You have been called to a public building for a 32-year-old male patient who fell down a flight of stairs. As you pull up, he walks to the ambulance and states that he would like to be looked at because his shoulder and lower back hurt. You immediately take in-line manual spinal stabilization and examine his back, which reveals no sign of injury. How should you immobilize this patient?

A) Place a long board behind the patient and immobilize in a standing position.
B) Have the patient lie on the ground and immobilize in the usual fashion.
C) Place the long board on the stretcher and carefully assist the patient onto the long board.
D) Place a cervical collar on the patient and transfer him to the stretcher.


A

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CLIA '88 essentially applies to:

a. every clinical laboratory testing facility in the United States. b. all clinical laboratories in hospitals with more than 200 beds. c. all clinical laboratories in health care institutions with more than 500 beds. d. every clinical laboratory testing facility in the United States that has molecular diagnostic procedures.

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If the physician clicks the [Done] button without first selecting Dr Viewed, which of the following describes what will happen to the test?

A. It will be charted. B. It will be deleted. C. It will remain in the Completed Tests window awaiting further action. D. It will remain in the Uncharted Tests window awaiting further action.

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The movement of a substance from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration across a semipermeable membrane is ________.

A. diffusion B. filtration C. osmosis D. active transport E. drainage

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