While a patient is awake during a procedure under local anesthesia, it is better to use hand signals as a way to ask for instruments

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.


ANS: T
Conversation during a local case should be kept to a minimum and appropriate. The awake and alert patient needs to receive physical and emotional comfort throughout the procedure.

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A) Shoulder or upper arm B) Elbow C) Wrist D) Fingertips

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____________ without sign or indication of trauma or injury

Fill in the blank with correct word.

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A. Hypertension B. Hemolytic anemia C. Hypoxia D. Hemorrhage

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Which of the following statements regarding infection control terminology is correct?

a. A barrier prevents the transmission of infectious microorganisms. b. Microbial aerosols are disease-causing microorganisms present in human blood. c. Sepsis is the absence of septic matter. d. Infection requires an appropriate portal of entry into the host.

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