The federal Consumer-Patient Radiation Health and Safety Act:
a. mandated safety requirements for collimation and filtration of equipment.
b. provided guidelines and recommended procedures for infection control.
c. provided and updates evidence-based selection criteria guidelines.
d. established standards for state certification/licensure of radiographic personnel.
d. The Consumer-Patient Radiation Health and Safety Act established minimum standards for state certification and licensure of personnel who administer radiation in medical and dental radiographic procedures. The intent of the act was to minimize unnecessary exposure to potentially hazardous radiation.
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Which of the following is true about Rule 12s?
A) A control violates the rule only when it falls more than 3 SD from the mean. B) A control that deviates up to -4 SD from the mean is not considered in violation. C) A control will violate the rule approximately once in every 20 acceptable runs. D) A violation of this rule should result in rejection of the recent runs.
A type of bonding that occurs when an infant learns that his caregivers will be responsive and helpful when needed is called ________________________________ ________________________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
The correct way to place an oropharyngeal airway (OPA) in a child would be:
A) right side up, with the tongue held down with a tongue depressor until it rests in the correct position. B) from the right corner of the mouth in a sideways fashion, then rotated 90 degrees. C) upside down until it reaches the roof of the mouth, then rotated 180 degrees. D) sideways from the corner of the left side of the mouth, then rotated 90 degrees.
A teenage female has been removed from a pool. Your assessment reveals her to be responsive to painful stimuli with decorticate posturing. Her airway has water in it and she appears to be vomiting water. Breathing is agonal at 8 breaths per minute. Her pulse is weak and slow. Which one of the following should you do immediately?
A) Place a nasopharyngeal airway. B) Administer abdominal thrusts. C) Start positive pressure ventilation. D) Suction water from the airway.