Which of the following surgical patients would be legally authorized to sign an informed surgical consent, based on medical practice acts and state law?
a. premedicated competent adult
b. adult in a persistent vegetative state
c. an emancipated 16-year-old minor
d. a foreign language speaker without an interpreter
c
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Which of the following trauma patients would be classified as "stable"?
A) Patient with facial burns and associated hoarseness and stridor B) Patient who is unconscious, with no ventilations and no pulse C) Patient with controlled bleeding from a laceration to the right forearm from a glass cut D) Patient with closed, bilateral femur fractures but adequate ventilations
Medicare Part D consists of:
home healthcare coverage. wellness coverage. prescription drug coverage. long-term-care coverage.
Tooth #30 has a/an
root canal. occlusal restoration. gold crown incisal restoration.
The AEMT should perform an urgent or emergency move when the:
A) patient shows no compromise of airway, breathing or circulation. B) patient is stable but in a lot of pain. C) scene contains an immediate threat to the crew or patient. D) crew has another emergency call holding.