Communication and Documentation

Question 1

Base Station

Answer 1

a two-way radio at a fixed site such as a hospital or dispatch center

Question 2

Mobile Radio

Answer 2

two-way radio that is used or affixed in a vehicle

Question 3

Watt

Answer 3

unit of measurement of the output power of a radio

Question 4

Portable radio

Answer 4

handheld two-way radio

Question 5

Repeater

Answer 5

device that picks up signals from lower-power radio units, such as mobile and portable radios, and retransmits them at a higher power. also allows low-power radio signals to be transmitted over long distances

Question 6

Drop Report (transfer Report)

Answer 6

abbreviated form of the PCR that an EMS crew can leave at the hospital when there is not enough time to complete the PCR before leaving