How is HBV typically transmitted?
What will be an ideal response?
The HBV virus is transmitted through contact with infected blood or body fluids. Activities that promote transmission include sexual contact, IV drug use, infants born to infected mothers, needle sticks in health care environments, contact with blood or open sores of an infected person, or sharing personal items such as razors or toothbrushes. Only about one-half of those persons infected will show any symptoms with acute disease such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, dark urine and discolorization of the skin and eyes (jaundice).
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Water flow reduction may be caused by encrustation, which is caused by:
A. foreign matter. B. biological growth. C. leaking or broken pipes. D. size and shape of the pipe.
Which of the following statements about the care and treatment of a patient with a spinal injury in a prehospital setting is true?
a. Prehospital care for a patient with a spinal injury involves correcting life-threatening injuries and limiting secondary injury. b. It is important to identify the site of spinal injury so that proper prehospital care can be rendered. c. Before transporting a critically injured patient with a spinal injury, OEC Technicians must perform a detailed head-to-toe neurological assessment. d. If a patient with a possible spinal injury is in shock, it is permissible to forego immobilization because uses up time during the golden hour.
When speaking about carbohydrates, what dietary practices should patients follow?
What will be an ideal response?
What is the most appropriate cleansing agent for decontaminating a venipuncture site if BAC is ordered?
A) chlorhexidine B) isopropyl alcohol C) isopropanol D) iodine preps