Exam 4: EMS System Communication

Which transmission mode is generally used for paging systems in which a signal is sent to any unit monitoring the appropriate frequency, but the receiving unit has no ability to transmit a message?

The verbal report given at a receiving facility is a __________ report.

A repeater is frequently used as a component during emergency communication systems because

When you are communicating with the patient, you should first

The Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) is

The main role of the EMS communications network is to

You have just been assigned to a call and have received the address and details that were given by the caller. The individual who has given you this information is the Emergency Medical __________ (EMD).

The primary role of the emergency medical dispatch is to

When you are relaying a verbal report to medical direction or to the staff of a receiving facility you should use

When the numbers 9-1-1 are dialed, the caller is quickly connected to a single location called a Public Safety ____________ Point (PSAP), which is a facility equipped and staffed to receive and control 9-1-1 access calls.

The first thing you should do before you enter an emergency scene is to

The primary responsibility of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the United States is to

You are communicating your arrival on the scene to the emergency medical dispatcher. Which of the following would you say?

The Health ____________ Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) provides legal limitations on the information that you may share with others about your patient.

A ___________ system permits a speaker to relay a message without interruption but takes away the ability to have a discussion regarding a patient or situation.

In order to be effective when using the radio for communications, you should

Effective communication is defined as

You are en route to a call in an area of town that you do not know very well and need to refer to the local map for the address. You should check your

You are having a two-way radio only conversation with medical direction regarding a patient. As you are talking, the medical director keeps interrupting your statements. Which mode of transmission are you likely using?

___________ is the exchange of thoughts and messages that occurs by sending and receiving information.