Which is an insurance company that establishes a contract to reimburse health care facilities and patients for procedures and services provided?
a. clearinghouse
b. health plan
c. provider
d. third-party administrator
b
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A patient has been stunned with a? Taser, and as a result you note superficial skin damage from the probe. This type of injury is classified? as:
A) direct injury.
B) primary injury.
C) secondary injury.
D) tertiary injury.
Concerning attempted suicide, which of the following statements is true?
A) Truly suicidal patients nearly always leave a note. B) There is always an indication that a suicide attempt is imminent. C) All suicide attempts must be taken seriously, even if the method seems insincere. D) Attempted suicide is a matter for law enforcement, not EMS.
You are moving a critically injured patient to a helicopter for rapid transport to a trauma center. The rotors are spinning so that the aircraft can immediately take off. As team leader, which instruction would you provide?
A) "Let's get many people around the backboard so we can safely load the patient into the aircraft." B) "I need someone to hold the IV bag in the air while we load so the patient continues to get IV fluids." C) "Will someone please lay the O2 tank on the patient's legs so he continues to get oxygen as we load?" D) "Will someone please securely cover the patient's eyes so that they are not struck with flying dirt?"
In February, the Newborn unit reported four still births and three newborn deaths. An autopsy was performed on one of the newborns and two still births. Calculate the newborn autopsy rate, rounding to two decimal places