Low power portable radio that communicates through an interconnected series of repeater station called cells.

An assigned frequency of frequencies that are used to carry voice and/or data communications.

The reason a patient called for help; also, the patient's response to questions such as "What's wrong?" or "What happened"?

The condition requiring the most urgent intervention as determined by the provider's assessment of the patient. NOT always the same as the chief complaint.

Questions that can be answered in short or single-word responses.

Questions for which the patient must provide detail to give an answer.

When one person imposes his or her beliefs, values, and practices on another because he or she believe his or her ideals are superior.

A special telephone line that is used for specific point-to-point communications; also known as a hotline.

When a person considers his or her own cultural values as more important when interacting with people from a different culture.

The transfer of pertinent patient information and the responsibility for the patient's care.

Any communications where disruption will result of failure of the mission at hand.

The ability to transmit audio and data signals through the use of more than one communications channel.

A special base station radio that receives messages and signals on one frequency and then automatically retransmits them on a second frequency.

A radio receiver that searches or scans across several frequencies until the message is completed. The process is then repeated.

A process in which electronic signals are converted into coded, audible signals.

Telecommunication systems that allow a computer to maximize utilization of a group of frequencies.

The ability to transmit and receive simultaneously.

Single-frequency radio. Transmissions can occur in either direction but not simultaneously.