Ch 4 Vocab

Question 0

A trusting relationship built with your patient

Answer 0

Rapport

Question 1

“hot line”

Answer 1

Dedicated line

Question 2

Communication through an interconnected series of repeater stations

Answer 2

Cellular telephone

Question 3

Assigned frequency used to carry voice and/or data communications

Answer 3

Channel

Question 4

Radio reciever that searches across several frequencies until the message is completed

Answer 4

Scanner

Question 5

VHF and UHF channels designated exclusively for EMS use

Answer 5

MED channels

Question 6

Vehicle-mounted device that operates at a lower frequency than a lower base station

Answer 6

Mobile radio

Question 7

A process in which electronic signals are converted into coded, audible signals

Answer 7

Telemetry

Question 8

Radio frequencies between 30 and 300 MHz

Answer 8

UHF

Question 9

Hand-carried or handheld devices that operate at 1 to 5 watts

Answer 9

Portable radio

Question 10

Special base station radio that recieves messages and signals on one frequency and then automatically retransmits them on a second frequency

Answer 10

Repeater

Question 11

Radio frequencies between 300 and 3000 MHz

Answer 11

VHF

Question 12

Radio hardware containing a transmitter and reciever that is located in a fixed location

Answer 12

Base station