What is the medical term for the time after death?
A. Postmortem
B. Premortem
C. Rigor mortis
D. Morbid
Answer: A
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A) DNR order. B) power of attorney. C) living will. D) statement of last rites.
You are pulling into the ambulance bay at a local hospital. On board you have a patient with behavioral problems who continually seeks treatment at this particular hospital. Before that patient can be unloaded, the physician comes out and states that the patient must be taken to another hospital. As an EMT you should:
A) take the patient to the facility specified by the doctor. B) call the supervisor to report a HIPAA violation. C) recognize a violation of the EMTALA statute. D) ask the patient what hospital he wants to be taken to.
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A. II and IV only B. I, II, III, and IV C. I and IV only D. I, II, and IV only