Match each of the following ICD-9-CM volumes to the appropriate description of what they contain.
A. Alphabetic index of diseases and injuries
B. Combined tabular list and alphabetic index of inpatient hospital procedure codes
C. Numeric tabular list of disease and injury codes
A. _Volume 2_
B. _Volume 3_
C. _Volume 1_
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A) sympathetic B) parasympathetic C) emergent D) None of the above
Which of the following patients is NOT a candidate for air medical transport?
A) Combative trauma patient B) Seriously injured patient with cardiac tamponade C) Patient with prolonged extrication time D) Burn patient with over 50 percent second-degree burns
Mapping between ICD-9 and ICD-10 is an extensive process that reflects the __________ of the code sets rather than oversimplifying
Fill in the blank with correct word.
A construction worker was accidentally shot with a nail gun. The nail penetrated the skull approximately one inch through the temporal region. Before your arrival, coworkers pulled the nail free. Based on the mechanism of injury, which one of the following signs or symptoms would provide the BEST evidence that the meningeal layers have been broken?
A) Cerebral spinal fluid coming from the puncture wound B) Crepitus of the skull at the injury site C) Swelling and deformity to the tissues at the injury site D) Blood coming from the puncture wound