructions verbatim from the outlined questions and guidelines for a chief complaint keeps the fire alarm dispatcher in compliance with what 3 entities?

Answer 7

1. DFD EMS Medical Director
2. Medical Priority Dispatch System (MPDS) cards
3. Software licensed to DENCO for use by the COD

Question 8

What will all fire alarm dispatchers do when dispatching incidents on UNT campus?

Answer 8

Continue to provide EMD until the call is complete

Question 9

When dispatching an incident on UNT campus should the fire alarm dispatcher transfer EMD to UNT dispatchers?

Answer 9

NO

Question 10

What must each fire alarm dispatcher successfully complete?

Answer 10

An EMD certification course

Question 11

What are all fire alarm dispatcher responsible for maintaining?

Answer 11

The required continuing education (CE)