You are transporting a 58-year-old female suffering from terminal breast cancer. While in the ambulance, she becomes tearful and repeatedly asks, "Why me?" As a knowledgeable EMT, you recognize that she is in what stage of grieving?

A) Anger
B) Denial
C) Bargaining
D) Depression


A

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Which of the following situations presents the highest risk of exposure to an infectious disease?

A) Assisting with extricating a patient from a wrecked vehicle B) Wearing gloves when you care for a patient C) Handling equipment that has blood on it D) Driving code 3 to an emergency

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Which is TRUE regarding mental health services?

A) Less than one-half of adults with a mental health disorder receive services. B) Direct state funding of mental health care has increased. C) Medicaid funding of mental health care has grown. D) Generally, the same providers are used for treatment of mental illness and substance abuse.

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An acute inflammation of nerve cells caused by the herpes virus is ____

A) meningitis B) encephalitis C) shingles D) neuralgia

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Utilization management first became mandatory in 1965 with the passage of the federal law establishing the Medicare program.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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