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WEST COAST EMT CH #4 EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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WEST COAST EMT CH #4 EXAMREVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Base station - answer-any radio hardware containing a transmitter and receiver that is
located in a fixed place.
Channel - answer-an assigned frequency or frequencies that are used to carry voice
and/or data communications.
Dedicated line - answer-a special telephone line that is used for specific point-to-point
communications; also known as a "hotline."
Duplex - answer-the ability to transmit and receive simultaneously.
Ethnocentrism - answer-when a person considers his or her own cultural values as
more important when interacting with people of a different culture.
Federal communications commission (fcc) - answer-the federal agency that has
jurisdiction over interstate and international telephone and telegraph services and
satellite communications, all of which may involve ems activity.
Interoperable communications system - answer-a communication system that uses
voice-over-internet-protocol (voip) technology to allow multiple agencies to
communicate and transmit data.
Med channels - answer-vhf and uhf channels that the federal communications
commission has designated exclusively for ems use.
Mobile data terminal (mdt) - answer-a small computer terminal inside the ambulance
that directly receives data from the dispatch center.
Multiplex - answer-the ability to transmit audio and data signals through the use of more
than one communications channel.
Patient care report (pcr) - answer-the legal document used to record all patient care
activities. This report has direct patient care functions but also administrative and quality
control functions. Pcrs are also known as prehospital care reports.
Rapport - answer-a close and harmonious relationship
Repeater - answer-a special base station radio that receives messages and signals on
one frequency and then automatically retransmits them on a second frequency.
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