Which of the following types of patient information does not need to be kept confidential?
A. Privileged communication
B. When a patient discusses information unrelated to his or her care
C. When a patient gives consent to have procedures performed as part of his or her care
D. Information shared by the patient after signing a legal document that outlines medical risks
E. None of the above
Answer: E
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to the vehicle and begins assessing the driver. Later, as you are restocking in the ambulance bay of the local trauma center your partner tells you that he thinks you acted unprofessionally by shouting at him. What is the best way to respond? A) New EMTs should expect partners to yell at them occasionally. B) Shouting was an attempt to protect the EMT from a potentially unsafe scene. C) The On-Duty Supervisor should be called. D) An EMT should never hurry to assist a patient.
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a. Assist his breathing with a bag-valve mask. b. Lift a corner of the dressing from the wound for a few seconds; then reapply and check his breath sounds. c. Add another layer to the dressing. d. Load the patient quickly and transport him to a higher level of care.
Which division of the autonomic nervous system is called the resting and digesting division?
A) Post ganglionic branch B) Preganglionic branch C) Parasympathetic branch D) Sympathetic branch
Decontamination is:
A) sterilization. B) the removal of pathogens from an object. C) disinfection. D) the removal of non-pathogens from an object.