List at least five factors that have contributed to the rising cost of providing health care in the United States
Technological advances, increased number of elderly citizens, rising costs of pharmaceutical products, increasing number of diagnostic and treatment options, overuse of diagnostic tests, lack of competition, rising expectations of patients, increasing requests for medical care, malpractice suits, malpractice insurance, insurance companies and providers seeking profits
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following situations is NOT typically addressed by EMS system protocols?
A) Triage B) Requirements for continuing education C) Transfer to appropriate facilities D) Mode of patient transportation
Which of the following is an example of a patient in the fulminant stage of a disease?
A) A patient has been exposed but is asymptomatic. B) The patient is between periods of the disease. C) A patient has an acute onset of the disease. D) The patient has succumbed to the disease.
Which of the following conditions is described as dissection of gas into the fascial planes of the skin and neck?
a. ASIHD b. Intravascular air embolism c. PIE d. Subcutaneous emphysema