The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 protects ____________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
patient health information
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You are on the scene of an unresponsive adult female patient. You find an empty pill bottle lying next to her bed. You look up the medication in your field guide and discover the medication is a powerful sedative. The prescription on the bottle is for the patient's husband, who is not present to answer questions about the medication. What should you do?
A) Do not document the empty pill bottle. It does not belong to the patient. B) Document the empty pill bottle. It may provide important clues to the patient's condition. C) Document the empty pill bottle. It is obvious that she took the pills. D) Do not document the empty pill bottle. You cannot prove that she took the pills and could lead the doctor to make a false diagnosis.
A 42-year-old man was involved in a fight and was stabbed in the right lateral chest. The knife is still impaled, and he is complaining of shortness of breath. When he speaks he gurgles and blood drains from his mouth. His respirations are labored and his radial pulse is weak. Which one of the following should you do FIRST?
A) Suction the blood from the airway. B) Remove the knife and seal the injury with a dressing. C) Stabilize the knife with bulky dressings. D) Provide positive pressure ventilation.
A benign epithelial neoplasm characterized by a branching or lobular tumor is called a ______________
A. neoplasm C. peritonsillar abscess B. rhinorrhea D. papilloma
What is the first priority following an explosion?
a. incident stabilization b. victim rescue c. scene safety d. preservation of evidence