Standard Precautions are used on the assumption that:
A) the blood and body fluids of all patients are potentially infectious.
B) hemorrhage is likely in most patients who call EMS.
C) paramedics are threatened mainly by airborne pathogens.
D) patients who look healthy are not contagious.
A
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A. Newton's theory B. Einstein's axiom C. Pauli's principle D. Ockham's razor
The circulator has transported the patient to the operating room but has forgotten the patient's chart
The circulator leaves the patient alone and returns to the preoperative area to get the chart. Upon returning, the circulator finds the patient lying on the floor. The circulator may be charged with ________. A. abandonment C. sexual harassment B. improper ethical choices D. forgetting the patient's chart
The affluent use hospital services more intensively than the poor
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
What is the correct code assigned for a patient with acute mastoiditis, right ear?
A. H70.001 B. H70.221 C. H70.091 D. H70.11