EMR Chapter 5 - Communications and Documentation

After you have turned over your care of the patient to other EMS providers, you need to report your status to:

The communications center

When EMTs or paramedics arrive, it is important to provide them with the:

Verbal report

Which one of the following is not included when reporting your patient assessment?

post-run activity

In effective communication, the receiver needs to communicate that the message has been received and understood. This is called:

Feedback

Do not rush when speaking to the patient. By slowing down and speaking distinctly, you can avoid:

Having to repeat questions or explanations

Because body language is an important part of communication, you should try to avoid:

Crossing your arms in front of your chest

EMRs should speak to and treat all patients as if they were:

Family members

Patients who are temporarily deaf will not usually:

Be able to read lips

If the deaf patient is with a young hearing child, resist:

The urge to use the child as an interpreter

Radio communications are regulated by the:

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Which of the following is not considered effective when communicating with patients?

Speak quickly to the patient to save time.

Which of the following statements is false regarding communicating with visually impaired patients?

It is not necessary to keep the patient and his or her service dog together.

If your patient speaks a language other than English and you cannot understand each other, you should:

Find another way to communicate with the patient to fulfill your responsibility as an EMR to provide appropriate care.

The medical prefix tachy- means:

rapid

The medical prefix oro- means:

denoting the mouth

When you arrive at the scene of an incident, the first thing you should do is:

Perform a visual survey of the scene

Completing a written report and preparing your unit for the next call is part of which phase of an EMS call?

Postrun activities