A direct relationship between a patient's injury and the AEMT's actions or inactions is called:
A. libel.
B. slander.
C. gross negligence.
D. proximate cause.
Answer: D. proximate cause.
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A) Over-hydration dementia B) Heat stroke C) Hydration D) Hyponatremia
To avoid medication errors, patients should be encouraged to
A) go to college for higher education B) ask questions about their medications C) ask for generic drugs D) go to the Internet to purchase cheaper drugs
Which of the following is a difference between confidentiality and privacy?
A) Confidentiality is the right that all patients have to completely control access to their health information. B) Confidentiality is patients' ability to prevent access to all forms of health information from all entities. C) Privacy is the right that patients have to be left alone and to control access to their health information. D) Privacy is an institution's obligation to prevent unauthorized access to patients' health information.
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infects and destroys specific immune cells called CD4 T-cells.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)