Which is the universal donor blood type?
a. Type AB-positive
b. Type Rh
c. Type O-negative
d. Type B- negative
ANS: C
O-negative blood is referred to as the universal donor blood and may be given to a patient until the blood is typed and crossmatched or until compatible blood can be obtained.
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a. the side to which the patient is being moved. b. the side from which the patient is being moved.
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A. They are manually activated. B. They may be mass-produced. C. They are designed to keep smoke out of the stair enclosure by pressurizing the shaft. D. They keep stair enclosures free of smoke as long as all doors to the fire floor are closed.
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A. Clinicians B. Clerical workers C. Medical assistants D. All of these
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