Which of the following should be avoided in completing the vital signs division of the pcr?

A two way radio at a fixed site such as a hospital or dispatch center

A two way radio that is used or affixed in a vehicle

The unit of measurement of the output power of a radio

A device that picks up signals from lower power radio units such as mobile and portable radios and retransmits them at high power. It allows low power radio signals to be transmitted over longer distance

A phone that transmits through the air instead of over wires so the phone can be transported and used over a wide area

The process of sending and receiving data wirelessly

An abbreviated form of PCR that and EMS crew can leave at the hospital when there is not enough time to complete the PCR before leaving

Drop report or transfer report

Which of the following types of radios is typically used in a vehicle?

And abbreviated form of the PCR that EMS crew can leave at the hospital when there is not enough time to complete the PCR before leaving

A communication device that has an output of 20 to 50 W and a range of 10 to 15 miles

Your chance to convey important information about your patient directly to hospital staff

Your patient care report is

What is a short term benefits of documentation

It helps you remember important facts during a call

Documentation is part of the

Which of the following statements regarding patient refusal is most accurate?

You must document all actions you took to persuade the patient to go to the hospital

Two types of errors might be committed on a call

When correcting an error on a report should do what in addition to initialing it and writing the correct information beside it?

Draw a horizontal line through it

The EMT accurately documents that she gave a medication without appropriate medical direction. This is an example of:

A patient denying respiratory difficulty is an example of

Signs and symptoms that might be expected on the basis of the chief complaint but that the patient denies having.

Errors in prehospital care report is:

While reviewing a written PCR for your QI committee, you come across a word that was misspelled. There was a single line drawn through it, in the correctly spelled word was next to it.Characterize how well the EMT corrected this mistake

The EMT forgotten initial the mistake after striking out the wrong word and writing in the correct one

When you encounter a patient who refuses treatment, you should:

Inform the patient of the consequences of that decision

What type of special reporting situation typically employees to use of triage tags

Multiple causality incidents

A triage tag is affixed to the patient and records:

The patient’s chief complaint and injuries, vital signs, and treatments given

Which of the following best explains why all patient care reports done in the United States are supposed to have the minimum data set included

And allows better research in standardization of EMS care

Which of the following is typically included in the patient information section of a prehospital care report

Patients name, address, and phone number

The NHTSAs minimum data set for patient information gathered by the EMT includes

The patients respiratory rate and effort

Which of the following should be avoided in completing the vital signs division of the PCR

If you take only one set of vital signs, estimating a second set

What can lead to medical error on a patient care report

Using medical abbreviations

Which of the following is correct about the prehospital care report

It serves administrative functions

What type of report is usually left with the receiving facility if the EMS system is using electronic charting?

The narrative section of a prehospital care report, compared to the fill-in or check-box sections are

Arrival and transport time fall under which component of the prehospital care

Administrative information

Written documentation should:

Avoid radio codes and nonstandard abbreviations

Administrative information in the department of transportations minimum data set includes the time when the:

When communicating with an elderly patient

Remember that many elderly people are well oriented and physically able

When speaking to a child patient try to

Get down the the child’s level

In emergency prehospital care communication system a mobile transmit/receiver

A vehicle based radio that comes in a variety of Power Ranges

Which of the following resides at a fixed site such as a dispatch center

What power output do most portable radios have?

If a base station fails then;

It is likely that a backup will be put into service

A radio that is located at a stationary site is called a

A device that receives transmission from one source boosts the signal power and then we broadcasts the transmission is called a

Jurisdiction over all EMS radio operations in the United States is held by

Federal Communications Commission

To maintain order on the airwaves, the FCC

Assigns and licenses radio frequencies

Radio communication include a trends in the patient’s condition, responses to interventions, and information from the scene; they are monitored by the:

Once you arrive at the hospital with your patient, it is important to give the ED staff an oral report. This report should include

Treatment that was given to the patient in route and the patient’s response to that treatment

Which of the following is information that is not generally included in the verbal report at the receiving hospital

When the EMT calls to receive an order for medical direction to assist the patient with his bronchodilator treatment it is important to

Echo or immediately repeat the order back for verification

Which of the following statements about receiving orders over the radio is true

If an order appears to be inappropriate repeat the order to the physician and ask for pertinent questions about the order

After telling hospital the age and sex of your patient what is the next thing you need to report

The patient’s chief complaint

When communicating with medical direction you must

When you press the button on the radio talk you should wait at least how many seconds before speaking avoid cutting off the first word of your transmission

When you are attempting to make contact with another ambulance unit using the radio it is necessary to declare the name of which entity first?

What does PTT mean on a portable or mobile radio

Which of the following is true about use of the patients name over the radio

It may violate confidentiality rules

Which of the following is a routine radio transmission for EMT

Notifying dispatch of your arrival at the hospital

Which of the following is appropriate when communicating with medical direction over the phone or radio

Patient is complaining of chest pain

For calls for assistance during scene size up Carry

Which of the following is typically NOT included in the patient information section of the minimum data​ set?

When correcting an error on a report you should do what in addition to initiating it and writing the correct information beside it?

What does PTT mean on a portable or mobile radio?

Which of the following is the term for a device that picks up signals from lower power radio units?

When the EMT calls to receive an order from medical direction to assist the patient with the patients bronchodilator treatment it is important to?