EMT Chapter 5 Key Terms
SBAR
Acronym for situation, background, assessment, and recommendation; a method of organizing communications about a patient.
Feedback
Any information that an individual receives about his behavior.
Mobile Data Terminal
Device mounted in an ambulance cab that receives and displays information on a screen.
Encoder
Device that breaks down sound waves into unique digital codes for radio transmission.
Decoder
Device that recognizes and responds to certain codes imposed on radio broadcasts.
Repeaters
Devices that receive transmissions from a low-powered source and rebroadcast them at another.
Intimate Zone
In American culture, the space within less than 1 1/2 feet of an individual.
Gestures
Nonverbal body movements that convey meaning to others.
Encoding
Process of converting information into a message.
Decoding
Process of translating and interpreting a message.
Defense Mechanisms
Psychological coping strategies individuals use to protect themselves from unwanted feelings or thoughts.
Open-Ended Questions
Questions that allow the patient to respond in his own words.
Closed Questions
Questions that call for specific information from the patient.
Leading Questions
Questions that suggest an answer.
Base Station
The central EMS dispatch and coordination area.
Haptics
The study of touching.
Culture
The thoughts, communications, actions, and values, of a racial, ethnic, religious, or special group.
Ethnocentrism
The view that one way of doing things is the right way and any other way is inferior.
Communication
Using verbal and nonverbal expressions as messages that are received and interpreted by others.
