While transferring a patient from her house to the ambulance, one of the EMTs slips on a patch of ice and falls. The stretcher overturns, and the patient suffers a broken wrist. She files a lawsuit in civil court alleging negligence. For the patient, which of the following will be the most difficult component of negligence to prove?
A) Proximate cause
B) Duty to act
C) Damage
D) Implied consent
A
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A) intrinsic B) extrinsic C) sudden-onset D) slow-onset
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a. the executive officer b. the incident commander c. the operations section chief d. the planning chief
The section containing evaluation and management (E/M) codes is at the front of the code book because it is frequently used. E/M codes are used to report a significant portion of physician services
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
_______________ is the ability to communicate effectively with people of different cultures and subcultures within populations
A. Cultural competence C. Cultural guidelines B. Cultural reference D. Cultural difference