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Chapter 15
Communication and Documentation
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| base station | a two-way radio at a fixed site such as a hospital or dispatch center |
| cell phone | a phone that transmits through the air instead of over wires so the phone can be transported and used over a wide area |
| drop report | an abbreviated form of the PCR that an EMS crew can leave at the hospital when there is not enough time to complete the PCR before leaving |
| mobile radio | a two-way radio that is used or affixed in a vehicle |
| portable radio | a handheld two-way radio |
| repeater | a device that picks up signals from lower-power radio units, such as mobile and portable radios, and retransmits them at a higher power. it allows low-power radio signals to be transmitted over longer distances |
| telemetry | the process of sending and receiving data wirelessly |
| watt | the unit of measurement of the output power of a radio |
| What are the parts of a radio medical report? | unit identification and level of provider, eta, patient's age and sex, chief complaint, brief, pertinent history of the present illness, major past illness, mental status, baseline vital signs, pertinent findings of the physical exam, care given |
| What are the parts of the verbal report? | chief complaint, history that was not given previously, additional treatment given en route, additional vital signs taken en route |
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