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Chapter 4 vocab
Comm, and Doc.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Base station | transmitter and receiver in fixed location |
| Cellular phone | low power radio that connects through repeater stations called "cells" |
| Channel | specific, assigned frequency |
| Close ended question | have a single/short worded answer |
| Communication | transmission of info-verbal or non-verbal |
| Cultural imposition | imposing your beliefs, values, or practices on others |
| Dedicated line | hot line; single line specific location |
| Documentation | written record (handwritten or electronic) |
| Duplex | send and receive simultaneously. |
| Ethnocentrism | belief that your own values > others and assess someone only one these beliefs. |
| Federal Communications Commissions (FCC) | Government Agency that regulates communication |
| Interoperable | Voice over internet |
| Med Channel | VHF and UHF channels specifically for EMS use |
| Mobile Data Terminal (MDT) | built in laptop in truck |
| multiplex | audio and data signals |
| noise | anything that interferes with a message |
| open ended question | results in detailed answer that varies |
| Paging | radio signal/voice |
| PCR | Patient care Report |
| Rapport | building trust with Pt |
| repeater | receives messages and retransmits them * to cover large distance* |
| Scanner | searches for frequencies until found |
| simplex | single frequency, either direction but not both |
| standing order | written doc, - specific directions about Pt care from medical Director |
| telemetry | audio coded electronic signal to send data |
| therapeutic comm. | verbal and nonverbal to increase Pt relationship/ rapport |
| Trunking | telecommunication system |
| ultra-High Frequency (UHF) | 300-3000 MHz |
| Very high frequency (VHF) | 30-300 MHz |