A patient was struck in the back by a heavy piece of wood that was being bent to make a form for a concrete arch. He is responsive, but cannot feel or move his legs. He has bruising to his back and is incontinent of urine. The skin below the injury site is red and warm. As a knowledgeable EMT, you should realize that:
A) The paralysis is permanent
B) The ability to feel will return
C) A cervical collar is unnecessary
D) The paralysis may resolve
D) The paralysis may resolve
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The resource-based relative value scale is designed to reduce ________ costs and establish a national standard for physician payment
A) patient B) Medicare C) Medicaid D) physician
You have a job in the HIM department. A friend of yours works for a lawyer. She comes to your facility to pick up copies of records for one of her boss's clients. She has forgotten to bring the client's authorization form
She is in a hurry and doesn't have time to go back to her office. You have known her for many years and are good friends. Do you give her the records without the authorization form?
A code system for laboratory and clinical observations, _______________________________, facilitates the exchange and pooling of results or vital signs for clinical care, outcomes management, and research.?
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
A(n) ________ is the ongoing systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of injury data essential to the planning, implementation, and evaluation of public health practice
A) injury surveillance program
B) primary prevention program
C) injury risk program
D) epidemiological program