SCENARIOUse this scenario to answer the following question(s).You are caring for a 6-year-old female whom the family says has been very sick since last night. She had a high fever, but they thought it was just the flu. Today the child became worse and complained of her neck hurting and being stiff. The child is now unresponsive and is not breathing. You have been ventilating her with a bag-valve device attached to oxygen until ALS arrives and takes over care and transports.The best protection from this disease is to use all the common personal protective equipment you have because this disease is contracted through:
A. respiratory secretions.
B. blood.
C. fecal material.
D. needle sticks.
Answer: A
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A) Head and neck pain indicates that he was not wearing his seat belt B) Head pain suggests that he was not wearing the seat belt properly C) Head and neck pain could occur even when the seat belt is properly worn D) Head and neck pain indicates that the lap belt was worn without the shoulder harness
Describe two specific factors that greatly reduce denied claims and limit the amount of insurance follow-up and tracing to be done.
What will be an ideal response?
Laws regarding medical records
A) are mandated by the federal government. B) apply to individual healthcare facilities. C) vary from state to state. D) are the same from state to state.
The medial hip rotators include the adductors, along with gluteus medius, gluteus minimis, and which other muscle?
A) quadratus femoris B) obturator internus C) tensor fasciae latae D) quadratus lumborum