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38 Cards in this Set
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What is the last step in the sequence of communications during an EMS response? |
Transferring Communications |
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The _______, The public's first contact with the EMS system, plays a crucial role in every EMS response |
Emergency medical dispatcher |
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Specialized terms for Radio use enhance Communications by |
Shortening airtime and transmitting thoughts quickly |
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Using terminology widely accepted by the emergency services and medical community when giving a report to Emergency Department Personnel is important because |
The receiver must be able to decode the message |
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Regulation of communications at the federal level includes all of the following, except |
Establishing terminology |
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In terms of written communication, a neat and complete PCR is a good indicator of which of the following paramedic traits? |
Professionalism |
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Which of the following is not a guideline for Effective Radio use? |
Used codes that are part of the international EMS system |
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Which of the following radio waves can penetrate through concrete and steel? |
UHF; Ultra High Frequency |
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You are giving a report to the base physician. After stating the patient's age, sex, and wait, you should next: |
Give the patient's Chief complaint. |
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The verbal report to the Receiving Hospital should always include Vital Information, Chief complaint, and: |
Treatments rendered |
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All of the following are other technology applications with Broadband implications that the national EMS Communications initiatives have suggested, except: |
Wire based speech to monitor transcription |
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The practice of notifying a Receiving Hospital of an ambulances impending arrival began in the: |
1970s |
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Paramedics and other EMTs becoming affordable in rural communities and also helping to fill gaps and Primary Healthcare Services is a concept of: |
Community paramedicine |
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The process of interrogating colors with medical questions to elicit information and then determine the proper level of response is known as: |
Priority dispatching |
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What is semantics? |
The meaning of words |
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The federal agency that controls and regulates non-governmental Communications is the: |
FCC - Federal Communications Commission |
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Which of the following is most effective in helping the dispatcher get information from distressed callers? |
A standard set of medically approved questions |
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Because only the necessary resources are sent on each call, Priority dispatching has which of the following benefits? |
Saves time and money |
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Medical audits, research, and policy changes can improve patient care through information collected from: |
Pre-hospital care reports |
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The dispatchers directions to the collar for appropriate emergency measures are known as: |
Pre-arrival instructions |
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How can a ACN improve outcomes with seriously injured patients? |
Assisting with field triage destination and transportation decisions |
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How to report to the base position differ for trauma and medical patients? |
Medical reports emphasize history; trauma reports emphasize injuries and exam findings |
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Without proper terminology and verbal communication skills, the receiver will be unable to______ the message. |
Decode |
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Without formal transfer of care to the Receiving Hospital, paramedics could be charged with: |
Abandonment |
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Multiplex systems transmit: |
Voice and data simultaneously |
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The first part of the EMS response to an incident is: |
Detection and citizen access |
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The type of communication system that works like a telephone is: |
Duplex |
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_______ communications are condensed and ease the overcrowding of radio frequencies |
Digital |
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Systems that transmit and receive on the same frequency are_____ systems. |
Simplex |
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Which of the following is the key Link in the chain that results in the best possible patient outcome? |
Communication |
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The emergency medical dispatcher has just finished interrogating a collar. The Next Step would be for the dispatcher to: |
Follow established guidelines to determine the appropriate level of response |
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Information on the pre-hospital care report may be used by which of the following in certain circumstances? |
All of these; Hospital staff, insurance claims departments, attorneys |
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In addition to giving emergency instruction to the color, a dispatcher can also use pre-arrival instructions to: |
1, 2, and 3 1. Comfort a distressed caller 2. Elicit additional information 3. Provide emotional support |
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The pre-hospital care report (PCR) is a written record of events that includes administrative and ______ information |
Medical |
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In addition to being a part of your patients medical record, a written report can also be used as: |
All of these; a representation of the care you provided, a legal record, and a document used for continuous quality improvement |
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The emergency medical dispatcher has just finished interrogating a collar. The Next Step would be for the dispatcher to: |
Follow established guidelines to determine the appropriate level of response |
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Immediate repetition of medical orders received during radio communications is known as the: |
Echo procedure |
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In most systems, 911 callers are first routed to the _____, which then sends the call to_____. |
PSAP; EMD |