The ________ encourages the use of electronic medical records and requires health care facilities to have privacy policies.

A) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
B) Americans with Disabilities Act
C) USA PATRIOT Act
D) Welfare Reform Act


A) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

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A) "Please stand behind the EMT at the foot end and count steps for her." B) "You can help by grasping the right side of the stretcher to keep it balanced." C) "Come up and help me with the head end, since most of the weight is here." D) "Stand behind us at the top of the stairs and let us know if you see any obstacles."

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A typical exterior wall collapse indicator would be which of the following?

A) Smoke showing through walls B) Visible spalling of a brick wall C) The presence of wall spreaders D) All of the above

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Choose the word that best describes each sentence or group of words. ? ?The patient was examined for hospital admission

A) ?fragmented B) ?complete C) ?run-on D) ?non-parallel

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Which member of the department's fire prevention team usually has an engineering degree, reviews plans, and works with building owners to ensure that their fire suppression and detection systems will meet code and function as needed?

A) Fire marshal B) Fire investigator C) Fire and life safety education specialist D) Fire protection engineer

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