After you obtain a refusal at a residence in a neighborhood, a couple approaches the ambulance and inform you that they have concerns that a 6-year-old child may be being physically abused in a home two doors away. They state that they heard the child crying and what sounded like physical abuse occurring. In this situation, you would:
A) contact the police and wait in the ambulance until they arrive.
B) attempt entry into the home to determine if the child is injured.
C) inform the couple that they must contact a child welfare agency.
D) knock on the door and confront the parents about the complaint.
A
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A) expressive aphasia. B) receptive aphasia. C) unresponsive to verbal stimuli. D) disorientation to time.
When using a paper system, coding is generally done after the patient is discharged or:
A. retrospectively. B. concurrently. C. post-discharge. D. none of these.
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a. Sublingual caruncles b. Sublingual folds c. Sublingual sulcus d. All of the above
Ethics and morals are recognized as being so similar they are used interchangeably.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)