An individual who poses a threat to the safety of his or her family, friends, or the AEMT is experiencing a/an:
A. behavioral emergency.
B. emotional crisis.
C. psychiatric emergency.
D. psychological crisis.
Ans: C. psychiatric emergency.
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The Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) outlines which of the following content areas as part of the medical assisting curriculum?
A. Applied Mathematics B. Infection Control C. Nutrition D. Pharmacology
Match each item with the correct acronym. A. NBSTSA I. ACS B. ABHES J. RN C. ARC/STSA K. CST D. CAAHEP L. NCCT E. AORN M. STCR F. AST N. LPN G. ORT O. LCC-ST H. CFA
1. Surgical Technologist Circular Role 2. Operating Room Technician 3. National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting 4. Association of periOperative Registered Nurses 5. Licensed practical nurse 6. Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools 7. Liaison Council on Certification for Surgical Technologist 8. Registered nurse 9. Association of Surgical Technologists 10. Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs 11. American College of Surgeons 12. Certified surgical technologist 13. Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting 14. Certified first assistant 15. National Center for Competency Testing
What should you do if you spot a spill in the hallway at work?
A) Leave the area so that you don't step in it B) Leave a message for your supervisor C) Assume the housekeeper will clean it up D) Clean it up yourself using safety precautions or report it to the appropriate person E) All of the above F) None of the above
If a leak is significant during non-invasive positive pressure ventilation, which of the following may occur?
I. low tidal volume delivery II. hypoxemia III. hypercarbia IV. patient discomfort A) I B) I and II C) I, II, and III D) I, II, III, and IV