Title: Lesson 1-5 EMS System Communication
Course: EMS 1119 Emergency Medical Technician > Section: Module I Preparatory

Describe the components of the EMS Communication system

At the end of this lesson and the associated lab activities students will be able to:

Cognitive Learning Objectives

- 1-5.1 Understand the basic principles of the  various types of communications equipment used in EMS
- 1-5.2 Describe the use of radio communication and correct radio procedures, including the proper methods of initiating and terminating the radio call/transmission
- 1-5.3 State the proper procedures and sequence for delivery of patient information to other healthcare professionals
- 1-5.4 Identify the essential components of the verbal report and legal aspects that need to be considered

Affective Objectives

- 1-5.1 Explain the rationale for providing efficient and effective radio communications and patient reports

Psychomotor Objectives

- 1-5.1 Perform a simulated, organized, concise radio transmission
- 1-5.2 Perform an organized, concise patient report that would be given to the staff at a receiving facility
- 1-5.3 Perform a brief, organized report that would be given to an ALS provider arriving at an incident scene at which the EMT was already providing care

Reading

- Same as Lesson 1-4