Chapter 17

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Drop report or transfer report

Question 2

A device that picks up signals from lower power radio units and retransmits them at a higher power

Answer 2

Repeater

Question 3

A phone that transmits through the air instead of over wires so that the phone can be transported and use over a wide area

Answer 3

Cell phone

Question 4

A two-way radio that is used or affixed in a vehicle

Answer 4

Mobile radio

Question 5

A two-way radio at a fixed site such as a hospital or dispatch center

Answer 5

Base station

Question 6

A hand-held two-way radio

Answer 6

Portable radio

Question 7

The unit of measurement for the output the radio

Answer 7

watt

Question 8

What government agency maintains order on the airwaves?

Answer 8

FCC

Question 9

Name the four components of a medical radio report

Answer 9

1) unit identification and level of provider
2) Chief complaint
3) Major past Illness
4) Emergency medical care given

Question 10

Whenever you requests in order for medical direction over the radio, it is good practice to:

Answer 10

Repeat the physicians order word for word back to the physician

Question 11

If you received an order from the online physician for 10 times the normal dose of medication what should you do?

Answer 11

Question the physician about the order

Question 12

What does PCR stand for?

Answer 12

Prehospital care report

Question 13

The prehospital care report serves as a legal document as well as what?

Answer 13

And aid to research, education, and administrative efforts

Question 14

Why is it necessary to complete a PCR if, on each call, you give the emergency department staff a good oral report?

Answer 14

It provides a means for the ED staff to review the patient’s prehospital care

Question 15

The routine review of PCRs for conformity to current standards is called what?

Answer 15

Quality improvement, QI

Question 16

Each individual box on a PCR is called what?

Answer 16

A data element

Question 17

What elements should be put in quotation marks on a PCR?

Answer 17

Information such as bystander statements police officer statements and chief complaint from patient.

Question 18

In addition to signs and symptoms, what else should be included in the narrative section of the PCR?

Answer 18

Pertinent negatives

Question 19

When should medical abbreviations be used on a PCR?

Answer 19

Only if they are standardized

Question 20

How should an EMT correct an error discovered while writing the PCR?

Answer 20

Draw a line through the error, initial it, and write the correct information

Question 21

On returning to the station after a call, you have the chance to reread your PCR. If information was omitted by mistake, you should do what?

Answer 21

Add a note with the correct information, the date, and initial it

Question 22

What do special situation reports or special incident reports do?

Answer 22

Document events that should be reported to local regulatory authorities

Question 23

Ambulance services and EMS personnel are required by who or what to take steps to safeguard patient confidentiality

Answer 23

HIPAA law

Question 24

List five examples of components of the communications system

Answer 24

1) base station radio
2) Mobile radio
3) Portable radio
4) Repeater
5) Cell phone

Question 25

List 10 examples of patient data on a prehospital care report

Answer 25

1) patients name, address, DOB, age, sex
2) Billing and insurance info
3) Nature of the call
4) Mechanism of injury
5) location in which the patient was found
6) treatment administered before EMT arrived
7) signs symptoms vitals
8) sample history
9) care administer an patient reaction
10) changes in condition