The initial complaint filed against a paramedic or EMS system by a dissatisfied patient:
A) is typically detailed and contains specific information about what went wrong.
B) may not contain specific information about what the patient thinks went wrong.
C) does not include the name of the paramedic or EMS system who is being sued.
D) must be reviewed by a judge in order to determine if the complaint is justified.
Answer: B) may not contain specific information about what the patient thinks went wrong.
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A) it can facilitate blind endotracheal intubation. B) its inability to decompress the stomach. C) its absence of sizes for patients less than 30 kg. D) its temperamental positioning.
You have been called to a college dormitory where campus police are talking to a 20-year-old male who was threatening to jump from his eighteenth-floor window. The patient admits that he was upset because he is failing most of his courses and his girlfriend broke up with him but says he was just "psyching out" his roommate and had no intention of jumping. Campus police tell you that the patient
was sitting on the balcony railing with his feet over the edge when they arrived. The patient was cooperative when they asked him to come back inside the room. Which of the following is the best course of action? A) Consider it a police matter, and mark in service. B) Have the police place the patient under immediate detention, and transport the patient in restraints. C) Tell the patient you must take his suicide threat seriously and transport him for evaluation. D) Have the patient sign a refusal form as long as the roommate will take responsibility for staying with him.
When the gallbladder is diseased, the pain is NOT only felt in the RUQ but also in the:
A) epigastric area. B) right shoulder. C) left shoulder. D) right scapula area.
An example of malpractice could be a health care worker who mislabels a tissue sample, resulting in a misdiagnosis of breast cancer and the removal of the patient's breast via surgery
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.