Name: __________________________________
Date: ____________________________________
Communications/Documentation Quiz - ECA
1.
Match the term with the correct description:
a. Portable phone
______FCC
b. Initial pulse and respiration
______slang
c. Nonverbal signals
______cellular phone
d. Federal agency that assigns radio
______mobile radio
frequencies
______repeater
e. Hand held radio
______verbal report
f. Device that retransmit a weak signal
______watt
g. Radio mounted in a vehicle
______EMD
h. Radio at fixed site
______base station
i. Problem as described by the patient
______portable radio
j. Radio output
______body language
k. Patient information given at the hospital
______chief complaint
l. Informal, imprecise language
______radio report
m. Person who receives call 911 call
______baseline vital signs
n. Patient information sent while en route
to the hospital
2. List five of the phases of an out of hospital call:
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Name: __________________________________
Date: ____________________________________
3. What should be included in a written report?
4. What steps can you take to improve communication with patient?
5. What information should be included in a verbal report?
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