A national standard for Medicare payments is based on the CPT codes used for patient visits
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A) have the Emergency Medical Responders remove the daughter. B) move the patient to the ambulance for the rest of the assessment. C) contact medical direction for advisement. D) explain to the daughter it is important for the patient to answer.
The EMT would recognize the patient has a sensory impairment when he encounters:
A) A 49-year-old male who is hearing impaired in one ear B) A 76-year-old female with headaches caused by hypertension C) A 22-year-old female who was born without a left hand D) A 43-year-old male who had a stroke and is paralyzed on his right side
Compared with traditional surgical tracheostomy, which of the following are true about percuta-neous dilatational tracheostomy?
1. Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy has a lower incidence of complications. 2. Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy is faster than traditional tracheostomy. 3. Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy can be performed at the bedside. 4. Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy does not require anterior neck dissection. a. 1 and 3 only b. 1, 2, and 3 only c. 3 and 4 only d. 2, 3, and 4 only
A patient has a 5-inch laceration in the leg that is exposing the muscle. This would be called a superficial wound
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false