Describe the circumstances where the Good Samaritan principles are used as a defense in a medical negligence lawsuit.
What will be an ideal response?
The care must be given in good faith. The individual must act within the scope of their training and knowledge. The individual must use due care under the circumstances and they must not bill for their services.
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Abstract from Documentation: 1. Review the Alphabetic Index for coding selections for vulvectomy procedures. What documentation is needed for the coding selection? 2. Note the definitions for simple, radical, partial, and complete vulvectomy codes (listed before code 56405). What documentation from this operative note leads you to the correct definition? 3. Was this a radical (removal of skin and deep subcutaneous tissue) or simple (removal of skin and superficial subcutaneous tissue) procedure? 4. Time to Code:
Acute stress disorder: ________
Fill in the blank with correct ICD-10.
Cellar nozzles and ____ can be used to fight localized fires in basements or cellars when firefighters cannot make a direct attack on the fire.
A. curtain nozzles B. piercing nozzles C. variable nozzles D. Bresnan distributors
The accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity is termed:
A) duodenal ulcer. B) ascites. C) pericardiocentesis. D) subarachnoid hemorrhage.