Which of the following is the primary prehospital concern with a simple, isolated fracture of the fifth rib in the right posterior—axillary line?
A) Hemorrhage
B) Pneumonia
C) Hypoventilation
D) Liver contusion
C
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An atrial arrhythmia that occurs when the pacemaker role switches from the SA node to the atria and back again is called:
A) Atrial Flutter. B) Wandering Pacemaker. C) Atrial Tachycardia. D) Atrial Fibrillation.
Which of the following patient populations is most commonly afflicted with ALL?
a. Newborns b. Adults c. Pregnant females d. Children
Regarding exposure to ionizing radiation, patients who are educated to understand the medical benefit of an imaging procedure are more likely to
a. assume a small chance of biologic damage but not suppress any radiation phobia they may have. b. cancel their scheduled procedure because they are not willing to assume a small chance of biologic damage. c. suppress any radiation phobia but not risk a small chance of possible biologic damage. d. suppress any radiation phobia and be willing to assume a small chance of possible biologic damage.
Developing clinical practice standards such as training curricula, protocols, and similar guidelines refers to:
a. Concurrent medical direction b. In-transit medical direction c. Prospective medical direction d. Retrospective medical direction