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31 Cards in this Set
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What are the 7 parts of radio communication?
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1.Identify the unit and level of provider
2. recieving hospital and ETA 3. The Patient's age 4. The patient's chief complaint or your perception of the problem and the severity. 5. A brief history of the patient's current problem. 6. A brief report of physical findings 7. A brief summary of the care given and any patient response. |
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Signs and symptoms
Allergies Medication (or meds that need to be taken) Pertinent medical history Last oral intake Events leading up to injury/illness |
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DCAP-BTLS (for MOI/injury)
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Deformities
Contusions Abrasions Punctures/penetration Burns Tenderness Lacerations Swelling |
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OPQRST (NOI/illness)
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Onset
Provocation/palliation Quality Region/radiation Severity Timing |
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What is a barrier to effective communication in relation to meanings of words? |
Semantics |
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Combining a wide range of radio bands is called what? |
Multi-band radio |
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Radio term meaning "End of transmission" |
Clear |
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What are electronic devices that capture crash data in the few seconds before, during, and after a crash?
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Event data recorders |
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What the the directions to a caller for appropriate emergency measures are called |
Pre-arrival instructions |
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A medical dispatchers interrogating a distressed caller and following established guidelines to determine the appropriate level of response is called what? |
Priority dispatching |
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What is the system that transmits and receives on the same frequency? |
Simplex communication system |
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What is the system that can transmit voice and data simultaneously? |
Multiplex communications system |
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Communication system that pools all frequencies and routes transmissions to the next available frequency. |
Trunking communications system |
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A vehicle mounted computer keyboard with display is called what? |
A mobile date terminal |
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Using your patients ______ on the radio violates FCC regulations. |
Name |
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What has the potential to significantly reduce death and disability because of the need for rural crashes to be "discovered"? |
Advanced Automatic Crash Notification |
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The federal agency that has the authority to spot-check base stations and dispatch centers. |
FCC |
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The process of exchanging information from one individual to another is known as what? |
Communication |
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When receiving orders from a dispatcher or physician you should |
Use the Echo procedure |
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A recent report titled "Recommendations from the Expert Panel: Advanced Automatic Collision Notification and Triage of the Injured Patient" discusses that _________ shows promise in improving outcomes among severely injured crash patients. |
AACN (Advanced Automatic Collision Notification) |
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A recent report titled "Recommendations from the Expert Panel: Advanced Automatic Collision Notification and Triage of the Injured Patient" found that Advanced Collision Notification can improve outcomes among seriously injured patients but does not do what |
Assist with field triage destination and transportation decisions |
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Which radio frequencies may be used by cities and municipalities for their ability to better transmit though concrete and steel? |
UHF (ultra high frequencies) |
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Which frequency band is typically used by county and suburban agencies due to its ability to transmit over various terrains and longer distances? |
VHF (very high frequencies) |
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What is the name of the basic communications system that uses the same frequency to both transmit and receive? |
Simplex communication system |
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ad hoc database |
Database created each time a pt is encountered to include info about that patient such as vitals, video, electronic health record, and voice to text medical findings taht can be stored and then accessed as needed by rescuers, helicopter crew, and hospital physicians. |
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Cognitive radio |
"smart" device that is able to provide the best possible channel of communication |
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National Emergency Medical Services Information System |
(NEMSIS)-- national repository formed to collect and store EMS data from every state in the U.S. to create a national EMS database and to create a data dictionary that can be accessed and used by individual EMS systems |
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Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) |
Any agency that takes emergency calls from citizens in a given region and dispatches resources necessary to respond to individual calls for help. |
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Federal Communication Commission |
(FCC)-- agency that controls all non governmental communication in the U.S. Designate |
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Communication skills include: |
Empathy Self control Confidence Authority Patience |
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