Chapter 4 Flashcards
base station
Any radio hardware containing a transmitter and receiver that is located in a fixed place
cellular telephone
A low-power portable radio that communicates through an interconnected series of repeated stations called “cells”
channel
An assigned frequency or frequencies that are used to carry voice and/or data communications
close-ended questions
Questions that can be answered in short or single word responses
communication
The transmission of information to another person-verbally or through body language
cultural imposition
When one person imposes his or her beliefs, values, and practices on another because he or she believes his or her ideals are superior
dedicated line
A special telephone line that is used for specific point-to-point communications; also known as a “hot line”
documentation
The written portion of the EMT’s patient interaction. This becomes part of the patient’s permanent medical record.
duplex
The ability to transmit and receive simultaneously
ethnocentrism
When a person considers his or her own cultural values as more important when interacting with people of a different culture
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
The federal agency that has jurisdiction over interstate and international telephone and telegraph services and satellite communications, all of which may involve EMS activity
MED channels
VHF and UHF channels that the Federal Communications Commission has disignated exclusively for EMS use
mobile data terminals (MDT)
Small computer terminals inside ambulances that directly receive data from the dispatch center
noise
Anything that dampens or obscures the true meaning of a message
open-ended questions
Questions for which the patient must provide detail to give an answer