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telephone patch
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telephone-to-radio connection
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16.5
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Radio transmit signals by _______________________.
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electromagnetic waves
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16.6
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wavelength
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The distance in a propagating wave from one point to the corresponding point on the next wave.
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16.26
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Long wavelength vs short wavelength
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Long wavelength transmit audible sound, short wavelength transmit in infrared light spectrum. Between sound and infrared light are the wavelengths for radio transmission.
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16.6
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frequency
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In radio communication, the number or cycles per second of a signal, inversely related to wavelength.
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16.25
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hertz (Hz)
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Unit or frequency equal to 1 cycle per second.
kilohertz (kHz)-1,000 cycles per sec megahertz (MHz)-1 million cycles per sec gigahertz (GHz)-1 billion cycles per sec |
16.26
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Most commonly used bands for medical communication are?
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The very high frequency (VHF) band and the ultrahigh frequency (UHF) band.
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16.7
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VHF
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The portion of the radio frequency between 30 and 150 mHz.
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16.26
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UHF
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The portion of the radio frequency spectrum between 300 and 3,000 mHz.
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16.26
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
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The federal agency that has jurisdiction over interstate and international telephone and telegraph services and satellite communications, all of which may involve EMS activity.
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16.25
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Biotelemetry
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Usually called simple telemetry is the capability of measuring vital life signs and transmitting them to a distant terminal.
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16.7
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Distortion of the ECG signal may arise from a variety of sources:
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-Muscle tremor
-Loose ECG electrodes -Power source |
16.7
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The start of ECG telemetry
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Begun in Miami, Florida, by Dr Eugene Nagel during the early 1970s.
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16.7
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simplex
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16.26
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duplex
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16.26
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multipx
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16.26
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List the building blocks of a communication system
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Base stations, Mobile Transmitter/Receivers (Transceivers), Portable Transmitter/Receivers, Repeaters, Remote consoles, and a back up system (IE Landline)
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16.9
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Base station
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Dispatch, a collection of radio equipment consisting at a minimum of a transmitter, receiver, and antenna.
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16.9
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Transceiver
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Two way radio mounted in a vehicle.
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16.9
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Repeaters
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A miniature base station used to extend the transmitting and receiving of a telemetry or voice communication system. May be fixed or mobile.
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16.9
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Remote console
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Usually located at ED of hospital, is a terminal that receives transmissions of telemetry and voice from the field and transmits messages back, usually through base station.
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16.9
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Personal communication field to base or visa versa should be _______.
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landline
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16.10
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Proper intro when call hospital with pt report
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CPMC this is AMR ### with pt report
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16.11
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On the radio be impersonal use...
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"we" not "I" to refer to yourself and proper tiles for others.
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16.12
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With radio avoid using "yes" and "no" Why?
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The are easily lost in transmission instead use "affirmative" and "negative."
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16.12
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Give example of confirming med order
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"That is Lidocaine 75mg, repeat 75 mg Lidocaine via IV. Is that confirmed?"
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16.12
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NIMS
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Created in 2003 when the president directed Homeland Security to develop a system intended to provide a consistent nationwide template to enable federal, state, and local governments and private sectors to work together effectively.
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16.13
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Format for pt radio report:
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-Pt age and sex
-C/C -Hx of present illness (brief) -Other relative medical information -LOC -VS -Any pertinent finding head to toe -Tx and response |
16.14
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Symptoms belong in ________. Signs belong in ________________.
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history
physical examination |
16.19
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Who can revise original PCR?
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Only the person who wrote the original report.
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16.21
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What is the correct way to correct an error right after you write it on your report?
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Place a single line through the error along with initials and date it.
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