A 32-week pregnant female who was involved in a motor vehicle collision is currently immobilized to the long spine board. Which one of her following statements should concern the EMT most?
A) "I think that I just had a contraction."
B) "I forgot to tell you that I am having twins."
C) "My back is really hurting from being on this board."
D) "I have not taken prenatal vitamins for one week."
A
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A) "You may shower, but you must then go with us to the emergency department." B) "If you shower, you will destroy evidence needed to help identify the rapist." C) "Instead of showering, I will clean the wounds with sterile water on the way to the hospital." D) "Showering will only delay the care that you can get at the hospital, including medications for pain."
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a. Platelets normal in CML, abnormal in leukemoid reaction b. LAP low in CML, increased in leukemoid reaction c. Blasts only in leukemoid reaction d. Occasional micromegakaryocytes in leukemoid reaction
Shared psychotic disorder: ________
Fill in the blank with correct ICD-10.