EMS- Ch.5 - CR

know military time 8:30 pm

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When interactingwith bystanders or other EMRs when you arrive on the scene, you should

ask for information about what happened and what care has been given

Repeaters are used within an EMS communications system to allow

communications over a wide geographical area

Cell phones within an EMS system

often improve communication privacy

If you recieve orders from medical direction that do not appear to be appropriate, you should always

question the order to clarify if there has been a misunderstanding

After receiving an order or instructions from medial direction, dispatch, or other medical personnel, you should

repeat the instructions word for word

EMS base station

serves as a dispatch and coordination area and in in contact with other system elements

When communication with medical direction you should use a standard format that includes your unity identification and service level; the patients age, sex, and chief compliant; a brief, pertinent history of the present illness, including scene assessment and mechanism of injury; past major illness, and

the patient mental status

What is accurate regarding Ten-Codes

they are less favored than the use of standard English

You are working in an EMS system that utilizes radio codes. What is the best advantage of radio codes?

they provide clear, concise info

In addition to communicating with dispatch to acknowledge the dispatch that your are in route, and again while en route to report your estimated time of arrival at the scene, number the following list in the proper order of other times that you should communicate with dispatch.

Announce your arrival on scene and request further assistance Announce your departure from the scene and your estimated hospital arrival time Announce your arrival time at the hospital Announce your are "clear" and available for another call Announce your arrival back at the base

One role of the FCC in the EMS communications systems is to

license base stations