You have been dispatched to a local shopping mall where a 63-year-old female patient has slipped and fallen in a department store. Upon your arrival, you find her supine on the ground, conscious and oriented with stable vital signs, complaining of severe pain to the upper portion of her left leg and hip. Her left leg is slightly shortened and rotated outward. The bone most commonly fractured with
a "broken hip" is the:
A) tibia. B) fibula. C) femur. D) ilium.
C
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a. Trade information with pharmacy technicians at other pharmacies. b. Follow FDA announcements. c. DAW fake medications list d. Ask the manufacturer which are the real medications and which are the fake ones.
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In the health care encounter, party 1 is considered the ________.
A. facility B. insurance carrier C. patient D. health care provider
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What is the MOST common route of entry for toxic substances?
A) Ingestion B) Inhalation C) Injection D) Absorption
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