Patients who appear clinically intoxicated do not have the capacity to refuse care.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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You are a field supervisor for your EMS system and are working with a new EMT during his probationary period. Both of you are currently on the scene of a 10-month-old pediatric patient for what dispatch describes as "an unknown medical emergency." Upon arrival, the parents state the infant is "just not acting right." Currently the infant opens his eyes when you shout his name suddenly, he can localize painful stimuli when applied, and he is grunting with each respiration. He was born 3 weeks premature. His capillary refill is 2 seconds. You ask your new EMT to calculate the pediatric GCS score. The EMT should respond with which numeric value?
A) 6 B) 8 C) 10 D) 12
Damage to which thoracic tissues can cause impairment of ventilation from a developing pneumothorax?
A) Mediastinum B) Pleural membranes C) Trachea D) Pulmonary arteries
Which of the following best describes a monthly billing system?
a. Patients are billed monthly in alternating cycles. b. All bills are completed in a few days and mailed. c. Accounts are divided into groups and billed monthly, but in different weeks. d. Accounts are divided up alphabetically and mailed on the 15th of the month