EMS- Ch.5 - CR
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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