Healthcare facilities often use some sort of emergency staff notification system during a disaster. A hurricane has disrupted the telephone service. What methods of communicating would be most appropriate at this time?
1 . Amateur radio ham operator
2 . Runners who transport messages on foot
3 . Computers via email
4 . Portable or handheld radios
A) 1, 2, 3
B) 1, 2, 4
C) 1, 3, 4
D) 2, 3, 4
B
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When telephone service is disrupted, several other means of communicating with healthcare providers are available that include amateur radio ham operators, runners who transport messages on foot, and portable or handheld radios. The computer would not be appropriate to transport email messages because a telephone line is needed to activate the modem.
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