Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured JBL Quiz Chapter 4

________ are helpful when you are away from the ambulance and need to communicate with dispatch, another unit, or medical control.

Select one:

A. Base stations

B. Portable radios

C. Mobile radios

D. Cellular phones

B. Portable radios

Depending on how the protocols are written, you may need to call medical control for direct orders to:

Select one:

A. immobilize a patient.

B. administer certain treatments.

C. request assistance from other agencies.

D. transport a patient.

B. administer certain treatments.

Digital signals are used in some kinds of paging and tone-alerting systems because they transmit ________ and allow for more choices and flexibility.

Select one:

A. encoded messages

B. alphanumerically

C. faster

D. numerically

C. faster

The __________ officially occurs during your oral report at the hospital, not as a result of your radio report en route.

Select one:

A. patient report

B. transfer of care

C. termination of services

D. All of these answers are correct.

B. transfer of care

When attempting to communicate with non-English-speaking patients, you should:

Select one:

A. always use medical terms.

B. use short, simple questions and simple words whenever possible.

C. shout.

D. position yourself so the patient can read your lips.

B. use short, simple questions and simple words whenever possible.

Which of the following is NOT true with regard to simplex mode?

Select one:

A. It is called a "pair of frequencies."

B. When one party transmits, the other must wait to reply.

C. Radio transmissions can occur in either direction, but not simultaneously in both.

D. You must push a button to talk.

A. It is called a "pair of frequencies."

You have responded to a scene at which a 45-year-old man has run his SUV into a utility pole. On arrival, the driver was found slumped over the steering wheel, unconscious. A large electrical wire was lying across the hood of the vehicle. After securing scene safety, you were able to approach the patient and complete a primary assessment, in which you found a 6" (15.4-cm) laceration across his forehead. The patient regained responsiveness, was alert and oriented, and refused care. If the patient refuses to sign the refusal form:

Select one:

A. have a credible witness sign the form testifying that he or she witnessed the patient's refusal of care.

B. nothing more needs done. If the patient refuses care, you don't have to document it.

C. sign it yourself and state: "Patient refused to sign."

D. you cannot let the man leave the scene until he either goes with you or signs the form.

A. have a credible witness sign the form testifying that he or she witnessed the patient's refusal of care.