Chapter 4 EMT Quiz (2024/2025) Questions With
Complete Solutions
Base station - ANSWERAny radio hardware containing transmitter and receiver that's
located at a fixed place
Cellular telephone - ANSWERA low-power portable radio that communicates
through an interconnected series of repeater stations called "cells"
Channel - ANSWERAn assigned frequency or frequencies that are used to carry voice
and or data communications
Close-needed questions - ANSWERQuestions that can be answered in short or single
word responses
Communication - ANSWERThe teansformation of intormation to another person-
verbally or through body language
Cultural imposition - ANSWEROne one person imposes her beliefs values or practices
on another because he or she believe his or her ideas are superior
Dedicated line - ANSWERA special telephone line that is used for specific point to
point communications also known as hotline
Documentation - ANSWERThe record portion of the emts patient interaction either
written or electronic. This becomes part of the patients permanent medical record.
Duplex - ANSWERThe ability to transmit and receive simultaneously
Ethnocentrism - ANSWERWhen a person considers his or her own cultural values as
more important when interacting with people of different culture
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) - ANSWERThe federal agency that has
jurisdiction over interstate and international telephone and telegraph services and
satellite communications all of which may involve EMS acitivities
Interoperable communication system. - ANSWERA communications system that
sides voice over internet protocol (VoIP) technology to allow multiple agencies to
transmit and communicate data
MED channels - ANSWERVHF and UFH channels that the federal communications
commision has designated exclusively for EMS use
Mobile data terminal (MDT) - ANSWERa small computer terminal inside ambulance
that directly receives data from dispatch center
, Multiplex - ANSWERThe ability to transmit audio and data signals through the use of
more than one communication channel
Noise - ANSWERAnything that dampens or obscures the true meaning of a message
Open ended questions - ANSWERQuestions for which the patient must provide detail
to give an answer
Paging - ANSWERUse of radio signal and a voice over digital message that is
transmitted to pages ("beepers") or desktop monitor radios
Patient care report (PCR) - ANSWERThe legal document used to record all patient
acitivities
Rapport - ANSWERTrusting relationship that you build with your patient
Repeater - ANSWERSpecial base station radio that receives messages and signals on
one frequency that automatically retransmission them on a second frequency
Scaneer - ANSWERA radio that searches or scans across several frequencies until the
message is completed process is then repeated
Simplex - ANSWERSignal frequency radio transmission can occur in either direction
but not simultaneously both
Standing orders - ANSWERWritten documents signed by EMS systems medical
director that outline specific directions, permissions and prohibitions regarding
patient care also called protocols
Telemetry - ANSWERProcess which electronic signals are converted into coded
audible signals; these signal a can then be transmitted by radio or telephone to a
receiver with a decoder at the hospital
Therapeutic communication - ANSWERverbal and no verbal communication
techniques that encourage patents to express their feelings and achieve a positive
relationship
Trunking - ANSWERTelecommunication systems that allows a computer to maximize
utilization of a group or frequencies
UFH ( ultra-high-frequency) - ANSWERRadio frequencies between 300 and 3,000
MHz
adolescents - ANSWERchildren between 12 to 18 years of age
Complete Solutions
Base station - ANSWERAny radio hardware containing transmitter and receiver that's
located at a fixed place
Cellular telephone - ANSWERA low-power portable radio that communicates
through an interconnected series of repeater stations called "cells"
Channel - ANSWERAn assigned frequency or frequencies that are used to carry voice
and or data communications
Close-needed questions - ANSWERQuestions that can be answered in short or single
word responses
Communication - ANSWERThe teansformation of intormation to another person-
verbally or through body language
Cultural imposition - ANSWEROne one person imposes her beliefs values or practices
on another because he or she believe his or her ideas are superior
Dedicated line - ANSWERA special telephone line that is used for specific point to
point communications also known as hotline
Documentation - ANSWERThe record portion of the emts patient interaction either
written or electronic. This becomes part of the patients permanent medical record.
Duplex - ANSWERThe ability to transmit and receive simultaneously
Ethnocentrism - ANSWERWhen a person considers his or her own cultural values as
more important when interacting with people of different culture
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) - ANSWERThe federal agency that has
jurisdiction over interstate and international telephone and telegraph services and
satellite communications all of which may involve EMS acitivities
Interoperable communication system. - ANSWERA communications system that
sides voice over internet protocol (VoIP) technology to allow multiple agencies to
transmit and communicate data
MED channels - ANSWERVHF and UFH channels that the federal communications
commision has designated exclusively for EMS use
Mobile data terminal (MDT) - ANSWERa small computer terminal inside ambulance
that directly receives data from dispatch center
, Multiplex - ANSWERThe ability to transmit audio and data signals through the use of
more than one communication channel
Noise - ANSWERAnything that dampens or obscures the true meaning of a message
Open ended questions - ANSWERQuestions for which the patient must provide detail
to give an answer
Paging - ANSWERUse of radio signal and a voice over digital message that is
transmitted to pages ("beepers") or desktop monitor radios
Patient care report (PCR) - ANSWERThe legal document used to record all patient
acitivities
Rapport - ANSWERTrusting relationship that you build with your patient
Repeater - ANSWERSpecial base station radio that receives messages and signals on
one frequency that automatically retransmission them on a second frequency
Scaneer - ANSWERA radio that searches or scans across several frequencies until the
message is completed process is then repeated
Simplex - ANSWERSignal frequency radio transmission can occur in either direction
but not simultaneously both
Standing orders - ANSWERWritten documents signed by EMS systems medical
director that outline specific directions, permissions and prohibitions regarding
patient care also called protocols
Telemetry - ANSWERProcess which electronic signals are converted into coded
audible signals; these signal a can then be transmitted by radio or telephone to a
receiver with a decoder at the hospital
Therapeutic communication - ANSWERverbal and no verbal communication
techniques that encourage patents to express their feelings and achieve a positive
relationship
Trunking - ANSWERTelecommunication systems that allows a computer to maximize
utilization of a group or frequencies
UFH ( ultra-high-frequency) - ANSWERRadio frequencies between 300 and 3,000
MHz
adolescents - ANSWERchildren between 12 to 18 years of age
