It is unsafe for a patient with limited visual abilities to ________
a. read
b. drive
c. rely on community resources
d. listen to loud noises
b
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After administering epinephrine per medical control via an auto-injector to an unresponsive anaphylactic adult patient, your partner reassesses the lung sounds. He tells you that the patient is now wheezing loudly in all fields whereas before the injection they were diminished in the upper fields and absent in the lower. What is your suspicion regarding the patient's condition?
A) The patient is about to go into cardiac arrest. B) The patient's condition is improving. C) The patient's condition is worsening. D) There is no change in the patient's condition.
Identify from the following which can be used as evidence during medical malpractice trial by the prosecuting attorney?
a. Dereliction b. Misfeasance c. Direct cause d. Expert testimony
A patient involved in an altercation was struck in the ribs with a baseball bat. Your assessment reveals intact skin with significant bruising to the right lateral chest. When palpating this area you note instability and crepitus to the rib cage. An OEC Technician would recognize a:
a. thoracic injury secondary to penetrating trauma. b. chest injury caused by blunt trauma. c. pulmonary injury caused by penetrating trauma. d. chest wall injury caused by acceleration forces.
Which of the following is appropriate when correcting a medical record?
A. black out the incorrect information B. place a note near the correction stating why it was made C. type the correct information over the incorrect data D. write date and initials at the end of the medical record