Chapter 17 Flashcards
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
Drop report or transfer report
A device that picks up signals from lower power radio units and retransmits them at a higher power
Repeater
A phone that transmits through the air instead of over wires so that the phone can be transported and use over a wide area
Cell phone
A two-way radio that is used or affixed in a vehicle
Mobile radio
A two-way radio at a fixed site such as a hospital or dispatch center
Base station
A hand-held two-way radio
Portable radio
The unit of measurement for the output the radio
watt
What government agency maintains order on the airwaves?
FCC
Name the four components of a medical radio report
1) unit identification and level of provider
2) Chief complaint
3) Major past Illness
4) Emergency medical care given
Whenever you requests in order for medical direction over the radio, it is good practice to:
Repeat the physicians order word for word back to the physician
If you received an order from the online physician for 10 times the normal dose of medication what should you do?
Question the physician about the order
What does PCR stand for?
Prehospital care report
The prehospital care report serves as a legal document as well as what?
And aid to research, education, and administrative efforts
Why is it necessary to complete a PCR if, on each call, you give the emergency department staff a good oral report?
It provides a means for the ED staff to review the patient’s prehospital care
The routine review of PCRs for conformity to current standards is called what?
Quality improvement, QI
Each individual box on a PCR is called what?
A data element
What elements should be put in quotation marks on a PCR?
Information such as bystander statements police officer statements and chief complaint from patient.
In addition to signs and symptoms, what else should be included in the narrative section of the PCR?
Pertinent negatives
When should medical abbreviations be used on a PCR?
Only if they are standardized
How should an EMT correct an error discovered while writing the PCR?
Draw a line through the error, initial it, and write the correct information
On returning to the station after a call, you have the chance to reread your PCR. If information was omitted by mistake, you should do what?
Add a note with the correct information, the date, and initial it
What do special situation reports or special incident reports do?
Document events that should be reported to local regulatory authorities
Ambulance services and EMS personnel are required by who or what to take steps to safeguard patient confidentiality
HIPAA law
List five examples of components of the communications system
1) base station radio
2) Mobile radio
3) Portable radio
4) Repeater
5) Cell phone
List 10 examples of patient data on a prehospital care report
1) patients name, address, DOB, age, sex
2) Billing and insurance info
3) Nature of the call
4) Mechanism of injury
5) location in which the patient was found
6) treatment administered before EMT arrived
7) signs symptoms vitals
8) sample history
9) care administer an patient reaction
10) changes in condition
