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NREMT Advanced EMT

Category - EMS Operations

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Why should you not give a patient’s name over the radio?
  1. Their name is not pertinent information
  2. Their name is not important; their condition is
  3. Their name could be the same as someone else’s, thereby causing confusion
  4. Their name being broadcast over the radio could violate patient confidentiality
Explanation
Answer - D - Broadcasting a patient’s name over the radio gives people that listen to scanners or other types of radios the ability to glean the information and lead to the patient’s information and privacy to become compromised and violated.
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