Currently, There Is a Debate Within Your Organization Regarding the Use

question 25

Multiple Choice

Currently, there is a debate within your organization regarding the use of codes in your medical communications and radio traffic. As you are in favor of plain English, and doing away with codes, a strong argument to justify this position would be:

• A) codes only serve to increase the amount of air time to relay information.
• B) the code system can be made public, thus allowing others to hear confidential information.
• C) the use of codes does not allow the EMT to practice his or her medical terminology.
• D) medical information can be too complex for a simple code system.

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