Title: Describe the types of information gathered for each of the types of protocols within an EMDPRS.
Course: Emergency Medical Telecommunications (14055-V) > Section: Introducing the Emergency Medical Dispatch Protocol Reference System (EMDPRS)

Description should include

- individual chief complaints
  - chief complaint
  - patient’s age
  - critical symptoms
  - traumatic incidents
    - mechanism of injury
    - injury location
  - medical incidents
    - nature of illness
  - significant critical symptoms (e.g., decreased level of consciousness, severe hemorrhage, breathing problems, chest pain)
- pediatric traumatic incident
- time/life-critical chief complaint types.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is the main action that should be learned from using the EMDPRS?
- How will the EMDPRS guide you in dispatching services (e.g., types of services, hot vs. cold)?
- How do you identify traumatic injuries vs. medical incidents?
- How do you determine the mechanism or nature of illness?