An elderly patient has an altered mental status. On scene, the patient's son informs you that his father has type 1 diabetes. Based on this information, you would understand that the patient:
A) Needs to take insulin
B) Has a history of high blood pressure
C) Requires daily oral glucose to maintain his blood sugar
D) Has a chronically low blood sugar level
A) Needs to take insulin
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a. broken state law b. serious ethical issues c. broken federal law d. forgery
A 14-year-old boy has fallen through a plate glass window and is bleeding heavily from a laceration to his arm. His panicked mother has called 911 for help. Since the 911 operators are also emergency medical dispatchers, what sort of assistance will they be able to provide?
A) Simultaneous notification of the hospital B) Whether the EMS response is covered by medical insurance C) Instructions on how to control bleeding D) The names of the EMTs who are responding
____________________ is the primary screening tool used to determine Medicaid eligibility.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The buccal cusps on the primary mandibular first molar are divided by a _________________ rather than a groove.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).