Question: The purpose of a communications system is to:

Answer: relay information from one location to another when it is impossible to communicate face to face.

Question: Which of the following statements regarding a base station is correct?

Answer: A base station is used by dispatchers to send and receive messages to and from all parts of the service area.

Question: Upon arriving at the scene of a major motor vehicle crash, you determine that there are multiple patients. You should:

Answer: Immediately request additional resources using the mobile radio in your response vehicle.

Question: When transmitting information from the patient’s side to the responding ambulance, the emergency responder(emr) would MOST likely use a:

Answer: potable radio

Question: A device that receives a weak radio signal, amplifies that signal, and then rebroadcasts it is a(n):

Answer: repeater

Question: A pager is MOST accurately defined as a:

Answer: radio receiver that is silent unless activated by a dispatcher.

Question: A________ transmits data messages through a radio system and reduces the amount of time the radio frequency is tied up to send or receive a message.

Answer: mobile data terminal

Question: Advanced life support (ALS) providers often use ___________ to transmit electrocardiograms and other patient data to online medical control.

Answer: telemetry

Question: which of the following general statements regarding communication devices is MOST correct?

Answer: throughout the different phases of an emergency medical service(EMS) call, communications systems are used for the same function

Question: when dispatched to emergency call, you should:

Answer: not respond until you are sure of the location