Chapter 5 Pre/Post

Question 1

9-1-1 Became the universal number for calling EMS in:

Answer 1

1988

Question 2

A physician who receives a standardized EMS report should be able to quickly know:

Answer 2

The name of the responding unit.

Question 3

How close should you keep your mouth to the microphone to improve the quality of your radio
communication:

Answer 3

2 to 3 Inches.

Question 4

If you are sending data back and forth from the field to your dispatch center, but the data are
flowing one direction at a time, you are using:

Answer 4

Half-duplex mode.

Question 5

The ability of multiple agencies or systems to to share the same radio frequency is called:

Answer 5

Trunking.

Question 6

The use of telemetry to confirm cardiac rhythms before treatment:

Answer 6

Is less common, as most EMS systems rely on paramedics to assess the cardiac rhythm and
make independent treatment decisions.

Question 7

When communicating medical information via radio, you should be:

Answer 7

simple, brief, and direct.

Question 8

Which frequency is regulated by the Federal Communications Commission

Answer 8

10Hz

Question 9

What statement regarding 12-lead ECG telemetry is correct?

Answer 9

Most newer systems use facsimile technology to allow transmissions of 12-lead ECG.

Question 10

Which type of communication system is the most powerful radio in the communication
system?

Answer 10

Base station.

Question 11

A communication system allows an EMS agency to exchange:

Answer 11

Essential information.

Question 12

Dispatcher training should meet the standards set by:

Answer 12

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Question 13

EMS in the NATO alphabet is:

Answer 13

Echo, Mike, Sierra.

Question 14

EMS radio systems are designed to allow the use of one channel by multiple users at the
same time through the inclusion of:

Answer 14

The Continuous Tone0Coded Squelch System.

Question 15

How many public safety answering points would you expect in a town of 2,000 residents?

Answer 15

1

Question 16

If all the dispatchers at a particular location are taking emergency calls, a well designed EMS dispatch centers phones will:

Answer 16

Forward the call to an alternate dispatch center.

Question 17

If you invented a new technology for EMS communications that used radio waves, you would
have to clear it with the:

Answer 17

Federal Communications Commission.

Question 18

If you were designing an EMS communications system for a very hilly county in your state,
what radio band would be best to use?

Answer 18

Very high frequency high band.

Question 19

In a city of 1,000,000 residents, EMS calls would be handled by public safety answering
points while fire calls would be handled by:

Answer 19

A second public safety answering point.

Question 20

Related to communications, a cell is:

Answer 20

The area of EMS headquarters used to hold communications equipment.

Question 21

The role of simplex mode communications in EMS is for:

Answer 21

Public safety announcements.

Question 22

The standard that is critical for the design of two-way radios is:

Answer 22

Public safety answering point.

Question 23

The use of Global Positioning System that helps direct you to the PT involves:

Answer 23

A satellite system.

Question 24

What kind of time scale can be obtained for data in the most EMS systems today?

Answer 24

Near real time.

Question 25

When exchanging EMS information, always:

Answer 25

Maintain Confidentiality.

Question 26

When speaking with a PT:

Answer 26

Do everything possible to maintain confidentiality.

Question 27

Which kind of EMS communications device could most easily lead to privacy violations?

Answer 27

Cell phone.

Question 28

What is a key tool for an EMS dispatcher?

Answer 28

Emergency medical dispatch guide cards.

Question 29

What is inadvisable for a dispatcher to do during an EMS call?

Answer 29

Hang up if the caller is abusive.

Question 30

What usually has the most powerful transmitter?

Answer 30

Base station radio.