When medical errors occur, such as prescribing the wrong medication or completing a surgical procedure incorrectly, this is known as a(n) __________ to the patient during surgical and medical care

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


misadventure

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A flail segment occurs when:

A) mechanism of injury involves penetrating trauma. B) a tension pnuemothorax has occurred. C) at least two ribs are broken during a blunt trauma incident. D) two or more ribs are broken in two or more places.

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____, brewed from various materials, are liquids which have a volatile oil that evaporates at room temperature and leaves a distinctive odor in the air.

A. Syrups B. Tinctures C. Gels D. Spirits

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The method used to reach an internal body part is all of the below except _____.

A. Open B. Percutaneous C. Endoscopic D. Fixation

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Typically, paper health records are maintained how?

A. filed in folders in numeric or alphabetic order B. record kept by patient and taken to his/her medical appointments C. filed on magnetic disks D. in dictated format

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