What is meant by the term evidence-based public health?
Evidence-based public health (EBPH) is the process of integrating science-based interventions with community preferences to improve the health of populations. It involves a combination of scientific evidence, values, resources, and context in public health decision making.
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When an EMT performs the secondary assessment on a postictal patient with a known history of seizures, which of these assessment findings would be of most concern?
A) Confused mental status B) Heart rate of 116 beats/min C) Loss of bladder control D) New contusion noted to the forehead
Any tissue or item removed from the patient's body during surgery is _______ and is maintained in a specific way on the surgical field to prevent loss or damage
A. always saved for the patient C. biohazard waste B. counted D. a specimen
The list of abbreviations, punctuation, symbols, typefaces, and instructional notes that appears at the beginning of the ICD and provides guidelines for using the code set are called ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
A patient suffering from paralysis of the dominant right side of the body following a cerebral infarction is assigned which code:
A. G81.0 B. I69.151 C. I69.351 D. G81.9