Of the following, which is not a reason that the United States did not implement ICD-10 at the time other countries did?
A. unknown whether ICD-10 would meet the needs of the United States
B. increased training needs
C. costly to convert from one coding system to the other
D. decision whether ICD-10 or CPT would be used to code diagnoses
Answer: D
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a. Guedel airway c. Nasopharyngeal airway b. Berman airway d. Laryngeal mask airway
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A) Intubate the trachea, continue ventilations, contact medical control for consultation concerning intravenous access and administration of naloxone, and prepare to transport to a NICU.
B) Intubate the trachea, administer 0.4 mg of naloxone through the endotracheal tube, ventilate, reassess, and prepare to transport to a NICU if no improvement.
C) Continue bag-valve-mask ventilations, perform chest compressions for 1 minute, reassess, establish intravenous access, continue chest compressions if the heart rate remains less than 100, consult with medical control concerning administration of naloxone and transport destination.
D) Continue bag-valve-mask ventilations, secure intravenous access, administer naloxone, reassess, and prepare for transport to a NICU regardless of improvement.