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41) Specialized terms for radio use enhance communications by: A) Lengthening airtime and transmitting thoughts quickly B) Shortening airtime and transmitting thoughts quickly C) Rationing airtime and transmitting thoughts reasonably accurately D) Shortening airtime and transmitting thoughts reasonably accurately 42) The ________, the public’s first contact with the EMS system, plays a crucial role in every EMS response. A) Emergency medical technician B) Emergency medical dispatcher C) Paramedic D) First responder 43) The transfer of care to the receiving facility staff should always include: A) Having the physician examine the report B) Giving a formal verbal briefing C) Having the nurse sign the prehospital chart D) Immediately notifying the dispatcher that the unit is back in service 44) The prehospital care report (PCR) is a written record of events that includes administrative and ________ information. A) Weather B) Medical C) Vehicle maintenance D) Extraneous 45) The process of interrogating callers with medical questions to elicit information and then determine the proper level of response is known as: A) Telephone triage B) Acuity assignment C) Call queueing D) Priority dispatching 46) How do reports to the base physician differ for trauma and medical patients? A) It is less important to include ETA for medical patients. B) Only trauma patients require a description of the scene. C) Medical reports describe a chief complaint while trauma reports do not. D) Medical reports emphasize history; trauma reports emphasize injuries and exam findings. 47) Using terminology widely accepted by the emergency services and medical community when giving a report to emergency department personnel is important because: A) Semantics enhance effective communication B) The receiver must be able to decode the message C) Verbal communication is the preferred medium D) “10-codes” are meaningless to physicians 48) One of the first bits of information to be transmitted to the base physician is the: A) Estimated time of arrival to the hospital B) Request for specific orders C) Unit and provider information