Ch 17 Communication and Documentation

Question 1

Setup with two-way radios at a fixed site, such as a hospital or dispatch center

Answer 1

Base station

Question 2

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

Answer 2

Mobile radio

Question 3

The unit of measurement of the output power of a radio

Answer 3

Watt

Question 4

A handheld two-way radio

Answer 4

Portable radio

Question 5

A device that picks up signals from lower-power radio units, such as mobile and portable radios, and retransmits them at a high power; allows low-power radio signals to be transmitted over longer distances

Answer 5

Repeater

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Cell phone

Question 7

The process of sending and receiving data wirelessly

Answer 7

Telemetry

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Drop report (or transfer report)