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CHAPTER 5- EMS COMMUNICATIONS QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS.
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CHAPTER 5- EMS COMMUNICATIONSQUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
1. mmWhen mmproviding mmpatient mmcare, mmit mmis mmMOST mmimportant mmthat mmyou
mmmaintain mmeffective mmcommunication mmwith:
A) mmthe mmdispatcher.
B) mmbystanders.
C) mmmedical mmcontrol.
D) mmyour mmpartner. mm- mmAnswer mmAns: mmD
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2. mmA mmbackup mmcommunication mmsystem mmis mmespecially mmcritical mmwhen
mmdealing mmwith:
A) mmmass-casualty mmincidents.
B) mmmotor-vehicle mmcollisions.
C) mmsimultaneous mmEMS mmcalls.
D) mmany mmcritically mminjured mmpatient. mm- mmAnswer mmAns: mmA
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3. mmNotification mmof mmEMS mmusually mmoccurs mmwhen:
A) mmEMTs mmcontact mman mmemergency mmmedical mmdispatcher.
B) mma mmbystander mmnotifies mmthe mmdispatcher mmvia mmtelephone.
C) mma mmsick mmor mminjured mmpatient mmpresents mmto mmyour mmEMS mmstation.
D) mmlaw mmenforcement mmrequests mmassistance mmvia mmtwo-way mmradio. mm-
mmAnswer mmAns: mmB
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4. mmA mm_____________ mmreceives mma mmweak mmsignal mmand mmretransmits mmit mmat
mma mmhigher mmpower mmon mmanother mmfrequency.
A) mmrepeater
B) mmbase mmstation
C) mmmultiplex mmsystem
D) mmduplex mmsystem mm- mmAnswer mmAns: mmA
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,5. mmThe mmcombination mmof mmtwo mmor mmmore mmsignals, mmwhich mmallows mmthe
mmparamedic mmto mmtalk mmand mmtransmit mman mmECG mmsimultaneously mmon mmone
mmfrequency, mmis mmcalled mma:
A) mmsimplex mmsystem.
B) mmtrunking mmsystem.
C) mmmultiplex mmsystem.
D) mmhalf-duplex mmsystem. mm- mmAnswer mmAns: mmC
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6. mmUnder mmthe mminstructions mmof mma mmgood mmEMD, mma mmlayperson mmshould
mmbe mmable mmto:
A) mmobtain mma mmblood mmpressure.
B) mmassess mma mmpatient's mmpupils.
C) mmimmobilize mma mmperson's mmspine.
D) mmperform mmchest mmcompressions. mm- mmAnswer mmAns: mmD
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7. mmWhich mmof mmthe mmfollowing mmstatements mmregarding mm12-lead mmECG
mmtelemetry mmis mmcorrect?
A) mmTelemetry mmover mmUHF mmfrequencies mmenables mmtransmission mmand
mmanalysis mmof mmall mm12 mmleads.
B) mmTelemetry mmhas mmnever mmproven mmto mmincrease mmdiagnosis mmtimes mmfor
mmpatients mmwith mma mmcardiac mmevent.
C) mmMost mmnewer mmsystems mmuse mmfacsimile mmtechnology mmto mmallow
mmtransmission mmof mm12-lead mmECGs.
D) mmA mmdecoder mmis mmrequired mmto mmensure mmthat mmvoice mmcommunication
mmdoes mmnot mmfilter mmout mmthe mmECG. mm- mmAnswer mmAns: mmC
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8. mmThe mmterm mm"frequency," mmas mmit mmapplies mmto mmradio mmcommunications, mmis
mmMOST mmaccurately mmdefined mmas:
A) mmhow mmfrequently mma mmradio mmwave mmrecurs mmin mma mmgiven mmtime.
B) mma mmpredefined mmstation mmdesigned mmfor mmemergency mmuse mmonly.
C) mma mmrelatively mmlong mmwavelength mmthat mmproduces mmaudible mmsound.
D) mmthe mmnumber mmof mmmegahertz mmper mmcycle mmthat mmthe mmradio mmtransmits.
mm- mmAnswer mmAns: mmA
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9. mmLow-band mmfrequencies:
A) mmhave mma mmrange mmof mmup mmto mm500 mmmiles mmand mmare mmnot mmassociated
mmwith mmskip mminterference.
B) mmare mmunpredictable mmbecause mmchanges mmin mmionospheric mmconditions mmmay
mmcause mmlosses mmin mmcommunication.
C) mmfunction mmat mm150 mmto mm175 mmMHz mmand mmhave mma mmrange mmthat mmis
mmnearly mmtriple mmthat mmof mmhigh-band mmfrequencies.
, D) mmhave mma mmlonger mmrange mmthan mmhigh-band mmfrequencies, mmbut mmare
mmmore mmreadily mmabsorbed mmby mmrain, mmtrees, mmand mmbrush. mm- mmAnswer
mmAns: mmB
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10. mmThe mmability mmof mmmultiple mmagencies mmor mmsystems mmto mmshare mmthe
mmsame mmradio mmfrequency mmis mmcalled:
A) mma mmduplex.
B) mmtrunking.
C) mmpatching.
D) mmtelemetry. mm- mmAnswer mmAns: mmB
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11. mmBiotelemetry mmis mmMOST mmaccurately mmdefined mmas:
A) mmlinking mmtwo mmfrequencies mmtogether mmso mmthat mmthe mmparamedic mmand
mmphysician mmcan mmconverse mmdirectly.
B) mma mmcommon mmradio mmfrequency mmassigned mmto mmEMS mmby mmthe mmFederal
mmCommunications mmCommission.
C) mmthe mmability mmof mmmore mmthan mmone mmpublic mmsafety mmagency mmto mmshare
mmthe mmsame mmradio mmfrequency mmduring mma mmcrisis.
D) mmthe mmcapability mmof mmmeasuring mmvital mmsigns mmand mmECG mmtracings mmand
mmtransmitting mmthem mmto mma mmdistant mmterminal. mm- mmAnswer mmAns: mmD
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12. mmAll mmof mmthe mmfollowing mmfactors mmmay mmcause mmdistortion mmof mman mmECG
mmsignal, mmEXCEPT:
A) mmmuscle mmtremors.
B) mmloose mmelectrodes.
C) mmsevere mmtachycardia.
D) mmdistant mmtransmission mmrange. mm- mmAnswer mmAns: mmC
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13. mmAt mmminimum, mmsending mmthe mm12-lead mmECG mmof mma mmpatient mmwith
mmchest mmpain mmto mmthe mmemergency mmdepartment mmphysician mmvia mmtelemetry
mmwould:
A) mmdecrease mmthe mmtime mmfrom mmdiagnosis mmto mmtreatment.
B) mmenable mmthe mmparamedic mmto mmbegin mmtreatment mmin mmthe mmfield.
C) mmdecrease mmthe mmlikelihood mmof mmprehospital mmcardiac mmarrest.
D) mmallow mmthe mmphysician mmto mmchoose mmthe mmappropriate mmfibrinolytic. mm-
mmAnswer mmAns: mmA
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14. mmCellular mmtelephones mmare mmmore mmadvantageous mmthan mmregular mmtwo-way
mmradios mmin mmthat mmcellular mmtelephones:
A) mmenable mmlaypeople mmto mmcall mm9-1-1 mmfor mma mmminimal mmservice mmcharge.
B) mmincorporate mmGPS mmtechnology mmto mmhelp mmrescuers mmfind mmthe mmpatient.
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