Chapter 4: Communications And Documentation

Question 1

What is a base station?

Answer 1

Any radio hardware containing a transmitter and receiver that is located in a fixed place.

Question 2

What is a dedicated line?

Answer 2

A special telephone line that is used for specific point-to-point communications.

Question 3

Define duplex

Answer 3

The ability to transmit and receive simultaneously.

Question 4

What are MED channels?

Answer 4

VHF and UHF channels that the FCC has designated for exclusive EMS use.

Question 5

Define ultra-high frequency (UHF)

Answer 5

Radio frequencies between 300 and 3,000 MHz

Question 6

Define very high frequency (VHF)

Answer 6

Radio frequencies between 30 and 300 MHz

Question 7

During your assessment of a 20 year old male with a severe headache and nausea, you ask him when his headache began, but he does not answer your question immediately. You should…?

Answer 7

Allow him time to think about the question and respond to it.