Chap 15

Question 1

Base stations

Answer 1

two-way radio that are at a fixed site such as hospitals or dispatch center

Question 2

Mobile radios

Answer 2

radios affixed in a vehicle. Lower transmitting power than base stations.

• Output 20-50 watts
• range 10-15 miles

Question 3

Portable radios

Answer 3

Output 1-5watts

Question 4

Repeaters

Answer 4

picks up signal and retransmits at a higher power on a different freq

Question 5

Cell phones

Answer 5

transmit to cell tower. Used where distances or expense is too great to set up a conventional EMS radio system

Question 6

Telemetry

Answer 6

Process of sending and receiving data wirelessly (electrocardiogram ECG), vitals

Question 7

FCC

Answer 7

Federal communications commission

• Assigns and licenses radio frequencies
• Strict rules about interfering with emergency radio traffic and prohibiting profanities and offensive language

Question 8

Radio medical reports

Answer 8

1. Unit identification and level of provider
2. Estimated time of arrival
3. Patients age and sex
4. Chief complaint
5. Brief, pertinent history of the present illness
6. Major past illnesses
7. Mental status
8. Baseline vital signs
9. Pertinent findings of the physical exam
10. Emergency medical care given
11. Response to emergency medical care
12. Contact medical direction if required or if you have questions

Question 9

transfer of patient verbal report

Answer 9

• Chief complaint
• History that was not given previously
• Additional treatment given en route
• Additional vital signs taken en route

Question 10

PCR

Answer 10

Prehospital care report

• legal document, provides information for administrative functions, aids education and research, and contributes to quality improvement
• Status of the patient when you arrived on scene, the care you gave, and how the patients status may have changed during your care
• Computer based or handwritten
• Serves as legal document for victims, perpetrators, civil law and negligence’s cases
• May also have to obtain insurance and billing information

Question 11

Drop report (or transfer report)

Answer 11

Abbreviated electronic data collection report

Question 12

Data element

Answer 12

Each individual boxes in the prehospital care report

Question 13

PCR broken down into two sections

Answer 13

Run data

patient information

Question 14

Run date

Answer 14

Run data
-agency name, date, times, call number, unit personnel and levels of certification
and patient information

Question 15

Patient information

Answer 15

Patient info

• Chief complaint
• Level of responsiveness
• Systolic pressure
• Skin perfusion
• Skin color and temp
• Pulse rate
• Respiratory rate and effort

Administrative info

• Time of incident report
• Time unit notified
• Time of arrival of patient
• Time unit left scene
• Time of arrival at destination
• Time of transfer of care

Question 16

Patient info

Answer 16

• Patients name, address and phone number
• Patients sex, age and date of birth
• Patients weight
• Patients race and/or ethnicity
• Billing and insurance

Question 17

Error of omission

Answer 17

Error in which an important part of the assessment or care was left out

Question 18

Error of commission

Answer 18

Are actions performed on the patient that are wrong or improper

Question 19

Special situation report

Answer 19

• Exposure to infectious diseases
• Injury to yourself or another EMT
• Hazardous or unsafe scenes to which other crews should be alerted
• Referrals to social services agencies for elderly or other patients in need of home care
• Mandatory reports for child or elderly abuse