People skills
The handoff
"Breaker, Breaker, 1-9"
Documentation
100

This type of communication creates a positive environment that encourages patients to express how they feel.

What is therapeutic communication?

100

This is the person that should coordinate the patient's transfer of care and report the patient information.

Who is the team leader?

100

Any radio hardware containing a transmitter and a receiver located in a fixed place.

What is a base station?

100

This was established in 1996 to protect patient confidentiality and penalties are charged for breaching.

What is HIPAA?


*100 extra points*

What does each letter stand for?

200

I listen and attempt to understand the patients perspective even though I don't necessarily agree with him or understand his actions. 

What is empathy?

200

Identified by the WHO as a critical failure point that can cause serious breakdowns in the continuity of care, inappropriate treatment and potential harm to the patient.

What is communication during patient handoff?

200

In a ______ system,  portable radios can transmit in either direction but not simultaneously in both.

What is  simplex?

200

_____ information includes the measurable sign that you observe and record, while ______ includes information that is told to you but cannot be seen.

What is objective and subjective?

300

This is a five step model that was developed by the FBI to manage hostage negotiations quickly and effectively.

What is the behavioral change stairway model?

300

This is a mnemonic helpful for EMS handoff reports to ED staff.

What is SBAT?


*100 points*

What does each letter stand for?

300

Referred to as this, I am able to transmit the patients 12 lead ECG to the ED.

What is telemetry?

300

These are acceptable mnemonics for standardized reporting in the narrative section of a PCR.

What is CHART or SOAP?

400

Employing this can help you defuse conflict, build a rapport, communicate more effectively, and manage difficult situations.

What is emotional intelligence?

400

After giving a patient report, I need to get this from ED staff prior to leaving the ED.

What is a receiving signature?

400

In an interoperable communications system, all involved agencies are able to_______.

What is share information with each other in real time?

400
When completing a written document and you realize you wrote an incorrect word, you should do this.

What is draw a horizontal line through it and initial above the word?

500

I consider my cultural values to be more important than my patients values.

What is ethnocentrism?

500

These three things are  essential for a good transfer of care report.

What are managing the environment, Ensuring a structured report and uninterrupted critical care?

Also, accepted, making eye contact, minimal interference, respectful interaction, common language and common priorities.

500
My patient needs a specific treatment that I do not have a protocol for. I can contact____.

Who is Medical Control?

500

Medicare and Medicaid will only reimburse for ambulance transport if the services are documented as this.

What is medically necessary?