Ethically prioritizing health care treatment and management of victims during a disaster includes all of the following except:
a. separating victims into groups based on medical needs and intervention capabilities.
b. focusing on the technical needs of victims, leaving emotional concerns for others.
c. providing impartial assistance to each victim without waiting to be asked.
d. making decisions solely on a person's emergency status, not on nonmedical criteria.
B
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Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has defined and described the term electronic Personal Health Record (ePHR). Which of the following are included in the HIMSS definition and description? Select all that apply
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a. Last menstrual period c. Last unprotected sexual contact b. Method of birth control d. All of the above