Deck 18: Communication Reassessment

Question 1

The ____, using digital technology, can transmit a high-quality copy from one location to another.

A) facsimile machine
B) scanner
C) portable radio
D) transceiver

Answer 1

facsimile machine

Question 2

____ are radios that pick up, amplify, and then retransmit a radio transmission and can extend the range of a VHF almost indefinitely.

A) Relays
B) Repeaters
C) Bridges
D) Transceivers

Answer 2

Repeaters

Question 3

Instances of communication, called ____, occur in both oral and written forms, and take place at many times during the duration of the patient contact.

A) interfaces
B) interactions
C) liaisons
D) windows

Answer 3

interfaces

Question 4

____ can be thought of as extraneous electromagnetic energy heard on the radio as crackles and dead spots.

A) Crosstalk
B) Disruption
C) Modulation
D) Interference

Question 5

Providing a ____ over the radio helps the emergency physician understand the Paramedic's direction and intent.

A) field assessment
B) scene size-up
C) field diagnosis
D) treatment plan

Question 6

Channeled phones are low-powered wireless transmitters (radios) that work within close proximity to a radio tower.

Question 7

The telegraph has a close relationship with the development of radio.

Question 8

Healthcare teams, ranging from primary care providers to rehabilitation services, are dedicated to helping the patient through a medical emergency.

Question 9

With ____ technique, when the physician gives an order, the Paramedic should repeat the order back to the physician exactly as received.

A) echo
B) playback
C) talkback
D) paraphrase

Question 10

____ eliminates background static during pauses in a transmission, essentially muting the radio between transmissions and thereby improving the message's overall quality.

A) Wave transmission
B) Selective calling
C) Carrier squelch
D) Signal filtering

Question 11

Paramedics frequently encounter problems while trying to operate their radio systems.

Question 12

The patient's ____ signs consist of temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure.

A) status
B) vital
C) preliminary
D) critical

Question 13

Many EMS systems and disaster planners prefer the use of 10-codes and discourage the use of plain English transmissions for security reasons.

Question 14

The first telegraph message, sent by Guglielmo Marconi in 1844, carried the message, "What hath God wrought?"

Question 15

Paramedics, in the prehospital phase, actually play for three teams.

Question 16

A(n) ____ report is a brief synopsis of the scene size-up obtained by the first arriving EMS responder.

A) incident
B) field
C) 10-code
D) first-due

Question 17

Despite the fact that 24 more mHz of bandwidth has been dedicated for public safety use, 15% of public safety providers have complained about channel crowding.

Question 18

The Paramedic shares a special relationship with an emergency physician that requires a more complete disclosure of the patient's condition than would be expected from an EMT.

Question 19

Health care is primarily a one-to-one activity.

Question 20

A Paramedic's communication with the ____ team serves the patient's interests by providing the patient's past medical history, information about the history of the patient's present illness, and the patient's response to prehospital treatment.

A) advocacy
B) treatment
C) standards
D) healthcare

Question 21

____________________ is an outward demonstration of the power of communication.

Question 22

____________________ occurs whenever a short wave strikes a reflective surface and is redirected in another direction.

Question 23

The information in a(n) ____________________ report is brief and concise: age, sex, chief complaint, mental status, vital signs, treatments in progress, and an estimated time of arrival (ETA).

Question 24

The mnemonic ____________________ can be useful for organizing the patient's information.

Question 25

With the first cellular systems, transmissions between cellular telephones could be picked up by multiband receivers called ____________________ that monitor several radio frequencies, including those used by cellular telephones.